The ancient city of Phoenix is located in the southwest of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan Province, with a total land area of about 10 square kilometers. At the end of 2010, there were about 50000 people, including 28 ethnic groups such as Miao, Han and Tujia. It is a typical minority inhabited area. This scenic spot is one of the main scenic spots of the `mysterious summer in Western Hunan` activity led by the Publicity Department of Xiangxi Prefecture Party committee. The ancient city of Phoenix was built in the 35th year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty 1556. It is one of the top ten cultural heritages in Hunan. It has been praised as the most beautiful small city in China by Louis Aili, a New Zealand writer. It is comparable to the ancient city of Lijiang in Yunnan and the ancient city of Pingyao in Shanxi.It is a national historical and cultural city and a national AAAA scenic spot. In October 2019, it was selected into the list of the first `small town aesthetic model`.

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