If you are a tourist, it is recommended to arrange 2-3 hours to see the scenery while walking. It's cool in summer. You don't need a ticket. In fact, Yuelu Mountain is not very high, only 300 meters above sea level. The main attractions are historical sites like Love Night Pavilion. There is a tea shop on the hill, and Yuelu Academy is at the foot of the hill, which is worth seeing.
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I. Overview of Mountain Scenery
1. Yuelu Mountain Scenic Area is located in Yuelu District, Changsha City, Hunan Province, with an altitude of 300.8 meters and an area of 35.20 square kilometers. It is the last peak of Mount Hengshan 72 in Nanyue. It is located in Orange Island tourist scenic spot, which is a city mountain scenic spot and one of the four maple-enjoying resorts in China.
2. Yuelu Mountain is located on the west bank of Xiangjiang River in Changsha, the first batch of historical and cultural cities in China, and built by the river. There are four core scenic spots: Lushan Mountain, Orange Island, Yuelu Academy and Xinmin Society. It is a rare national AAAAA-level tourist attraction, a national key scenic spot, a Huxiang cultural communication base and a patriotic education demonstration base.
3. Yuelu Mountain is named after the story of Nanyue in the Southern Song Dynasty, "Nanyue is 800 Li, Yan is the head and Yuelu is the foot". It combines the essence of China ancient culture-Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, and contains the cultural connotation of Yuelu Mountain developed by great thinkers, monks and poets in history. There are Yuelu Academy, Aiwan Pavilion, Lushan Temple, Yunlu Palace, the former site of Xinmin Society, Huangxing Tomb, Cai E Tomb, and the former site of the wartime headquarters of the Ninth Theater Command.
Second, famous scenic spots
1. Love Night Pavilion: It was founded by Luo Dian, the president of Yuelu Academy, in the 57th year of Qingganlong (1792). Together with Zuiweng Pavilion in Chuxian County, Anhui Province (1046), Huxin Pavilion in West Lake, Hangzhou (1552) and Taoranting Pavilion in Taoranting Park, Beijing (1695), it is called the four famous pavilions in China. Aiwan Pavilion was originally named Hongye Pavilion, also known as Aifeng Pavilion. Later, Governor Bi Yuan of Huguang reported to Du Mei that the cold mountain is far away and there are people in the depths of white clouds. Stop and sit in the maple forest late, and the frost leaves are red in February. "This poem was renamed Love Night Pavilion. After several vicissitudes, Aiwan Pavilion was restored in succession during Tongzhi, Guangxu and Xuantong years in Qing Dynasty.
2. Lushan Temple: Also known as Yuelu Mountain, Huiguang Temple, Luyuan and Manjuji, it is located in Bixu Mountain of Yuelu Mountain on the west bank of Xiangjiang River in Changsha City, Hunan Province. In front of the temple is Qingfeng Gorge, which is the foot of Hengshan Mountain in Nanyue extending to Changsha, so it is called Yuelu Mountain, which is one of the 72 peaks in Nanyue, with an altitude of 295.7 meters and an area of about 8,300 mu. Lushan Temple is an ancient temple in the early Jin Dynasty and the earliest Buddhist temple in Hunan. Ming Shenzong was renamed Manjuji, and in the early years of the Republic of China it was renamed Gulushan Temple.
3. stupa: The original stupa has collapsed. In the early years of the Republic of China, Buddhist children searched for the original site of the pagoda and rebuilt the stone pagoda. At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the stupa was trimmed, all made of granite, which looked like a monk's hat. The pagoda is divided into three layers: the bottom layer is the tower foundation, which is made of Sumitomo material; The four corners in the middle are banana leaves, and five Lux statues are embossed, which means guarding the pagoda; The top of the upper layer is shaped like a monk's hat.
Third, the tourist route.
1, South Gate of Yuelu Mountain-Aiwan Pavilion-stupa-Liu Daoyi Tomb-Qin Liming Tomb-Banshan Pavilion (rest)-Jiang Yiwu Tomb-Lushan Temple-Baihequan. Ourtenant-Yin Xinshi House-Yun Lu Gong Fei Shi Hui Zhong.
2. South Gate of Yuelu Mountain-Wulun Tower-Banshan Pavilion (rest)-Lushan Temple-Baihequan. Ourtenant-Cai E's Tomb-Huangxing Tomb-Promenade-Jim Villa-Cableway.
3. Shandong Gate of Yuelu Mountain-Cableway-Jim Villa-Wang Yu Monument-Promenade-Gu Xiang, Niaoyulin-Yin Xinshiwu-True Face of Lushan Mountain-Baihequan. Ourtenant-Jiang Yiwu Tomb-Liu Daoyi Tomb-Qin Liming Tomb-Aiwan Pavilion-South Gate.
4. Shandong Gate of Yuelu Mountain-Cableway-Jim Villa-Wang Yu Monument-Promenade-Gu Xiang Mountain, Bird Forest-Yunlugong Feilaishi Huanzhong-Wanjing Garden-Small Bronze Statue-ChuanShui Bo Reservoir-Wulunta-South Gate.