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Yizhang sits in the mountains on the Guangdong border, where the routes south have long crossed the Nanling. In 1928 Zhu De's uprising survivors found refuge here before marching on to Jinggangshan, and the Guangzhou-Beijing highway still crosses the town.
Rucheng is a border county where Hunan, Guangdong and Jiangxi come together and its rivers drain toward three watersheds. Its Lianxi Academy remembers Zhou Dunyi, once the local magistrate, and the county lives on forestry, tungsten, iron and coal.
Gaoyiling is a Danxia landform of red rock on the border of Suxian District and Zixing City. Erosion has carved the rock into ridges and bluffs across 50.5 square kilometres, Dongjiang Lake lies nearby, and the area holds a national AAAA rating.
Dongjiang Lake is a large reservoir on the upper Lei River whose cold water and dam-born mist have made it famous. The water stays at eight to twelve degrees Celsius, and when the dam gates open it shatters into fog that now draws visitors to a 5A scenic area.
Mangshan holds one of the largest primeval forests at its latitude on the Hunan-Guangdong border. The Mangshan pit viper and horned toad were described to science from specimens collected here, and Yao villagers live beside the park and reserve.