How many of these ten ancient buildings in Changsha do you know?

What are the top ten ancient architectural attractions in Changsha? Let’s take a look at what the editor has to share today.

1. Yuelu Academy

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Yuelu Academy is located at the foot of the beautiful Yuelu Mountain on the west bank of the Xiangjiang River in Changsha City, Hunan Province, on the campus of Hunan University. It was founded in Founded in the 9th year of the Northern Song Dynasty, it is one of the famous "four major academies" in China and one of the older universities in the world. Yuelu Academy has continued a thousand-year tradition of education and academic research, and has become a typical representative of academies across the country that have inherited their traditional functions. It is known as the "Millennium Academy" by the outside world. The ancient academy building complex is divided into five architectural patterns: teaching, book collection, worship, gardening, and commemoration. It is the largest and best-preserved academy building complex in China.

Address: Lushan South Road, Yuelu District, Changsha City, Hunan Province

2. Kaifu Temple, Changsha

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Kaifu Temple is located in Located in the north of Xinhe in Changsha City, Hunan Province, next to the Xiangjiang River, with the main building facing north and south, it is a temple of the Yangqi sect of the Linji sect of Zen Buddhism. Kaifu Temple was first built in the Five Dynasties period, and then passed through the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. It covers an area of ??48,000 square meters and has a construction area of ??16,000 square meters. It has three Buddhist halls, namely the Three Holy Temples (Maitreya Hall), the Great Buddha Hall (Main Buddha Hall) and Pilu Hall. The east chamber has a living room, a dining hall, a storehouse, and the abbot's room, while the west chamber contains a sermon hall, a meditation hall, etc. In the temple, there are stone tablets from the Kangxi and Guangxu years of the Qing Dynasty. Kaifu Temple is one of the key open Buddhist temples in China and is listed as a key cultural relic protection unit in Hunan Province. The Hunan Provincial Buddhist Association and the Changsha Buddhist Association are both located in the temple.

Address: No. 152, Kaifusi Road, Kaifu District, Changsha City, Hunan Province

3. Fire Palace

Fire Palace Restaurant was founded in 1577. Changsha, Hunan Province is a representative public place that integrates traditional folk culture, fire temple culture, and food culture. It is famous in Sanxiang for its fire palace snacks. As a food city, there are 5 fire palaces in Changsha. Special snacks include Changsha stinky tofu, authentic braised pork, glutinous rice cakes, sister dumplings, dragon fat pig blood, etc. The Fire Palace is based on "Fire Temple Culture", supplemented by famous vegetarian food. Its unique style has attracted celebrities from all over the ages to come here. It has become a busy place for worship, watching theater, listening to books, watching arts and snacks.

Address: No. 127, Pozi Street, Tianxin District, Changsha City, Hunan Province

4. Lushan Temple

Key temples

Lushan Temple is also Named Huiguang Temple and Wanshou Temple, they are located on the mountainside of Yuelu Mountain on the west bank of the Xiangjiang River in Changsha City, Hunan Province. They were founded by Li Fachong, a disciple of Dunhuang Bodhisattva Li Dharma Protector, in the fourth year of Taishi (AD 268), Emperor Wu of the Western Jin Dynasty, more than 1,700 years ago. It is the earliest relic of Buddhism entering Hunan. It is now a key cultural relic protection unit in Hunan Province and the residence of the Hunan Buddhist Association. After entering the gate of Lushan Temple, you can see the Life Release Pond. Going forward is the Maitreya Hall, with a Maitreya Buddha statue on the Buddhist platform. There is a bell tower on the left of Maitreya Hall and a drum tower on the right. Entering in the middle is the main hall, which is seven rooms wide and six rooms deep. It has double eaves and rests on the roof. The Buddhist platform in the hall is dedicated to the three-body Buddha statue of Sakyamuni Buddha. It is extremely solemn. On the left of the hall is the Five Views Hall and the Guest Hall, and on the right is the Lecture Hall.

Address: Yuelu Mountain Scenic Area, Yuelu District, Changsha City, Hunan Province

5. Jia Yi’s Former Residence

Jia Yi’s Former Residence was built during the reign of Emperor Wen of the Western Han Dynasty. When the famous political commentator and writer Jia Yi was demoted to Changsha, the place where he lived when he was the king of Changsha (the fourth year of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, 176 BC) is the "oldest monument" in the historical and cultural city of Changsha. influence. The famous "Ode to Qu Yuan" and "Ode to Birds" in the history of ancient Chinese literature were completed by Jia Yi while he lived here. Jia Yi's former residence has been destroyed and rebuilt many times. The "Taifu Well" in the former residence has always been the center. It has undergone many reconstructions. The buildings seen today are basically built in modern times.

