Rongmei Tourist Area

　　The Rongmei Tourist Area is centered around Rongmei Town in Hefeng County, stretching north to Liujiasi, south to Qingtiandong, east to the ruins of the Southern Tusi Government Office, …

　　This area was among the first in Hefeng to be developed for tourism. Developed attractions include the Revolutionary Martyrs’ Cemetery of the Hunan-Hubei Border Soviet Area in Hefeng and the Bafeng Forest Park.

　　The region boasts abundant, densely distributed, and distinctive tourism resources. Major sites include the National Key Memorial Monument — the Man Shan Hong Revolutionary Martyrs’ Cemetery in the Hunan-Hubei Border Soviet Area, located in downtown Hefeng; the former site of the Hefeng County Soviet Government in Zhongba, Hefeng, a key cultural relic protection unit of Hubei Province and the earliest-established, longest-lasting Soviet regime in the Hunan-Hubei-West revolutionary base; the Hefeng County Museum in downtown Hefeng, the largest exhibition space and artifact collection in the border region of Hunan, Hubei, Chongqing, and Guizhou, housing over 10,000 cultural relics from the Neolithic Age to modern times, including the national first-class relic Heluo Diagram; the Jiufeng Bridge, 2.5 km from the county seat, the best-preserved bridge built by the Rongmei Tusi and a provincial-level protected site in Hubei Province; the Xiliu City of the ancient Rongmei County, 3 km east of the county town; the Dashu Cave, 1 km southwest of the county town; the Xishanpo in the southern mountainous area of the county town, featuring a large number of ancient cliff tombs; the Qianwangzhai and other karst caves nearby, showcasing spectacular stalactites and stalagmites; the Xishu Office of the Rongmei Tusi in the western part of the county; the Wanren Cave, 11 km from the county town; the tomb of Xiang Dawang, an outstanding figure who migrated from western Hunan to Hefeng during the Yuan Dynasty, located at the Nandujiang section of the Hanan Highway; the Southern Tusi Government Office Ruins of the Rongmei Tusi, 52 km along the Hanan Highway, surrounded by unique natural landscapes such as Mawangzhai, Jinqian Diaohulu, Xianrenzhang, and Qizhimei Jian; the Xiting Office of the Rongmei Tusi in Qingtian Dong, southeast of Taiping; the Diaoya Cliff, 5 km from Hefeng County along the Bahu Highway, featuring steep cliffs extending for several kilometers with ancient cliff inscriptions and unique rock formations, historically shrouded in mystery and offering thrilling exploration opportunities; the Jing Shan Juefu Ruins, 1 km from the county town, encompassing architectural complexes built by eight generations of Tusi rulers during the Ming and Qing dynasties.

　　Such a concentration of ethnic historical relics and revolutionary sites within less than 100 km² of land.

　　In terms of resource characteristics, the area boasts: first, a rich variety of resource types; second, numerous Tusi cultural remnants, with vibrant local customs and folk culture represented by the Tujia ethnic group’s “Four Family Tea Ceremony,” showcasing distinct regional and ethnic features; third, effective development of local characteristic tourism resources by private enterprises represented by Bafeng Pharmaceutical, with industrial tourism products beginning to emerge.