Hunan means on the South of lake. Hunan Province is called Hunan because it is located south of Dongting Lake, in the middle of Yangtze River. You might not be familiar with Hunan, but you might hear about Zhangjiajie and Fenghuang Ancient Town, which are the highlights of Hunan Tour. Except these 2 famous places in Hunan, if you believe Buddhism and like mountain climbing, you could include Mt. Hengshan into your Hunan tour plan, which is one of the most famous mountains in China. Nowadays, many cities can connect to Changsha---the capital city of Hunan Province by high speed train and there are many flights to Hunan Province, it is easier to extend a Hunan tour to other province, such as to Guangxi, visiting Guilin landscape, to Sichuan, seeing giant panda in Chengdu and fairyland-like view in Jiuzhaigou. Top China Travel could customize your China tour as requests.