Location：Hunan province is ocated in the south central part of the Chinese mainland.

Neighborng Areas：Guizhou, sichuan, hubei, jianxi, guangdong, guangxi province.

Physical Features：Situated between 109°-114° east longitude and 20°-30° north latitude. The east, south and west sides of the province are surrounded by mountains and hills.

Population：A total population of 64,400,700.
Area：81,000 sq.m
Nationalities：Maio, Dong, and Yao

Climatic Features：Hunan has a humid, subtropical climate. The monsoon rain falls mostly in April, May, and June. July and August are uncomfortably hot and humid. Temperatures are cooler and the rainfall lighter. It can get colder in the winter and hotter in the summer. Northern Hunan has more climate extremes than southern Hunan.

Rainfall：Around 1,250 - 1,750 millimeters (49.2 to 68.9 inches). Northern Hunan has more climate extremes than southern Hunan.

Rivers：Yangtze River, Miluo River
Local Highlights：Xiang embroidery, firecrackers.

Introduction
Hunan entered the written history of China around 350 BC, when under the kings of the Zhou dynasty it became part of the State of Chu. Until then Hunan was a land of primeval forests, occupied by the ancestors of the modern Miao, Tujia, Dong and Yao peoples, but starting at this time and for hundreds of years thereafter it was a magnet for migration of Han Chinese from the north, who cleared most of the forests and began farming rice in the valleys and plains. To this day, many of the small villages in Hunan are named after the Han families which originally settled there. Migration from the north was especially prevalent during the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Southern and Northern Dynasties Periods, when nomadic invaders overran the north.
Hunan's traditional crop is rice. The Lake Dongting area is an important center of ramie production, and Hunan is also an important center of tea cultivation.
The Lengshuijiang area is noted for its stibnite mines, and is one of the major centers of antimony extraction in China.
Its nominal GDP for 2006 was 749.3 billion yuan (US$96.8 billion). In 2006, its per capita GDP was 11,830 yuan
Xiang is a subdivision of spoken Chinese that originates from Hunan.
Hunan cuisine is noted for its use of chili peppers.
Nü shu is a writing system that was used exclusively among women in Jiangyong County.
Hunan has long been known for its natural beauty. Hunan is surrounded by mountains on the east, west, and south, and by the Yangtze River on the north. Hunan's mixture of mountains and water makes it among the most beautiful provinces in China. For thousands of years, Hunan has been a major center of Chinese agriculture.