On March 19, General Secretary Xi Jinping inspected Changde River Street in Changde City, Hunan Province to learn about the comprehensive management of the urban water environment. Xi Jinping pointed out that priority should be given to making more use of natural forces for drainage and building a "sponge city" In 2015, the country promoted the first batch of 16 "sp Sponge city" construction pilots, and Chang de City was among them.
The Tangtang River flows through the city, and the winding Chuanzi River is the nostalgia flowing in Chang de people.