永州地处湖南西南部,北与衡阳、邵阳交界,东与郴州毗邻,西与广西桂林、贺州接壤,南与广东清远相连,史称“楚粤要冲、锦绣潇湘”。全市总面积2.24万平方公里,辖9县2区,189个乡镇,610万人口。永州物华天宝,人杰地灵。湖南千里湘江,永州境内占三分之一,江水碧波荡漾,两岸层峦叠翠,一幅“山青、水碧、天蓝、地绿”的生态画卷。
Yongzhou is located in the southwestern part of HunanProvince, historically known as “Beautiful and Splendid Xiaoxiang----Communication Center Joining Chu and Yue.”(short forHunanandGuangdongProvince), as it bordersHengyangand Shaoyang to the north, Chenzhou to the east,Guilinand Hezhou inGuangxiProvinceto the west, Qingyuan in theGuangdongProvinceto the south. It covers the total area of 22,400 square kilometers, governing 9 counties and 2 districts, administering 189 townships, and its population amounted to 6,100,000. Yongzhou prides itself on its abundant natural resources and outstanding people. One third of Tousand-li Xiangjiang River in Hunan Province flowed through the region of Yongzhou. The stretch of green wavelets and range upon range of emerald hills make an ecological picture scroll of “blue mountain, green water, azure sky and verdant land”.