2. Yongzhou, alias "Xiaoxiang", is a prefecture-level city in Hunan Province, located in the south of Hunan Province, where Xiaoxiang meets the two rivers. It governs 2 districts and 9 counties, with a total area of 2244 1 km2, surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the landform is complex. By 20 19, the permanent population of Yongzhou will be 5,446110,000, the urban population will be 2,772110,000, and the urbanization rate will be 50.9%. Yongzhou is a national forest city and a famous historical and cultural city. Yongzhou can reach the Yangtze River through Xiangjiang River in the north, and reach the Pearl River system through Lingqu River in Henan. Since ancient times, it has been an important traffic fortress and the gateway of Hunan to Guangxi, Hainan, western Guangdong and southwest China.

3. Yongzhou has a history of more than 2 100 years since it was founded in 24 BC. Besides, Yongzhou is also the hometown of Huai Su, Huang Gai, Zhou Dunyi, Li Da, Tao Zhu and other historical celebrities. When Liu Zongyuan, one of the eight masters in Tang and Song Dynasties, was demoted to Yongzhou, he left Eight Records of Yongzhou, which had a great influence in the history of literature.