宁乡县是原国家主席刘少奇的故里,省会长沙西面的生态屏障。近年来,全县坚持城乡统筹发展,工业化、农业产业化、城镇化、信息化加速推进。2006年,宁乡成功创建国家生态示范小区,2007年被确定为全国首批17个旅游强县之一,2008年列入长沙大河西先导区范围,评为省级文明县 Ningxiang County is the hometown of former State President Liu Shaoqi and the ecological barrier to the west of the capital city of Changsha. In recent years, the county adhere to the overall development of urban and rural areas, industrialization, agricultural industrialization, urbanization, information technology accelerated. In 2006, Ningxiang succeeded in creating a national ecological demonstration plot. In 2007, it was identified as one of the first batch of 17 tourist strong counties in China. In 2008, it was included in the scope of the Great Hexi Corridor in Changsha and was rated as the provincial civilized county