Total area: 15,500 km2
Permanent population: 2.901 million (2024)
Competitive industries: aluminum matrix composite, lithium ion battery, information technology, foodstuff, and minerals processing
Major agricultural products: Vegetables, tea, oil plants, poultry, tangerines, kiwifruit, lily buds, and Chinese herbs
Major mines: Manganese, zinc, vanadium, lead, and phosphorus
Airport: Biancheng Airport
Total length of expressways: 482 km (2024)
Total length of roads: 13,309 km (2024)
GDP: 85.595 billion CNY (2024)
Sum of exports: 1.1 billion CNY (2024)
Sum of imports: 10 million CNY (2024)
Actual use of foreign investment: 1.603 million USD (2024)
Per capita disposable income: 23,292 CNY (2024)
Forest coverage: 60.4% (2024)
Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture of Tujia and Miao Nationalities is the only autonomous prefecture for minority nationalities in Hunan Province. It is is situated in the Wuling Mountain range,inhabited by people of the Tujia, Miao, Hui, Dong and Bai nationalities who constitute 72% of its total population.
Xiangxi has profound cultural and historical deposit, distinctive folk customs, and spectacular natural landscapes. The Zhangjihuai High-speed Railway, which opened to traffic in December 2021, passes through dozens of A-class scenic areas and hundreds of world-class and national ecological and cultural tourism attractions, forming a golden travel route. Shibadong Village in Huayuan County was the birthplace of targeted poverty alleviation in China.
International friendship cities:
• Chinon, France
• Sestroretsk, Russia
• Tsantsabanea, South Africa
• Angé, France (with Fenghuang)
Chinese source: hunan.gov.cn; Office of Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee; Xiangxi Prefecture Statistics Bureau
Updated in April 2025
