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Yueyang Pavilion (Yueyang Lou) - depart from Changsha city hotels, drive 3 hours to Yueyang tower,
Standing on the city tower in the northwest of Yueyang City in Hunan, Yueyang Tower along with the Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan and the Prince Teng’s Pavilion in Nanchang, is one of the three great towers in south of the Yangtze River. In the Yueyang Tower, tourists can find poems, paintings, calligraphic words, tree-root carvings, and the different models of Yueyang Tower of Song (960-1279), Yuan (1271-1368), Ming and Qing dynasties. The tourist attractions on both sides of the Yueyang Tower include the Three Drumkards Pavilion, Immortal Plum Pavilion, Xiao Qiao’s Tomb, and Stele Corridor.
The Yueyang Tower stands on the west gate of the Yueyang city wall, looking down at the Dongting Lake, facing the Junshan Island in the distance, and linking the Yangtze River to the north and the Xiangjiang River to the south.
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Junshan Island - Junshan Island
Facing Yueyang Pavilion in Dongting Lake, Junshan Island is in Yueyang City of Hunan Province. The island is also called Love Island because it is associated with two love stories. The first is between Chief Shun, one of the greatest sovereigns in the Prehistoric Times (1.7 million years ago - the 21st century BC) and his two consorts. And the second one is a legend of love between a scholar in the Tang Dynasty (618~907) and the third daughter of Dragon King. Junshan Island is famed for cultural and historic relics, whereby visitors may learn more stories about Chinese history. Below are the most attractive sites on the island:
Tomb of the Two Empresses
Xiangfei Memorial Temple
Mottled Bamboo Grove
Liuyi Well
Sending-Letter Pavilion
Located about two yards behind the Liuyi Well, it consists of two connected pavilions, representing
Dongting Temple
Singsing Hill
Rock Paintings
- Private transportation
- Attraction entrance fees included
- Exclusive private guide service
- Complimentary bottled water
- hotel room
- meals
- Gratuities
Depart from a hotel situated within Changsha city limits,
Changsha, the beating heart of the Hunan Province, is a renowned historic metropolis dating back 3,500 years.
Despite the passage of 3,500 years since its inception, the discovery of a woman’s remains, laid to rest for over 2,000 years, along with more than 3,000 invaluable cultural artifacts from the Mawangdui Han tombs, left the world in awe of the advanced civilization bred by the ancient inhabitants of Hunan. Nestled among lush pines and cypresses, the Yuelu Academy oozes tranquility and simplicity. Many titans of culture who blazed new trails in Chinese history have lectured within its walls. Visitors to the Yuelu Academy will be enveloped by a profound sense of culture from each hall, pavilion, stele, and calligraphy.
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