The Future Center of Yuanhengjia Science and Technology Innovation and Study Base in the Xiaobu Ecological Culture and Tourism City in Beihu District, Chenzhou City is shaped like a ship docked on the shore. There are words “the first Station into Hunan from the Greater Bay Area” on its first floor.

Xiaobu Village of Baohe Yao Township in Beihu District has been an important post station on the Hunan-Guangdong ancient road since ancient times. It is a necessary passage for the “Official Road” and the “Xijing Ancient Road”, with superior location, long history, and rich culture.

In August 2023, the “First Station into Hunan from the Greater Bay Area” officially settled in the Future Center, making Xiaobu Village a new center in Chenzhou to serve tourists from the Greater Bay Area.

It is adjacent to the Xiamen-Chengdu Expressway to the south, the Wuhan- Guangzhou High Speed Railway to the east, and the Beihu Airport to the north. It takes one hour to Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao by high-speed railway, and Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan, 5 minutes to the airport and 15 minutes to the urban area by bus.

“We can provide targeted help and tourism advice with tourists who first come to Chenzhou City,” said Ouyang Yanyu, a staff member of the Beihu District Culture, Tourism, Sports Bureau, adding that in order to better serve tourists from the Greater Bay Area, the tourist service center has also set up a consultation desk to offer Cantonese service.

The “First Station into Hunan from Greater Bay Area” has the “Chenxin Tour” smart cultural and tourism platform which can provide tourists with 24-hour one-stop services such as tea restaurants, smart hotels, car services, route planning, and personalized tourism routes.

Here, the tourism resource information of Hunan and Guangdong can be shared, their cultural and creative products gather, with the interaction and exchange of two cultures, which enable tourists to grasp the information dynamics of 10 regions in the two provinces in one stop.

Besides, the base has created a new base to welcome study tour groups from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

The base is invested and constructed by Shenzhen Yuanhengjia Education Group, with a total construction area of approximately 130,000 square meters, including Visual Center, Science and Technology Innovation Center, Future Center, and Starry Camping Park, Life and Health Park, Parent-child Experience Park, Farming and Reading Cultural and Creative Park, and Future Home.

“It’s a novel and fun experience. The robot dog is very smart and intelligent. If there is a chance, I will definitely come back next time,” said a student.

“The base mainly aims to create a “technology plus” study route, and it can provide comprehensive services such as artificial intelligence product experience, technology learning, and sports events for teenagers, to meet their interest in technology.” Cheng Linna, general manager of the base, said that Xiaobu Village has geographical advantages, and rich tourism, ecology, and cultural resources. The base has launched a “Red, green, ancient, blue, and night” study route to provide students and parents with a richer, more professional, and more cutting-edge study experience.

Yuanhengjia Group has rich educational experience in the Greater Bay Area, with over 30,000 students in the group’s schools. In the near future, students from the Greater Bay Area and Chenzhou will strengthen communication through this platform.

More and more families from the Greater Bay Area will also come to Chenzhou to enjoy its picturesque landscape.