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※ This video is part of the <World Theme Travel - Hot Places in Southern China Part 2, Wuling Paradise, Zhangjiajie> broadcast on November 12, 2024. Autumn in Hunan is mysterious. Dongjiang Lake (东江湖), the largest artificial lake in Hunan Province, in Tianzhou, is a foggy otherworldly world from spring to autumn. It is a landscape that really resembles a Chinese landscape painting. Before the fog disappears, we take a cruise to tour the lake, and two fairies appear before our eyes. What are their identities? A classic for traveling to Hunan Province! A landscape that shocked the world when it was revealed to us by Wu Guanzhong, a representative Chinese ink and wash painter! Let's go to Zhangjiajie National Forest Park (张家界国家森林公园). It is a famous tourist destination known to Koreans as "Zhangjiajie" and is China's first national forest park with an area of 130㎢. What will Zhangjiajie look like after COVID-19? Although the park is vast, you can tour it on a free bus if you buy an admission ticket. Among the many routes, we will introduce a popular course that you can tour in one day. If you take the Bailong Elevator (百龙天梯), which goes up 326m in about 2 minutes, you can see the rock formations right next to you. Take a bus and see the best of Zhangjiajie. From the breathtakingly beautiful scenery of Mihon Terrace (迷魂臺) to the mysterious stone bridge connecting the sky, the First Bridge under Heaven (天下第一桥)! Isn’t this a paradise? The rainy weather actually makes Zhangjiajie more mysterious. As we head to the highlight, Tianzi Mountain (天子山), the fog gradually thickens. Will the emperor allow an audience with travelers? We will stop by Zhenyuan Ancient Town (镇远古镇), which is on the way to the remote areas of Guizhou (贵州). It is the gateway city of Hunan and Guizhou, and an ancient city with remaining Ming and Qing Dynasty architecture. The reason why Zhenyuan Ancient Town is famous is because of its beautiful nights rather than the daytime! Let's take a cruise and spend a shining night admiring the lanterns lit on the buildings along the river. Back to the north! Let's head to Shaxixiang (下溪侗族乡, Xiajie Dongzhong Township) to find a young man in his 20s who lives in his own paradise. The house on the top of the mountain is full of hardships and adversities from the very beginning. When you are out of breath, you will find the house where Mr. Liu Yuan lives. There is nothing missing in the house built against the cliff. He brought materials from the bottom of the mountain and installed water and electricity, and he lives by cultivating a garden. Mr. Liu Yuan, who has been working in the city since his teens, says that he returned to his hometown's mountain because he wanted to live simply. Let's feel the charm of the paradise built on the top of the mountain just for one person. ✔ Program name: World Theme Travel - South China Hot Place Part 2: Wulingyuan, Zhangjiajie ✔ Broadcast date: 2024.11.12