Hetuala town is located in Xinbin Manchu Autonomous County,16 sq km west of the county.Hetuala is a Manchu language meaning horizontal hill.It is well known at home and abroad not only because Nuerhachi,the founder of Qing Dynasty was born here but also it is the first capital of Latter Jin.It is named as the first capital of Qing.

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Hetuala Town is also called Old Town. It is surrounded by water on three sides. In olden times, Hetuala had more than 100 thousand inhabitants. In the town, the construction was brilliant, culture flourished and the market was very busy. However, the Old Town was destroyed by fighting between Japan and Russia at the start of the 20th Century.

Today, it has been reconstructed in its historical appearance with some relics:
The Well of the Khan, which is called as “limitless holy well”, still has a clear spring, and the water tastes very good.

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In the adjacent house, with a history of over 260 years, the living habits of Manchurian people are still maintained. Inside is a dangling cart, which shows vividly the folk custom of “bringing up children by the dangling cart”. However, there is a cloth tiger sleeping in the dangling cart today.

In the China Manchurian Folklore Garden of the Old Town, a group of youths are performing a Manchurian dance. They integrate beauty with roughness seamlessly. Xin Yanjie, head of the group, explained that all the performers are local peasants, and they stage four performances, each lasting 20 minutes. Among the spectators are some foreigners who admired their dancing postures and dress and adornment. Mr. Xin held the wish that one day the original Manchurian dance will grace the international dancing stage.

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Yellow Crane Tower, located on Snake Hill in Wuchang, is one of the "Three Famous Towers South of Yangtze River (the other two: Yueyang Tower in Hunan and Tengwang Tower in Jiangxi).
Legend goes that that here used to be a wine-shop opened by a young man surnamed Xin. One day, a Taoist priest, in order to thank the man for his favor of free wine, drew a magic crane on the wall and told it to dance on hearing claps. Since then, thousands of people came to see the spectacle and the wine shop was always full of guests. After 10 years, when the Taoist priest's revisit the wine shop, he played the flute and then rode on the crane to the sky. In order to memorize the supernatural encounter and the priest, the Xins built a tower here named Yellow Crane Tower.
According to records, the tower was first built in 223 A.D during the Three Kingdoms period (220-280). After completion, the tower once served as a gathering place for celebrities and poets to make merry and compose poetry. It was estimated that up to the Tongzhi Reign of the Qing dynasty, as many as 300 poems about the tower had been found in the historical literature, in which "Yellow Crane Tower" wrote by Cui Hao, a famous poet of Tang dynasty (618-907) made the tower well known throughout China.
Destroyed many times in successive dynasties, the tower was rebuilt time and again until 100 years ago when it was for the last time reduced to ashes. The present tower is the result of four years of construction beginning in 1981. The tower, 51.4 meters high, is five-storied with yellow tiles and red pillars, overlapping ridges and interlocking eaves, more magnificent than the old one. The ground floor of the new is 20 meters wide in each side and the old tower is only 15 meters wide. Therefore we can say that Yellow Crane Tower has been reconstructed instead of being renovated.

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Taohuayuan, situated in the northwest of Hunan Province and on the lower reaches of Yuanjiang River, is the prototype of  the fairyland depicted in the excellent work entitled “A Portrait Of  The Land Of  Peach Blossom” by Taoyuanmin, a great poet in China's East Jing Dynasty. It is also the true location of the place called “land of happiness” by later generations, and has a history of more than 1600 years. The scenic spots are pregnant with values of sightseeing, history, culture and arts. From time immemorial, it has had the fame of the thirty-fifth dwelling of immortals and the forty-sixth blessed spot.Taohuayuan scenic spots cover a total area of 15755 hectares, among which 1580 hectares are covered by the main body scenic areas, 4435 hectares are water areas of Wuling fishing flat land scenic belt, and 9690 hectares are outside protection areas.

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The transfer of operational right of the total Taohuayuan Scenic Spot. “separation of rights” will be carried out within Taohuayuan scenic areas, with its concrete measures being as follows: Firstly, the ownership of 15755 hectares of Taohuayuan's total planned areas of land, forests and water belongs to the State. Secondly, the administrative power will be assumed by the government's representative office-Taohuayuan Scenic Spots and Historic Sites Administration Division, taking charge of such matters as unifying the management of the main body scenic areas and Linjingtan, Yiwangxi scenic areas on Yuan River scenic belt, and undertaking the administrative work of planning of the scenic areas, social security, commercial and industrial administration, land, forestry and the resettling of farmers. Thirdly, the transfer of operational right of total scenic areas, the entity having won the operational right through public bidding will take the responsibility for its operation, the market, its losses and profits and paying taxes in accordance with law. On the condition of strictly abiding by “The Overall Planning” and well protecting the existing tourism resources, the scenic spots can be developed and operated independently in the light of market mechanism.Investment: $102.91 million.Duration of construction: 30 years.

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Advantages in resources:
the resource body of Taohuayuan scenic spots have large areas, great varieties, and large quantities. The scenic spots are rich in landscapes like mountains, water, ancient gardens, etc. Within the scenic areas, there are rich biological resource species with 446 kinds of xylophyta, 740 kinds of herbs and 225 kinds of animals. There are over 20 places of well-preserved scenic spots and historic sites, 108 pieces of inscribed and engraved stone tablets, 54 horizontal inscribed boards and couplets, 1700 cultural relics, and 40 folklores. There are altogether 95 standard scenic spots. The total scenic areas reflect superb combination of natural landscapes and cultural landscapes, and the well-blending of ancient culture and modern civilization. In accordance with the evaluation of assets of Taohuayuan by related authoritative people and units, Taohuayuan's total value is worth $82.08 million, among which fixed assets are worth $54.24 million, intangible assets are worth $27.84 million.

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Advantages in location: Taohuayuan, located in the northwest of Hunan Province, is the gateway to the west of China, with National Highway 319 running through the area. Surroundings are such well-known scenic spots as Jiashan and Hupingshan in Shimen County, Huayanxi in Dingchen District and Yuanling in Huaihua, etc. The rich tourism resources within the areas are well-connected through Yuan River. In the meantime, Taoyuan county has convenient transportation of air, water and land. Yuanjiang River, by passing Dongting Lake, can directly reach Yueyang. The county is only 30km away from Taohuayuan Airport, 40km away from Changde Railway Station or from the Changsha-Changde Expressway.