Together with Changsha and Zhuzhou, it is the central city of the national Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan urban agglomeration "two-oriented society" comprehensive reform pilot zone. It is an excellent tourist city in China, a national garden city, a famous historical and cultural city in Hunan Province and an advanced city in the creation of a national civilized city. It governs five counties (cities) including Xiangtan County, Xiangxiang City, Shaoshan City, yuhu district City and Yuetang District, with a total area of 5,006 square kilometers and a total population of 3 million. Xiangtan was founded in the Southern Dynasties, about 1500 years ago. It is the important birthplace of Huxiang culture and the cradle of China red culture, and has the reputation of "Little Nanjing" and "Golden Xiangtan".