Loudi, Hunan Province, China

🇨🇳 Loudi (娄底; 婁底; Lóudǐ) is a prefecture-level city located in central Hunan province, China. It is situated about 110 km south-west of the provincial capital of Changsha and is considered a small to medium size city within the province. The city was named in China's top ten livable cities by Chinese Cities Brand Value Report.

Geography Loudi has an area of 8,107 km² (3,130 sq mi).

The western parts of the city borders mountainous regions while the east parts is generally considered hilly with gently sloping topography.

History Before the Qin Dynasty (221BC-210BC) established a court, it belonged to the Chu, a vassal state to the Zhou dynasty.

Subdivisions Loudi administers one district, two county-level cities, and two counties: Louxing District 娄星区 婁星區 Lóuxīng Qū; Lengshuijiang City 冷水江市 Lěngshuǐjiāng Shì; Lianyuan City 涟源市 漣源市 Liányuán Shì; Shuangfeng County 双峰县 雙峰縣 Shuāngfēng Xiàn; Xinhua County 新化县 新化縣 Xīnhuà Xiàn.

Ziquejie Terrace Located in Xinhua County, Ziquejie Terrace features, layers upon layers of terraces are mapped like waves on the hills upon the mountains.

Boyue Cave Boyue Cave scenic spot is a comprehensive park with karst as its main composition. It has an underground route of 1800 meters covering 40 thousand square meters.

Economy The city is heavily dependent on industry. In 2011, Loudi's GDP reached RMB 83.79 billion ($12.9 billion). The biggest contributors come from the secondary industry where industry and construction amount to RMB 46.69 billion ($7.3billion USD), 55.75 of the city's GDP.

The city has rich natural resources. Coal mining, dressing, metallurgy, power production and supply, agricultural products processing, ceramics and construction materials are among the major industries of the city.