Hanshou is an open and civilized land in northwest Hunan. It is located in the transition zone from the Xuefeng Mountains to the Dongting Lake Plain. It is located on the west coast of Dongting Lake in the north of Hunan Province. It is now a county under the jurisdiction of Changde City. The county governs 30 towns and districts, with a total area of ??2,034 square kilometers and a total population of 760,000. In 2008, the regional GDP was 7.949 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 13.2%. Among them: the added value of the primary industry was 2.60 billion yuan, an increase of 8.9%; the added value of the secondary industry was 2.30 billion yuan, an increase of 14.5%; the added value of the tertiary industry was 3.049 billion yuan, an increase of 16.1%. It has been named by the country as the "Hometown of Chinese Turtles", "Hometown of Black Poplars in China", "Hometown of Chinese Poetry", "Hometown of Chinese Pearls" and "Hometown of Chinese Ramie".

Hanshou has a long history, and its historical sites and places of interest attract people to visit. In the Western Han Dynasty, it was Suo County. In the third year of Yangjia (134 AD) of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Suo County was renamed Hanshou County. During the Three Kingdoms period, Wu changed Han Shou to Wu Shou. In the eleventh year of Chiwu (248), Wu Shou County was demolished and Longyang County was established. In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), it was renamed Hanshou County. The Neolithic Age sites excavated in Yougang and other places within the territory prove that in ancient times more than 7,000 years ago, humans thrived here and created a splendid ancient culture. In the late Spring and Autumn Period, Fan Li traveled to the Five Lakes and stayed in the county. The name of Li Lake still exists. Qu Yuan, the doctor of Sanlu, sang in Canggang and answered each other's fishermen's songs. Taibai Lake is vast and clear. It is amazing because of Li Taibai and nature's uncanny masterpieces, and it is attractive because of thousands of years of humanities and folk customs. The cliffs of Jinniu Mountain, "Wind Cave", "Rain Cave", "White Turtle Cave", etc. are all very beautiful.

Hanshou has a superior location and complete infrastructure. It is located at the strategic point of water and land, bordering Yiyang City in the east, Changde City in the west, Peach Blossom Spring in the south, and Dongting Lake in the north. It is only more than a hundred kilometers away from the provincial capital Changsha. In ancient times, it was "The lips and teeth of Western Chu are the gateway of Yunnan and Guizhou." Within the territory, Yuanshui and Lishui connect to the river and the sea, Shichang Railway and Changchang Expressway pass through the territory. National Highway 319 runs from east to west, Provincial Highway S205 runs from north to south, and Changde Taohuayuan Airport is within easy reach. Every village is connected to a road and every group has a driveway. Postal and telecommunications communications have been fully upgraded, program-controlled telephones reach every village and every home, electricity is sufficient, and water resources are abundant, which provides good conditions for the development of modern industrial, commercial and trade enterprises. Hanshou has vast water areas and extremely rich natural resources. It is a typical agricultural specialty county. It is criss-crossed by 30 rivers including Yuanshui, Lishui, Cangshui, Langshui, and Youshui, and more than 70 rivers including Pinghu, Taibai Lake, and Anle Lake. Lakes are dotted all over the place, and the production of aquatic products has always been in a leading position in the province. It is especially famous for its turtles and pearls, and the reeds that grow near the water are famous in Sanxiang. Forestry is the pillar industry of Hanshou. The European and American black poplars are green in the south of the Yangtze River and have become one of the largest fast-growing forest bases in the country. The territory is rich in granite, gold, limestone, quartz sand, oil, natural gas and other mineral reserves, and their mining and utilization value is very high. Hanshou has a developed economy and a very superior humanistic environment. It is a county recognized by the state as a key commodity grain, cotton, oil and fish county, a base county for lean pigs, and a base county for high-quality agricultural products. The scale of pillar industries such as textiles, medicine, food, papermaking, building materials, and foundry continues to expand, and the industrial economy is developing rapidly. Hanshou has ancient folk customs, a stable society, and takes the lead in the province and city in comprehensive management of public security. It is an ideal place for merchants to invest and start business.