The top ten must-visit attractions in Hunan: Fenghuang Ancient City, Tianmen Mountain, Yuelu Mountain Scenic Area, Dongting Lake, Yueyang Tower, Orange Island, Shaoshan, Nanyue Hengshan, Changde Peach Blossom Spring Tourist Area, Mangshan National Forest Park.

1. Fenghuang Ancient City

Fenghuang Ancient City is located in the southwest of the Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in western Hunan Province. It covers an area of ??about 10 square kilometers and is composed of 28 ethnic groups including the Miao, Han, and Tujia ethnic groups. . It is a typical ethnic minority area.

Fenghuang Ancient City was built in the 43rd year of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (1704), and the ancient buildings at the east gate and north gate still exist. The city's bluestone streets, wooden stilted buildings along the river, Chaoyang Palace, Ancient City Museum, Yang Family Ancestral Hall, Shen Congwen's former residence, Xiong Xiling's former residence, Tianwang Temple, Dacheng Hall, Wanshou Palace and other buildings are all full of ancient city characteristics.

Second, Tianmen Mountain

Tianmen Mountain, known as Song Liang in ancient times, is located at No. 11 Dayong Middle Road, Yongding County, Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province. The total tourist area is 96 square kilometers, and the highest peak area is 2 square kilometers. kilometer. Tianmen Mountain has profound cultural heritage. There are relics of Shennong, Red Pine and Guiguzi, as well as a large number of poems praising Tianmen Mountain. There are legends such as "The gate of heaven opens, the ghost valley develops, and the unicorn appears".

Since the Tang Dynasty, Tianmen Temple has enjoyed its peak fragrance. There are seven pagoda buildings outside the temple, which are simple and quiet. There are precious relics of Sakyamuni Buddha in the temple. It is the cultural holy land of Zhangjiajie and is known as the "Soul of Zhangjiajie" and "The No. 1 Sacred Mountain in Western Hunan".

3. Yuelu Mountain Scenic Area

Yuelu Mountain Scenic Area is a national key scenic area and one of the seventy-two peaks of Nanyue Hengshan Mountain. Located on both sides of the Xiangjiang River in the ancient city of Changsha, it consists of hills, rivers, lakes, natural flora and fauna, cultural monuments, modern celebrity tombs, revolutionary memorial sites, etc. It is an urban mountainous scenic spot.

Four. Dongting Lake

Dongting Lake, known as Yunmeng, Jiujiang and Chonghu in ancient times, is located on the south bank of Jingjiang River in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, spanning Yueyang, Guluo, Xiangyin, Wangcheng, Yiyang, Yuanjiang, Hanshou, Changde, Jinshi, Anxiang, Nanxian counties and cities. The name of Dongting Lake began during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and was named after Dongting Mountain (now Junshan) in the lake.

Dongting Lake receives water from Songzi, Taiping, Danei and Tiao counties of the Yangtze River. It is connected to the Xiang, Zi, Yuan, Lihe and Miluo rivers in the south and west, and flows into the Yangtze River through Chenglingji in Yueyang City.

Five Yueyang Tower

The Yueyang Tower is located on Dongting North Road, Yueyang Tower District, Yueyang City, Hunan Province. It is located on the west gate wall of Yueyang Ancient City, close to Dongting Lake, overlooking Dongting and Junshan in the distance; first built It was rebuilt many times in the past dynasties in the 20th year of Jian'an in the Eastern Han Dynasty (215). The existing building follows the shape and pattern of the reconstruction in the sixth year of Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1880); because Teng Zongliang of the Northern Song Dynasty rebuilt the Yueyang Tower and asked his friend Fan Zhongyan to write "The Story of Yueyang Tower", the Yueyang Tower became famous all over the world.

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