National Parks of ChinaOverview
| Designation | National Park of China (fifth batch) |
| Province | Hunan |
| Location | Changde, Hunan |
| Latitude, longitude | 28.8, 111.4 Google Maps |
| Area | 158 km² |
| Nearby cities | Hunan, Changsha, Fenghuang |
| Nearby sites | Wulingyuan (Zhangjiajie), Yueyang Tower and Dongting Lake, Yuelu Mountain, Shaoshan, Mount Heng (Southern Sacred Mountain), Weishan, Ziquejie Terraces and the Meishan Dragon Palace, Mengdong River |
| Themes | Rivers, Caves, Culture & history |
About
Taohuayuan, in Changde, Hunan, on the lower Yuan River, takes its name from Tao Yuanming’s “Record of the Peach Blossom Land”. The scenic area covers 158 km², with a core of 16 km² and 44 km² of water on the Wuling fishing river; its sights are hills, caves, waters, old gardens, wildlife and inscriptions.
Getting there
Taoyuan County can be reached by water via the Yuan River and Dongting Lake from Yueyang; it is 30 km from Changde Taohuayuan airport and 40 km from Changde railway station.