Daxiong Mountain National Forest Park

Daxiong Mountain National Forest Park is located in the north of Xinhua, 62 kilometers away from the county seat. It covers an area of 8,100 hectares and the forest coverage rate is almost 93%. It is a national 4A-level scenic area. 

 
Its main peak “Jiulongchi” rises to a height of 1,622 meters, making it the highest peak in central Hunan. The park is home to more than 30 kinds of national protected fauna and flora like millennium ginkgo, clouded leopard and Chinese yew. Mountains, rivers, plants and temples together form a fascinating three-dimensional painting. Daxiong Mountain is the hometown of Chi You, an ancient tribe head, who once fought with Emperor Huang and Emperor Yan. Statistically, the park has the largest volume of negative oxygen ions in Hunan.

Chinese source: hunan.gov.cn