Xiang Jiang, also known as Hsiang River or Hsiang Chiang, is one of the main anabranches of Yangtze River and is also the biggest River of Hunan Province. Originating from the west slope of Mt. Haiyang which belongs to Xing'an County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, it turns to the east of Hunan Province, joins the Xiao River at Yongzhou city, flows eastward through Hengyang, Xiangtan, Changsha and finally empties into the Yangtze River at Xiangyin County of Hunan province. Totally it runs 817 kilometers covering an area of 92,300 square kilometers. In the following route, we mainly introduce a famous city which the Hsiang River passing by, that is Changsha.

On the morning of the first day, take a travel line bus in Changsha to get to the Huaminglou Town of Ningxiang County. It is about 50 kilometers apart from Changsha and the bus fare is around 20RMB. The Huaminglou town is the hometown of Liu Shaoqi, one of the main and respected leaders in China. All of the Huaminglou scenic area takes up 470,000 square meters and the admission fee is 30RMB. You can see the Bronze Statue Square, the Xiuyang pavilion, the Huaming Tower as well as the residence and the monument there. Then take a bus at the town to Shaoshan. Visit the Former Residence of Chairman Mao and to see his bronze statue in the square. Both of them are free of charge but taking photos is not allowed at the residence.

Afterwards, take a bus to get to the Dishui Cave (Admission fee: 30RMB) which is at a distance of 4 kilometers from Chairman Mao's Former Residence. Three sides of the cave are surrounded by mountains and the left side is a calm stream with green waves. Walking in this area, you will be deeply attracted by the lush mountains, the woody groves, the wild flowers and plants all over the place and the euphonious bird sparks. Return to Changsha in the afternoon. In the evening, you can take the super deluxe city cruise ship "Nuoya No. 1" to have an impressive tour on Hsiang River. The ship is the first one of China which possesses a tonnage of 5000 tons. Stay over night at your own booked hotel in Changsha.

On the second day, you will have a 1- day city tour of Changsha. First, take the No. 3 or No. 113 bus to get to the HuNan Provincial Museum to see the unearthed cultural relics of Ma Wang dui, the bronze ware of Shang dynasty, the ten great discoveries in Chinese archaeology in the six Exhibition Halls. And then take a bus to get to Tianxin Pavilion (Admission fee: 10RMB), the symbol of ancient Changsha. The No. 202, 2, 143, 314, 406, 122, 124, 145, 804, 803 and 901 buses all stop there. After having a stay at the pavilion, walk 1 kilometer to the southeast to have a look at the Baisha ancient well. It is said that the water of the well is quite clear and taste bittersweet before. And it is upwelling all year round. Take a taxi to Changsha Orange Continent Bridge afterwards. Overlook the views around. Then walk west across the bridge to get to the Aiwan Pavilion (Admission fee: 15RMB) which is located at the foot of Mt. Yuelu. The Aiwan Pavilion was originally named "Red-leaf Pavilion" because the hundreds of maple trees there. When autumn comes, the leaves of the maple trees turn to red and the scenery then look quite breath-taking. Today it is on the top 4 famous pavilions list in China and really deserves to see. You can leave Changsha by train according to your schedule. It will be very convenient.