Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Travel guide - Places worth visiting in Hunan

Places worth visiting in Hunan

1. First stop: Changsha, the provincial capital. Must-visit scenic spots National AAAAA (5A) tourist attractions: Yuelu Mountain-Juzizhou Tourist Area (Changsha Juzizhou (4 photos) includes Yuelu Mountain, Juzizhou, Yuelu Academy, and the former site of Xinmin Society)

National AAAA (4A) tourist attractions: Changsha Window of the World, Hunan Shiyan Lake Ecological Tourism Park, 3 Daweishan National Forest Park, Hunan Provincial Museum, Lei Feng Memorial Hall and Tianxin Pavilion, Changsha Yanghu Wetland Park.

National key scenic spot: Yuelu Mountain Scenic Area (including Yuelu Mountain, Yuelu Academy and Orange Island).

National Forest Parks: Black Elk Peak National Forest Park, Tianjiling National Forest Park and Daweishan National Forest Park.

2. Second stop: Yueyang; Yueyang is one of the earliest ancient cities in the south of the Yangtze River. It is famous for "the water in Dongting is under the sky and the buildings are under the sky in Yueyang". There are 193 scenic spots in the territory such as Yueyang Tower, Junshan Island, Lingwu Mountain, Quzi Temple, Tieshan Reservoir, Dayunshan National Forest Park, Zhang Guying Ancient Building Complex, and 22 revolutionary cultural relics memorial sites such as the Pingjiang Uprising Site and Ren Bishi Memorial Hall. .

3. Third stop: Shaoshan (former residence of the great man); Mao Zedong’s former residence is located in Shaoshan Village, Shaoshan Township, Shaoshan City. The land is on the roof of the house. It faces south and faces north. It is a "concave"-shaped building with civil structure. It was Mao Zedong's house, with neighbors to the west, and the main room in the middle was shared by two families. The total construction area is 472.92 square meters. The main attractions are Mao Zedong's former residence, Bronze Statue Square, and Dishui Cave

4. The fourth stop: Hengshan; Hengshan, also known as Nanyue, Shouyue, and Nanshan, is one of the "Five Mountains" in China. The main peaks of Hengshan Mountain include Huiyan Peak, Zhurong Peak, Zigai Peak, Yuelu Mountain, etc. The highest peak, Zhurong Peak, is 1,300.2 meters above sea level.

5. The fifth stop: Zhangjiajie (there are two landmarks in Hunan, this is one); Zhangjiajie was established as a city for tourism and is a key tourist city in China. Wulingyuan Scenic Area has the rare quartz sandstone peak forest canyon landform in the world. It consists of China's first national forest park - Zhangjiajie National Forest Park and four major scenic spots: Tianzishan Nature Reserve, Suoxiyu Nature Reserve and Yangjiajie. The scenic tourist area covers an area of ??264.6 square kilometers. It is among the first batch of world natural heritage sites in China, the first batch of geological parks in the world, and the first batch of national 5A-level tourist attractions.

6. "The Soul of Wuling" Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park, "The World's Rare Species Gene Bank" Badagong Mountain National Nature Reserve, Taoist Holy Land "South Wudang" Wulei Mountain, "Baili Gallery" "Maoyan River, Wanfu Hot Spring and other scenic spots are also beautiful and unique. The former residence of He Long and the former site of the Provincial Committee of the Hunan-Hubei-Sichuan-Guizhou Revolutionary Base are national key cultural relics protection units. Eight cultural relics including Puguang Temple, Yuhuangdong Grottoes and the Old Courtyard are provincial-level key cultural relics protection units.