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What are the tourist attractions in Hunan?

Yuelu Mountain, Hengshan Mountain, Yueyang Tower, etc.

1, Yuelu Mountain: Yuelu Mountain, named after the "Nanyue Ji" written by Xu Lingfu in Liu and Song Dynasties in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, recorded that "the Fiona Fang of Nanyue is 800 Li, with Yan as the head and Yuelu as the foot". The geographical location of Yuelu Mountain is very unique. It is located on the west bank of Xiangjiang River and belongs to Hengshan Mountain in Nanyue. The ancients listed Yuelu Mountain as the last of the 72 peaks of Nanyue Mountain, which was called Lu Lingfeng. A Yuelu Mountain is half the history of Changsha. There are many scenic spots in Yuelu Mountain, including Love Night Pavilion, Yunlu Palace and Wang Yu Monument. There is Yuelu Academy at the foot of the mountain, which was founded in the Northern Song Dynasty for nine years. It is the most complete and largest existing ancient academy in China and one of the four ancient academies in China. "Mountain in the City" Yuelu Mountain is not only a tourist attraction, but also a good place for outdoor sports. Central South University, Hunan University, Hunan Normal University and other institutions of higher learning gather at the foot of the mountain, adding a little elegance to Yuelu Mountain. Scenery is famous for its scenery. Love Night Pavilion is the most famous scenic spot in Yuelu Mountain, and it is also the business card of Yuelu Mountain. Du Mu is famous for "stopping in the maple forest late, the frost leaves are red in February", and he is also known as the "four famous pavilions" in China with Chuzhou Zuiweng Pavilion, Hangzhou Huxin Pavilion and Beijing Taoran Pavilion. Love Evening Pavilion is simple and elegant, with upturned cornices, green glazed tiles, red columns painted inside and granite columns outside the eaves, and three red characters "Love Evening Pavilion" are hung in the east and west pavilions respectively. Yuelu Mountain is not only the favorite place of many literati, but also the burial place of many revolutionary volunteers. There are 62 sites such as Huang Xing and Cai E, where a large number of Xinhai heroes are buried. So, in Changsha, Yuelu Mountain is a place where you can't miss anything! Address: No.58 Gaodeng Road, Yuelu District, Changsha.

2. Hengshan: Hengshan, also known as Nanyue, Shouyue and Nanshan, is one of the famous "Five Mountains". According to the astronomical work "Shi Gan Xing Jing" in the Warring States Period, because it is located on the wing of the sunset star among the 28 stars, it is called Hengshan Mountain, just like a weighing instrument, which can be called heaven and earth. Hengshan Mountain is a famous religious mountain and a holy place of Taoist Quanzhen School. There are over 200 temples, temples and temples around the mountain. Due to the good natural environment and warm climate, Hengshan has a high coverage rate of green plants, exotic flowers and grasses everywhere and pleasant scenery. Among the "thirty-six caves and seventy-two blessed places" in Taoism, the third hole of the thirty-six caves is Zhuling Cave, and the jade altar, the Temple of Light and the cave spirit source of the seventy-two blessed places in Taoism are all in Hengshan Mountain. There are also two real Sakyamuni relics in the King Kong stupa of Nantai Temple in Hengshan Mountain. Among the numerous peaks in Hengshan Mountain, Zhu Rong, Zigai, Tianzhu, Youshi and Furong are called "Five Peaks in Heng Yue". In Li Bai's poem, he said, "The five peaks blow snow, and flowers often fly into holes." . Du Fu said in a poem, "There are five peaks in Zhu Rong, and the peak is low." . Among them, Zhurong Peak is the main peak and the highest peak of Hengshan Mountain. The scenic spots include Old Temple, Shangfeng Temple, Moon Observation Platform, the worse gate, Huixian Bridge and so on. It is a scenic spot dominated by natural landscape and supplemented by human landscape. Zhurongfeng is evergreen with fragrant seasons and beautiful scenery. It is said that Nanyue is unique. Wei Yuan, the first person who "opened his eyes to see the world" in the Qing Dynasty, said in "Poems of Heng Yue": "Hengshan walks, Daishan stands, Huashan stands, Songshan lies, and Nanyue flies alone." Hengshan Mountain has beautiful scenery, beautiful seasons, flowers in spring, clouds in summer, sun in autumn and snow in winter. This is the "Four Scenes of Hengshan Mountain". Fangguang Temple, water curtain cave, the Temple of Tibetan Scripture and Zhurongfeng are the "Four Wonders of Nanyue". Generally speaking, Hengshan Mountain is an original green mountain with pine and cypress waterfalls, which are quiet everywhere, sometimes misty and sometimes rolling, adding a lot of fairy flavor to Hengshan Mountain. Address: Nanyue Town, Nanyue District, Hengyang City.

3. Yueyang Tower: Yueyang Tower is located near Dongting Lake and is famous for Fan Zhongyan's "Yueyang Tower". It is also known as "the three famous buildings in the south of the Yangtze River" with the Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan and Wang Tengting Pavilion in Nanchang, and is known as "Dongting is the world's water and Yueyang is the world's building". From the appearance, Yueyang Tower is a rectangular pure wood structure. The main building is19.42m high,14.54m deep and17.42m wide. * * There are three floors, four pillars, cornices and helmet tops. Among them, the four pillars are four nanmu straight through the roof, surrounded by corridors, rafters and purlins, which are tenoned with each other by traditional techniques; Covered with yellow glazed tiles, it looks resplendent and solemn. On the first floor, there are carved screens, poetry couplets and sculptures of Yueyang Tower. In the middle of the second floor, there is a rosewood woodcarving screen engraved with "Yueyang Tower" inscribed by Zhang, a master of calligraphy in Qing Dynasty. On the third floor, there is a carved screen of Mao Zedong's handwritten poem "Climbing Yueyang Tower" by Du Fu, and the couplet "Chang Li Geng Bai Shu" is hung on the eaves column. As the only ancient building with the original structure among the three famous buildings, it is also the only famous building with all-wood structure. Its unique helmet top structure perfectly embodies the wisdom of the ancient people in China and the exquisite skills of craftsmen. In addition to Yueyang Tower, there are other scenic spots such as Sanzuiting, Xianmeiting and Dongting Poetry Gallery. For tourists, they can not only feel the beauty of traditional buildings such as Yueyang Tower, but also appreciate the cultural works related to Yueyang Tower. The location of Yueyang Tower is also very good. From the roof, you can enjoy many beautiful scenery such as Dongting Lake and Junshan, and you can also enjoy the magnificent green mountains and waters around you. Address: Dongting North Road, Yueyanglou District, Yueyang City.