Places to check in when traveling to Changsha

Recommended places to visit in Changsha include Orange Island, Yuelu Mountain, Aiwan Pavilion, Taiping Street, Hunan Provincial Museum, Tianxin Pavilion, etc.

1. Orange Island

Orange Island has Mao Zedong’s youth art sculptures, Wen Tiantai and other attractions. According to historical records, Orange Island was created in the second year of Yongxing, Emperor Hui of Jin Dynasty. It is a whirlpool alluvial, It is formed by accumulation of sand and gravel. Thousands of flowers, grasses and vines grow in the scenic area, including 143 species of rare plants. There are also many rare animals such as gulls, foxes, and badgers.

2. Yuelu Mountain

Yuelu Mountain is a famous cultural mountain that integrates the essence of Chinese culture such as Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. It encompasses the cultural connotation of Yuelu Mountain jointly developed by the great Confucians, eminent monks and Taoists in history.

3. Aiwan Pavilion

Aiwan Pavilion is simple and elegant. The pavilion sits from west to east and is surrounded by mountains on three sides. On the whole, it retains the architectural style of many pavilions and pavilions in the Qing Dynasty.

4. Taiping Street

The Taiping Street historical and cultural district not only retains the former residence of Jia Yi, Changhuai Well, the old site of the West Archway of the Mingji Fan Prince's Mansion, the old site of the Xinhai Revolution *** Association, the Fourth Cultural relics and modern historical sites such as the former Zhengshe site have also injected vitality into time-honored brands such as Qianyi Sheng Liangzhan, Lisheng Salt Store, Dongtingchun Teahouse, and Yichunyuan Teahouse.

5. Hunan Provincial Museum

It has a collection of more than 180,000 cultural relics, especially cultural relics unearthed from the Mawangdui Han Tomb in Changsha, Shang and Zhou bronzes, Chu cultural relics, ceramics of the past dynasties, calligraphy and painting, and modern Cultural relics are the most distinctive; Hunan Museum has two basic exhibitions: Changsha Mawangdui Han Tomb Exhibition and Hunanese Sanxiang History and Culture Exhibition, and regularly holds special exhibitions and exchange exhibitions.

6. Tianxin Pavilion

Tianxin Pavilion was originally called Tianxing Pavilion. Its name comes from the theory of star fields that was widely spread in the Ming Dynasty. According to the division of stars, Tianxing Pavilion corresponds to the Changsha star in the sky. Therefore, this place was once a place where the ancients observed the stars and worshiped the gods. In addition, the ancient pavilion is located on the top of Longfu Mountain, the highest point in the ancient city of Changsha. It was regarded by the ancients as an auspicious feng shui treasure place. People were willing to come here to pray for blessings, eliminate disasters, and strengthen the world. Home.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Hunan Provincial Museum