Hengshan County is located in the central-eastern part of Hunan Province,in the middle reaches of the Xiangjiang River.It is named after Mount Hengshan.With a total area of 934 square kilometers,it administers 7 towns and 5 townships.

Hengshan is an ancient seat of civilization.Since its establishment as a county during the Three Kingdoms period,it has a history of over 1,700 years.Known as the"cradle of civilization,"it is one of the birthplaces of the Hunan School of Neo-Confucianism and the first site of the Chinese Peasants'and Workers'Alliance.It is home to the"Yuwang Stele"site,one of the three great treasures in the history of Chinese cultural relics,as well as the Hengshan Shadow Play,which is listed as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage,and the Yubei Mountain Songs,which are provincial-level intangible cultural heritages.Hengshan county has produced two top scholars(zhuangyuan),two prime ministers,seven ministers,and the"Soul of Chinese Women"Tang Qunying.It has also seen four academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.Chairman Mao Zedong once conducted investigations on the peasant movement here and guided the armed struggle.His cousin Mao Zedan,who sacrificed her life for the revolution,is buried here.In recent years,Hengshan has been honored as a National Advanced County in Science and Technology Progress,a National Advanced County in Mass Sports,a Chinese Folk Art and Culture Hometown,and a Chinese Poetry Hometown.

Hengshan is a land rich in resources.Over 40 types of minerals have been discovered,earning it the nickname"Non-Metal Capital."The reserves of albite and orthoclase rank first in Asia,with albite accounting for 45%of the national reserves and 98%of the provincial reserves.The reserves of porcelain clay rank second in the province.It is also a renowned"Land of Fish and Rice,"and has been listed as a national key county for camellia oil industry development,a major county for hog production,a major grain-producing county,and an advanced county in grain production in the province.With lush vegetation,clear mountains and rivers,and a pleasant climate,Hengshan has a forest coverage rate of over 50%and is home to national wetland parks and forest parks.

Hengshan is a strategic transportation hub.It surrounds Mount Hengshan and is located at the center of the provincial development strategy's"one point and one line,"serving as the northern gateway to Hengyang City and adjacent to the Chang-Zhu-Tan city cluster.The Bai'nan Expressway and National Highway 240 run east-west through the county,while National Highway 107,the Tan-Hengxi Expressway,the Hengshan Expressway,and the Wuhan-Guangzhou High-Speed Railway run north-south.The Beijing-Guangzhou Railway,the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macau Expressway,and the golden waterway of the Xiangjiang River pass by the county town,which also has a thousand-ton wharf. A"seven-vertical and two-horizontal" three-dimensional transportation network has essentially taken shape.

Hengshan is a land of development opportunities.It has been included in the provincial plan for 41 key counties with a city scale of 200,000 to 500,000 people.Currently,the county committee and the county government are leading the people of the county to seize the opportunities of the new round of tourism development and new urbanization.With a focus on strengthening strengths and addressing weaknesses,they are committed to building a national all-for-one tourism demonstration county with the characteristics of"leisure and vacation,health and wellness,and cultural experience,"as well as a regional secondary central city of moderate scale.They are striving to build a new Hengshan with upgraded industries,an ecological environment,a happy and moderately prosperous society,and a clean and harmonious government.

We warmly welcome leaders at all levels to visit and guide Hengshan,and we warmly welcome friends from home and abroad to invest and start businesses in Hengshan.Hengshan will reward your favor and support with a sincere heart,superior environment,and first-class services!