Hanshou County, located on the west bank of Dongting Lake in northern Hunan Province, is now a county under the jurisdiction of Changde City. It has been named as "Hometown of Soft-shelled Turtle in China", "Hometown of Poplar in China", "Hometown of Poetry in China", "Hometown of Pearl in China" and "Hometown of Ramie in China". Hanshou County is adjacent to Yiyang City in the east, Changde City in the west, Taojiang County in the south and Dongting Lake in the north, which is more than 0/00 kilometers away from Changsha, the provincial capital. Shui Yuan and Lishui enter the sea, and Shichang Railway and Changchang expressway pass through the territory. National Highway 3 19 runs through the east and west, Provincial Highway S205 runs through the north and south, and changde taohuayuan airport is close at hand.