One, Yuelu Mountain
Yuelu Mountain is located in Changsha City, Hunan Province, on the west bank of the Xiangjiang River, for the city of mountain-type scenic spots, is one of the seventy-two peaks of Mount Hengshan, South Yue. The scenic spots that have been opened are Yuelu Mountain Scenic Spot and Orange Island Head Scenic Spot. Here is a collection of the essence of Hunan and Chu culture, many places of interest, Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism as a whole, revolutionary monuments and rich plant resources.
Not to be missed are the thousand-year-old Yuelu Academy located in the mountain, which is the crown of the four major academies in the Song Dynasty; and the Ai Evening Pavilion, one of the four most famous pavilions in China, which is situated in Qingfeng Gorge, where Mao Zedong, Cai Hesen, Luo Xuezan, and Zhang Kundi often come to meet in Yuelu Mountain to discuss national affairs and explore the truth of the revolution.
Yuelu Academy one of the famous ancient Chinese "four great academies", but also China's best-preserved ancient academy, most of the existing buildings for the Ming and Qing dynasty relics; in addition to architectural artifacts, Yuelu Academy is also known for preserving a large number of tablets and plaques of cultural relics.
Two, Orange Island
Orange Island is located in the heart of the Xiangjiang River opposite the downtown of Changsha, Hunan Province, is an impact sandbar in the Xiangjiang River, and is the world's largest inland continent. Tangerine Island is the Tangerine Island in Chairman Mao's poem "Independent cold autumn, Xiangjiang River to the north, Tangerine Island, see all the mountains red, the forests are dyed". Looking west at Yuelu Mountain, east of Changsha City, surrounded by water, stretching dozens of miles, the shape of a long island, is one of the important attractions of Changsha.
The Orange Island has both the elegant interest of the village smoke boat mooring, but also the prosperity of the Chinese lights; orange groves into a piece, the scenery is clear and absolute; historical and cultural heritage is long and heavy. Orange Island scenic area was Mao Zedong's early revolutionary activities. Orange Island between the city of famous mountains, floating curls on the waves, known as "China's first continent", Xiangjiang River flows slowly from the side, spring gulls point; summer and fall forests and trees;
Winter and one of the eight scenic spots of Xiangxiang, "river sky and twilight snow," the scenery can be seen. Now there is a park on the Orange Island, which is planted with thousands of orange trees, when the fall harvest, orange trees on the fruitful, when standing on the head of the continent, looking at the sky, it is refreshing. This is also a good place for people to play in the water and swim in summer, and there is a natural tourism field built on the island.
Three, Mawangdui
Mawangdui is located in Changsha City, the eastern outskirts of Changliu Highway on the north side of the city center, about 4 kilometers away. Mawangdui is not a "horse king" of the pile, but the early Western Han Dynasty, Changsha State Prime Minister, Li Cang and his family's graves. On the pile of the east and west and each protruding mound, the distance between them is more than 20 meters. Shaped like a saddle, so also known as saddle mound.
There are three Western Han tombs distributed on the mound. Among the three Han tombs, the second tomb is the tomb of Li Cang, the prime minister of Changsha State in the early Han Dynasty, the first tomb is the tomb of Li Cang's wife, and the third tomb is the tomb of Li Cang's son. Now Tomb No. 1 and No. 2 pits have been filled in, in which the unearthed female corpse, vegetarian Zen clothes and a large number of Western Han vessels and silk paintings are preserved in the Hunan Provincial Museum; Tomb No. 3 pit has been organized and reinforced for people to visit.
The Mawangdui Han Tomb is the tomb of the Prime Minister of Changsha State, Marquis Li Cang and his family in the early Western Han Dynasty.
Four, Window of the World
Located on the banks of the Liuyang River in the northeastern suburb of Changsha, the Window of the World brings together in one park the wonders of the past and present, historical relics, scenic attractions, architectural dwellings, masterpieces of various forms of art, as well as local customs and performances of songs and dances of the countries of the world.
120 places of interest in various countries of the world each occupying the terrain, constructing a heavy human history, highlighting the rich exotic flavor. Both the miniature landscape of exquisite chic, but also a large proportion of artistic exaggeration, set of entertainment, fun, excitement and strong cultural connotations in one.
Fifth, Yuelu Academy
Yuelu Academy is located in Changsha City, Hunan Province, on the west bank of the Xiangjiang River, the national 4A-level scenic spots Yuelu Mountain Scenic Area. In the ninth year of the Northern Song Dynasty (976 AD), Zhu Dong, the governor of Tanzhou, formally founded the Yuelu Academy on the basis of the monks running the school.
Subsequently, through the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, to the end of the Qing dynasty Guangxu 29 years (AD 1903) changed to Hunan Higher School, then changed to Hunan Higher Teacher Training School, Hunan Industrial Specialized Schools, in 1926 was officially named Hunan University. After a thousand years, the song never ends, so the world called "millennium school".