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Furong Ancient Town, located in Yongshun County of West Hunan Province, is an old town with  two thousand years history. It's 51 kilometers from the county, as well as 98 km from Zhangjiajie.

Furong Town that is seemingly ordinary village is originally the capital  of King Tusi in the Qin and Han Dynasty, which called Youyang. But in the period of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, it called Xizhou. After the movie "Furong Town" was done in this place, so it was renamed "Furong Town".

Furong Town not only has a long history of the millennial town, but also is a tourism resort which integrally combines the natural scenery and ancient ethnic customs. It is one of the best attractions to seek peace and visit classicism and it is also the portal of Mengdong River scenic. The town is surrounded by green mountains and rivers. You will see winding path and Tujia Diaojiao floor by the river after coming into the township. Everywhere reflects the honest and ancient folk customs of the Tujia, which let all tourists are full of praise and enjoy themselves so much as to forget to leave.

Furong Town not only has the beautiful landscape and rich ethnic customs, but also records a lot of Tujia political and military history.