It is 229 km (142 mi) from Zhangjiang Town, the county seat, to Changsha, the capital city of Hunan province.

Agricultural products include rice, wheat, edible oils, sesame seeds, peanuts, cotton, and tobacco.

The agricultural landscape consists of: 13.4% alluvial plains of the Yuanjiang River, 49.3% hillocks, and 36.0% hills and mountains.

The average annual precipitation is 146 centimeters (58 inches), gradually decreasing from south to north.

Keeping genealogical records is a Han Chinese custom which the Hunan Uyghurs adopted.

[17] A prominent Hunan Uyghur was Jian Bozan (1898–1968) who was a member of the Chinese Communist Party.

[18] The Uyghur troops led by Hala were ordered by the Ming Emperor to crush Miao rebellions and were given titles by him.

Jian (Chinese: 翦; pinyin: Jiǎn) is the predominant surname among the Uyghur in Changde, and Hunan.

Hala Bashi was given the title "Grand General of South-Pacifying Post of the Nation" by the Emperor (镇国定南大将军; 鎮國定南大將軍; Zhènguó Dìngnán Dàjiàngjūn)[19][20] Another group of Uyghur have the surname Sai.

[22] Older Uygurs disapprove of this, especially elders at the mosques in Changde, and they seek to draw them back to Islamic customs.

[24] In addition to eating pork, the Uygurs of Changde Hunan practice other Han Chinese customs, like ancestor worship at graves.

Taoyuan has its unique folk custom characteristics since it is located in a zone neighbouring surviving distinct ethnic groups.

Musty Notes received the National Artist Award for its performance and script writing.

The Taohuayuan Scenic Area is a park modelled after the Peach Blossom Spring fable, (桃花源), about a land secluded from the outside mortal world depicted as an idyllic shangri-la by Tao Yuanming, (365–427), an Eastern Jin dynasty poet.