Zhijiang 湖南芷江
Zhijiang, in the west of Huaihua, Hunan, lies on both banks of the Wushui River and is home to many Dong people. The Longjin Wind-and-Rain Bridge, a Dong-style covered bridge topped with several pavilions, spans the river in town. Late in the war Zhijiang airfield was an important Allied air base where the American Flying Tigers were stationed; the town has a Flying Tigers memorial hall and monument. In 1945, after the end of the War of Resistance against Japan, the Japanese forces in China negotiated their surrender at Zhijiang. The Tianhou Temple in town is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit. Zhijiang is a National Historical and Cultural City.
