The Hunan Province

We have been doing some research about the area our daughter is from. This is what we found:

The Huaihua Social Welfare Institute (Jeanette's orphanage) is located in a small town called Huaihua in the Hunan Province of China. Huaihua is located approximately equal distance between Guiyang and the capitol city of Changsha. From what we are told, the bus ride from the capitol city of Changsha to Huaihua is about 12 hours and that her orphanage does not allow for visitors (although this is not verified).
Where are we going:
China is approximately the size of the United States. Hunan Province is located in the South and East part of mainland China. Hunan is surrounded by mountains on the East, West and South and by the Yangtze River on the North. Hunan Province is know as one of the most beautiful provinces because of it's mixture of mountains and water.
Hunan is a large producer of agriculture, producing tea, rice and even oranges because of it's humid, subtropical climate. The best time to travel to Hunan is the fall. In the fall, the temperatures are cooler and there is less rainfall, the average high temperature is expected to be around 60-65 degrees. The summer months of July and August are the most unbearable months with very hot & humid temperatures. There is also a monsoon time of year which begins around April and continues for the months of May and June. The northern part of Hunan usually will have more fluctuation in their weather than the southern area.
The City of Changsha, located in the middle to eastern side of the Hunan Province, is a very old and historic city as well as the Capital of Hunan. Changsha has an urban population of over 1.6 million and a total population of nearly 6 million.

I may have some issues with the food as I heard the Hunan cuisine is suppose to have it's own very special flavor. In Hunan, nearly every meal is suppose to have a little "kick" to it, as the Hunan people enjoy their peppery foods and spices. Personal note to self: Bring Luna bars!!