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<br>Dao Xian, less than 100 kilometers to its neighboring county of Guilin in Guangxi Province, is a small little county of Yongzhou City in Hunan Province.<br>It is not a famous hot spot for tourists, it is not crawling with other travelers, and it isn&#39;t extremely beautiful, but man is it a fun place. I spent a lot of time there, mostly because my friend lived there, but also because it was just such a great place to visit every once and a while.<br>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push(); <br>Dao Xian has a very rich history dating as far back to the first feudal empire of China, Qin Dynasty (221-207B.C.); it had been being an administrative county at that time.<br><br>It has one of the older gates,  [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] like an old school China gate, dating a few hundred years; it also has a small but very old Buddhist temple, which has a supposable 2,000 years of history. In addition, many a historical and cultural relic here is also worth an appreciation. Deserve to be mentioned is an ancient marble stone carving- Five Dragons, which is a relic of the destroyed Confucius Temple in Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).<br>The vivid writhing five dragons just give out a strong impact. It is pointed by experts that the material quality, composition of the pattern and the carving skills of the carving are all of great historical and artist values.<br> <br>My friend told me that Daoxian People feel proud mostly because Zhou Dunyi, a great philosopher born in Daoxian in Song Dynasty (970-1279).<br><br>He is widely familiar with Chinese people because of its famous theory about lotus. He praised the lotus the gentlemen&#39;s flowers in his article, and since then Chinese love lotus more. In Daoxian, there is a Lianxi Temple to commemorate Zhou, as the theory Zhou created is called Lianxi theory.<br> <br>They have many authentic Hunan styled restaurants here, if you&#39;re looking to try really [http://news.sky.com/search?term=spicy%20Chinese spicy Chinese] food, you can&#39;t miss out on Hunan food, it will light you mouth on fire, which just can prove a popular Chinese saying that people from provinces of Sichuan, Guizhou and Hunan are addicted to hot flavor.<br><br>It&#39;s worth trying. There&#39;s also a bunch of western style restaurants, many of these restaurants have made their own styled western food. I remember one joint had peanut butter and  [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html tour phượng hoàng cổ trấn] watermelon sandwiches. Those were delicious.<br> <br>Like many other counties in China, living in Daoxian isn&#39;t expensive; you can find rooms for 60RMB a night, and they&#39;re not bad.<br>Food isn&#39;t expensive, and you&#39;re not far from the countryside so if you feel like leaving town and just going hiking it&#39;s very convenient. In fact, many towns and [http://mondediplo.com/spip.php?page=recherche&recherche=villages villages] are interesting and worth a visit. One of which I had visited was just amazing, Dongmen Village.<br><br>Most villagers there are good at Chinese calligraphy, and you can find many people are practicing there; even an expert can detect many excellent works. It is said all because it is the hometown of a great calligrapher in Qing Dynasty. The nightlife is okay, mostly just a few tiny bars here and there, and a lot of outdoor BBQ, which was delicious!<br>If you get the chance and you feel like visiting a small but fun little joint in China, Dao Xian is worth checking out.<br> <br>The thing that I remember the most about Dao Xian was the people. They were so nice, and willing to talk to you. A lot of them would always smile at you, or you know do the awkward broken neck stare at you.<br><br>A little tip if you get sick of people staring at you go ahead and just stare on back, or make some funny faces, or just put on a big goofy smile. As a whole Hunan is a beautiful place, but my favorite place there still and always be Dao Xian.<br> No matter whether it is your first China experience and how much you know about the country, our expert staff will strive to help you create the perfect tailor-made itinerary.<br><br>[ ]will spare no effort to give you a happy and memorable time together!