Get to know Loudi
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- Administrative area
- Prefecture-level city · 地级市
- Part of
- Hunan
- Chinese name
- 娄底市
- Local areas
- 5 local areas
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 8,117.00 km²
- Population · 2010 Census
- 3,785,627
- Administrative seat
- Louxing District
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
Explore Loudi
Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Places to explore around Loudi
Snow-dusted rice terraces and a hillside village at Ziquejie, Xinhua County, Hunan · 湖南新化紫鹊界梯田雪景 Source-recorded photograph date: 2016-01-23 18:03:10.Ziquejie Rice Terraces紫鹊界梯田
Ziquejie’s rice terraces follow steep slopes around Shuiche, with water moving through a long-established gravity-fed irrigation landscape. The fields are working farmland, so their appearance changes between flooded planting…
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Fuhoutang, part of Zeng Guofan's Former Residence, in Shuangfeng County, Loudi · 娄底市双峰县曾国藩故居富厚堂 Source-recorded photograph date: 2013-04-16 02:19:57.Zeng Guofan Former Residence曾国藩故居
Zeng Guofan's birthplace and his east-facing marquis mansion in Heye Town, Shuangfeng, with library towers once holding about 300,000 volumes.
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Meishan Longgong Cave · 梅山龙宫Meishan Longgong Cave梅山龙宫
Meishan Longgong (梅山龙宫) is a multi-level karst cave system at Gaoqiao village in Youxi township, Xinhua county, Loudi, Hunan, in the heart of the Xuefeng mountains. It is a national key scenic and historic area and a national AAAA tourist area.
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Meijiang Scenic Area · 湄江Meijiang Scenic Area湄江
Meijiang (湄江) is a karst scenic area centred on Meijiang town in Lianyuan, Loudi, Hunan, and is designated a national geopark. Its interest is geological: sheer limestone cliffs, gorges, caves, springs and natural bridges developed in low-mountain karst.
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Loudi local specialties
娄底市特色美食 · 8 specialties to discover
Xinhua Three-Part Beef Soup 新化三合汤AI dish illustration / AI 菜品示意图 — not a restaurant photograph
Xinhua sanhe tang combines beef, tripe and beef blood in a sour-spicy broth scented with ginger, garlic and litsea oil.
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Xinhua Steamed Rice Cup Cakes 新化杯子糕AI dish illustration / AI 菜品示意图 — not a restaurant photograph
Small sweet rice cakes steamed in cups, with a white or golden colour and either a domed porous or a denser indented form.
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Shuangfeng Pork Stir-Fried with Chilli Paste 双峰辣酱炒肉AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Shuangfeng Pork Stir-Fried with Chilli Paste (双峰辣酱炒肉) is listed among the local specialties of Loudi, Hunan. 酱 describes sauce or bean-paste seasoning.
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Zhumei Country Chicken 涟源珠梅土鸡AI dish illustration / AI 菜品示意图 — not a restaurant photograph
Zhumei chicken is braised in a reduced sauce with pork belly, chicken offal, blood, ginger and pointed green and red chillies.
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Loudi Rice Noodles 娄底米粉Reference photo of a similar dish · 同类菜品参考照片
Loudi Rice Noodles (娄底米粉) include red-broth bowls flavoured with beef, chilli oil and mountain-pepper oil.
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Lengshuijiang Spicy Tofu 冷水江麻辣豆腐Reference photo of a similar dish · 同类菜品参考照片
Lengshuijiang Spicy Tofu (冷水江麻辣豆腐) is a local snack made from seasoned pressed bean curd.
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Xinhua Xiangdong Street Beef Rice Noodles 新化向东街牛肉粉AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Xinhua Xiangdong Street Beef Rice Noodles (新化向东街牛肉粉) are a red-oil beef noodle bowl named after Xiangdong Street (向东街), an old street in Xinhua (新化) County, Loudi (娄底), Hunan.
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Yongfeng Chilli Paste Tossed Noodles 永丰辣酱拌面AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Yongfeng Chilli Paste Tossed Noodles (永丰辣酱拌面) are noodles tossed with Yongfeng chilli paste (永丰辣酱), a sun-dried paste of chillies and fermented wheat named after Yongfeng town (永丰镇) in Shuangfeng County (双峰县), Loudi (娄底), Hunan.
Read the dish guide →All dish names · 全部菜名 (8)
- Xinhua Three-Part Beef Soup · 新化三合汤
- Xinhua Steamed Rice Cup Cakes · 新化杯子糕
- Shuangfeng Pork Stir-Fried with Chilli Paste · 双峰辣酱炒肉
- Zhumei Country Chicken · 涟源珠梅土鸡
- Loudi Rice Noodles · 娄底米粉
- Lengshuijiang Spicy Tofu · 冷水江麻辣豆腐
- Xinhua Xiangdong Street Beef Rice Noodles · 新化向东街牛肉粉
- Yongfeng Chilli Paste Tossed Noodles · 永丰辣酱拌面
More dishes from across Hunan are in the Hunan food guide.
Counties & districts in Loudi
5 areas belong directly to Loudi.
5 areas
Louxing District 娄星区
Louxing District (simplified Chinese: 娄星区; traditional Chinese: 婁星區; pinyin: Lóuxīng Qū) is the only urban district and the seat of Loudi prefecture-level city, Hunan Province, China.
Explore the area →CountyShuangfeng County 双峰县
Shuangfeng County (simplified Chinese: 双峰县; traditional Chinese: 雙峰縣; pinyin: Shuāngfēng Xiàn; lit. 'double peak') is a county in Hunan Province, China.
Explore the area →CountyXinhua County 新化县
Xinhua County is a county and the fourth-most populous county-level division in the province of Hunan, China. It is under the administration of Loudi City.
Explore the area →County-level cityLengshuijiang 冷水江市
Lengshuijiang is a county-level city in Hunan Province, China, under the administration of Loudi prefecture-level city.
Explore the area →No areas match this name.
Plan your visit
Getting there
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Where to stay →Build your route
Ziquejie Rice Terraces and Zeng Guofan Former Residence are both listed here. The linked place guides have entrance and visit details.
Continue with Hunan →More in Hunan
Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
Background text adapted from Loudi — Wikipedia contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Text has been shortened and reorganized; source revision 1361518965.
Photo: Ziquejie Rice Terraces · Huangdan2060 · CC BY 3.0. Full frame retained; proportionally resized and converted to WebP. No retouching or changes to the photographed subject. Card displays may crop the view.
Photo: Zeng Guofan Former Residence · Huangdan2060 · CC BY 3.0. Full frame retained; proportionally resized and converted to WebP. No retouching or changes to the photographed subject. Card displays may crop the view.
Photo: Meishan Longgong Cave · Source photographer · License not provided. EXIF orientation normalized; resized without changing aspect ratio; converted to WebP. No subject edits.
Photo: Meijiang Scenic Area · Source photographer · License not provided. EXIF orientation normalized; resized without changing aspect ratio; converted to WebP. No subject edits.
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