Address: No. 28 Taiping Street, Tianxin District, Changsha City, Hunan Province

6. Aiwan Pavilion

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Yuelu Mountain Aiwan Pavilion was built in 1792 and named after Du Mu's poem "Stop and sit in the maple forest at night, the frost leaves are as red as the flowers in February". It is a good place to watch the autumn scenery of red leaves in Yuelu Mountain. It is similar to Taoran Pavilion, Huxin Pavilion, Zuiweng Pavilion is also known as one of the four famous pavilions in China. It is a resort for revolutionary activities and a cultural relic protection unit in Hunan Province. The Aiwan Pavilion is simple and elegant, with four high-angled wing corners and covered with green glazed tiles; the interior is made of red lacquered garden columns, and the four stone columns on the outer eaves are made of granite. "Aiwan Pavilion", on the whole, retains the architectural style of more pavilions and pavilions in the Qing Dynasty.

Address: No. 58, Denggao Road, Yuelu District, Changsha City, Hunan Province

7. Changsha Tianxin Pavilion

4A Scenic Area

Located in Changsha City The Tianxin Pavilion in Tianxin Park in the southeast corner of the center is a tower in the ancient city of Changsha and the symbol of the ancient city of Changsha. The surrounding city wall is the only remaining ancient city wall site in Changsha. Tianxin Pavilion was built in the 11th year of Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty (1746), and was built by Yang Xi, then Fujun. The Tianxin Pavilion that tourists see today was rebuilt in 1983. The overall building of Tianxin Pavilion is supported by forty-six red paint columns, with chestnut tiles and pink walls, and a solid gray-white stone foundation. There are 62 stone lions carved on the stone railings in front and back of the pavilion, and 32 wind horse bronze bells are hung on the pavilion body. , rustling in the wind. When visiting Tianxin Park, you can also see an archway - "Chonglie Gate".

Address: No. 4, Tianxin Road, Tianxin District, Changsha City, Hunan Province

8. Du Pujiang Pavilion

The cultural project of the main building of Du Fu Jiang Pavilion mainly focuses on Du Fu and Changsha , Du Fu’s poems created in Hunan and Du Fu’s influence on Hunan culture. It also pays attention to the overall environmental layout in order to create a better historical and cultural atmosphere, adapt to audiences at different social levels, and achieve the integration of knowledge and leisure. Integrated effect. In Changsha, Du Fu Jiangge, Tianxin Pavilion, Yuelu Mountain Daolin Temple and Yuelu Academy form a cultural belt. The Du Fu Memorial Hall, located in the middle, is about 20 meters high, a 4-story building, and adopts the traditional Chinese imitation Tang Dynasty architectural form. The general layout of Du Fu Jiangge is planned in a north-south strip, forming a row of commemorative buildings. The north and south corridors are poetry stele corridors, and stone tablets are erected on both sides of the columns inscribed with Du Fu's poems.

Address: No. 108, Section 2, Xiangjiang Middle Road, Tianxin District, Changsha City, Hunan Province

9. Zhongshan Pavilion

Zhongshan Pavilion was originally built in the mid-Qing Dynasty and was built in the third year of Xianfeng (1853), the Qing Admiral's Yamen Mansion was located in today's Municipal Youth Palace. The Zhongshan Pavilion was stationed with the "Pioneer Guard Battalion" to protect the Yamen Mansion, so this building was called the Pioneer Hall. In 1930, a new Zhongshan Road was built, and an attached bell tower was built connected to the main building of Pioneer Hall. In memory of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, this building was officially named Zhongshan Pavilion. In early 2002, Huangxing North Road was widened and renovated, and the Changsha Municipal Government retained the Zhongshan Pavilion and renovated it according to the principle of "repairing the old as before". In 2006, it was announced as a cultural relic protection unit in Hunan Province.

Address: No. 245, Huangxing Middle Road, Tianxin District, Changsha City, Hunan Province

10. Baisha Ancient Well

Baisha Ancient Well is located at the foot of Huilong Mountain in the south of Changsha City, Hunan Province On the other side, about one kilometer southeast of Tianxin Pavilion, it has been one of the famous springs in Jiangnan since ancient times. The spring water gushes out from the bottom of the well. It is crystal clear, sweet and delicious, all year round. It is impossible to verify when the Baisha Ancient Well was first dug. All the local historical records of Changsha before the Ming Dynasty have been lost. The remaining "Changsha Prefecture Chronicles" published in the twelfth year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty (1639 AD) records: "Baisha Well, two miles southeast of the county (referring to Shanhua County), has only one well. It is a foot long and has a sweet fragrance. Officials from all over the city drink it endlessly. It is the first spring in Changsha." It can be seen that Baishajing has become very famous at this time. The folk song says: "Wuxi has mountains and mountains in Wuxi, Pinghu and lakes are level with lakes, Changde has mountains and mountains with virtue, and Changsha has sand and water without sand."

Address: No. 26, Baisha Road, Furong District, Changsha City, Hunan Province (west side of Helong Stadium)