1. 湘菜 xiāng cai Xiang cuisine Also known as the Hunan Cuisine 湖南 菜。

2. Cooking Method  Stewing  Simmering  Curing  Steaming  Stir-frying  Quick-frying

3. Famous Dishes  湖南腊肉 hu nan la rou – Hunan Bacon  炒血鸭 ch ǎ oxuéyā – Stir fried duck blood

4. Cooking Styles  辣 La – Spicy

5. Main Ingredients  辣椒 la jiao – Chili Peppers  肉 rou – Meat

6. Geography  Hunan is located on the south bank of the Yangtze River  Average annual precipitation is 1,200 to 1,700 millimeters

7.  The mountains and hills occupy more than 80% of the area and plains comprises less than 20% of the whole province.  Lake Dongting is the largest lake in the province and the second largest freshwater lake of China.

8. Father of China  The Father of China (Mao Zedong) was born in Shaoshan village, Hunan Province.  Mao Zedong was born in 1893 and he died in 1976

9. Yueyang, Hunan Province Tian Men Shan Road – Hunan province Wulingyuan National Park, Hunan ProvinceZhangjiajie, Hunan Province