What are the interesting places in Changsha?

Yuelu Mountain, Orange Island, Mawangdui, Window of the World, Yuelu Academy, etc.

First, Yuelu Mountain

Yuelu Mountain is located on the west bank of Xiangjiang River in Changsha City, Hunan Province. It is an urban mountain scenic spot and one of the 72 peaks of Hengshan Mountain in Nanyue. The scenic spots that have been opened include Lushan Mountain Scenic Area and Orange Island Scenic Area. Here is a collection of the essence of Hunan and Chu culture, with many places of interest, Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism as a whole, revolutionary sites everywhere and abundant plant resources. ?

Don't miss the Yuelu Academy, a thousand-year-old university located in the mountains, which is the crown of the four major academies in the Song Dynasty. There is also the Love Evening Pavilion, one of the four famous pavilions in China, which is located in Qingfeng Gorge. Mao Zedong, Cai Hesen, Luo Xuezan and Zhang Kundi often come to Yuelu Mountain for meetings to discuss state affairs and explore revolutionary truth. ?

Yuelu Academy is one of the four famous academies in China, and it is also the most intact ancient academy in China. Most of the existing buildings are relics of Ming and Qing Dynasties. In addition to architectural relics, Yuelu Academy is also famous for preserving a large number of historical sites and plaques.

Second, Orange Island

Orange Island is located in the middle reaches of Xiangjiang River opposite Changsha City, Hunan Province. It is an impact sandbar of Xiangjiang River and the largest inland continent in the world. Orange Island is the orange island in Chairman Mao's poem "Independent cold autumn, Xiangjiang River going north, orange island, seeing mountains everywhere, layers of forests are all dyed". Looking at Yuelu Mountain in the west and Changsha City in the east, it is surrounded by water and stretches for dozens of miles. Its shape is a long island, which is one of the important scenic spots in Changsha. ?

Orange Island has both the elegance of the countryside and the prosperity of Chinese lanterns. The orange forest is in pieces and the scenery is clear; The historical and cultural heritage is long and profound. Juzizhou Scenic Area was once the site of Mao Zedong's early revolutionary activities. Orange Island, among famous cities, floats above Ling Bo and is known as "the first continent in China". Xiangjiang river flows slowly from the side, and seagulls dot in spring; Trees are lush in summer and autumn;

There is also one of the eight scenic spots in Xiaoxiang in winter, that is, "late snow on the river". Now there is a park on Orange Island, where thousands of orange trees are planted. Every autumn harvest season, orange trees are fruitful. At this point, it is refreshing to stand at the top of the country and look at Chutian. It is also a good place for people to swim in the water in summer, and there are natural tourist attractions on the island.

Third, Mawangdui

Mawangdui is located on the north side of Changliu Highway in the eastern suburb of Changsha, about 4 kilometers away from the city center. Mawangdui is not a pile of "Mawangdui", but the cemetery of Changsha Prime Minister, Pool Queen Li Cang and his family in the early Western Han Dynasty. On the pile, there is a mound with prominent things, which is more than 20 meters apart. Shaped like a saddle, also known as a saddle pile. ?

There are three tombs of the Western Han Dynasty on the pile. Among the three Han tombs, the second tomb is the tomb of Hou Licang, the prime minister of Changsha 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. At present, Tomb No.1 and Tomb No.2 have been filled in, among which the unearthed female corpse, plain gauze Zen clothes and a large number of Western Han Dynasty utensils and silk paintings are kept in the Hunan Provincial Museum. Tomb No.3 has been reinforced for people to visit.

Mawangdui Han Tomb is the tomb of Changsha Prime Minister Hou Licang and his family in the early Western Han Dynasty.

Fourth, the window of the world.

Located on the Liuyang River in the northeast suburb of Changsha, it gathers wonders, historical sites, places of interest, folk houses, various forms of artistic masterpieces, local customs, song and dance performances from all over the world in one park. ?

World 120 places of interest occupy their own terrain, build a heavy human history and show a strong exotic style. There are exquisite and unique miniature landscapes and a large proportion of artistic exaggeration, which are entertaining, interesting, exciting and rich in cultural connotation.

Verb (abbreviation of verb) Yuelu Academy

Yuelu Academy is located in Yuelu Mountain Scenic Area, a national 4A scenic spot on the west bank of Xiangjiang River in Changsha City, Hunan Province. In the ninth year of Kaibao in the Northern Song Dynasty (AD 976), Zhu Dong, the secretariat of Tanzhou, formally established Yuelu Academy on the basis of running schools by monks.

After the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was changed to Hunan Higher School in the 29th year of Guangxu in the late Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1903), later changed to Hunan Higher Normal School and Hunan Industrial College, and was officially named Hunan University in 1926. After thousands of years, there are endless string songs, so the deceased called it "Millennium University".