Huaihua

Huaihua is a prefecture-level city in western Hunan province, China, known as the Western Gate of Hunan and the largest prefecture-level city by area in the province, covering 27,564 square kilometers. It has a population of 4,741,948, of whom minorities such as the Dong, Miao, Tujia, Yao and Bai make up 38.6 percent of the total. Huaihua is the central region of China's Dong ethnic population, home to nearly 28.35 percent of the Dong people nationwide.