Geographically, Xiangxi is divided into broad sense and narrow sense. Narrowly speaking, it refers to Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, and broadly speaking, it also includes Huaihua, Zhangjiajie and some nearby mountainous areas.
Generally located in the vast areas of Xiangxi, Xuefeng Mountain and Changde City.
There are mainly two mountains in western Hunan, Wuling Mountain and Xuefeng Mountain. Wuling Mountain is the eastern extension of cloud mountains.
The mountain range is located at the junction of Hubei, Chongqing, Hunan and Guizhou provinces, with an area of about 654.38+ 10,000 square kilometers and an average elevation of about 654.38+0,000 meters.
Maybe what you see on the map is a big mountain. In fact, Wuling Mountain has three branches, the south branch belongs to the trunk of the mountain, like the famous Fan Jing, which belongs to the main peak of the whole mountain, and Zhangjiajie belongs to the middle branch of the mountain.
Xuefeng Mountain is a north-south mountain range in Hunan Province, about 350 kilometers long from north to south, and most of the peaks are above 1000 meters. Xuefeng Mountain is not only an independent mountain range in southern China, but also a landmark dividing line between the second and third steps in China topography.
Xuefeng Mountain used to be called Meishan, and earlier it was also called Huiji Mountain and Kunlun Mountain.
In this way, a closed geographical unit is formed between Wuling Mountain and Xuefeng Mountain.
There are mountains and rugged roads here. If you want to get out of the mountains, you often have to cross the mountains and wade across the river. As in ancient times, it has always been a weak area ruled by dynasties, and it is also the main hiding place for bandits.
Of course, today's Xiangxi has long been a prosperous place with developed transportation and many cities. Moreover, due to the flow of Lishui, Yuanjiang and Zishui, there have been many beautiful Taoyuan landscapes since ancient times.
Needless to say, the famous place Zhangjiajie, Fenghuang Ancient City, furong town and some well-preserved ancient villages are all secluded mountains and forests, with unique natural and cultural landscapes, especially in terms of place names, which are as full of national charm as mountains and rivers.
The unique geographical environment also makes it a region where ethnic minorities gather in China, mainly Tujia, Miao and Dong. Especially in Xiangxi, the proportion is the highest.
They mainly live in mountain basins, around river valleys, and some gentle hills. Because the back of the mountain is rich in wood, most of the houses here are all wooden structures.
Especially in terms of human landscape, Huaihua can be said to be the best-preserved ancient village in China. Walking through these villages near mountains and rivers, a sense of crossing a paradise suddenly strikes me.
As for Xiangxi corpse-driving culture, it originated from Yuanling, Luxi, Chenxi and Xupu counties, that is, taking Xiangxi people who died in a foreign land back to their hometown for burial.
It is precisely because of the rugged mountain road and long road that professional corpse-drivers came into being, not as mysterious and hanging as seen in the movie.
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