湘西土家族苗族自治州XiāngxīTǔjiāzúMiáozúZìzhìzhōuMeanings1. Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in Hunan Province 湖南省 (HúnánShěng)Characters used湘Hunan province西west土earth家home族race苗young plant自self治to govern州prefecture