Longdong Scenic Area, located 5.5 kilometers east of Enshi City, can be reached by bus. It is 440 meters above sea level. Longdong is adjacent to Xujiaping Airport, formerly known as National Highway 209,318.
During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, the Kuomintang Hubei provincial government moved to Enshi, and Chen Cheng, the provincial chairman and commander of the Sixth Theater, built apartments and pavilions in Longdong. Chiang Kai-shek is here. Li Siguang, a geologist and minister of geology, also lived here for many years.
At the beginning of 2004, Jiangsu Lianyungang Lindong Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. decided to establish Longdonghe Waterfall Project with a total investment of 33.775 million yuan to build four tourist parks: Waterfall Scenic Park, Cave Adventure Park, Anti-Japanese Cultural Park and Tujia Folk Custom Park. It is expected to be officially put into use in 2007.