Location: located between 110°32′ - 113°16′ east longitude and 26°07′ - 28°02′ north latitude; in the central and southern Hunan province, and middle reaches of Xiangjiang River, south of Mt. Hengshan

Neighboring Areas: Jiangxi, Guangdong, Guizhou, Sichuan, and Hubei provinces; Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

Physical Features: mainly covered by hillock

Population: 6.97 million
Urban Population: 770,000
Area: 15,310 sq km

Nationalities: Han, Hui, Manchu and Mongolian

Climatic Features: sufficient rainfall and sunlight; frequent flood and frost free period of 290 days

Average Temperature: 18.8°C with the highest of 40.6°C and the lowest of - 0.7°C
Rainfall: average annual of 1337mm

Mountains: Mt Tianguang, Mt. Sifang Mountain, Mt. Dayi, Mt. Simin, Mt. Dayun, Mt. Jiufeng and Mt. Hengshan

Rivers: Qi River, Bai River, Yi River, Juan River, Zheng River and Xing River

Products: tea, oil plants, cotton
Specialties: Chanqiao Chestnut, date, Qidong Pometo, bamboo and tea