Changsha : Main Scenic Spots

........................................................................................................................................................................................ Yuele Academy and Yuele Hill ........................................................................................................................................................................................

This famous scenic area is on the west bank of the Xiangjiang. Yuelu Hill is charming all year round, with pink peach blossoms and green willows in spring, a pleasant climate in summer, colourful maple trees in Autumn and snow-covered evergreens in winter. On Yuelu Hill, you will have a good view of the city. The Yuelu Academy of classical Learning, hidden in the woods, was built at the beginning of the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) and was one of the greatest classical academies of that time. Zhu Xi (1130-1200), a famous Confucianist philosopher, used to teach here. The late leader of the Chinese revolution, Mao Zedong, also studied here.

........................................................................................................................................................................................ Mawandui Tombs of Han Dynasty ........................................................................................................................................................................................

Mawangdui is a horseshoe-shaped mound of earth about ten meters high and thirty meters in diameter situated at a place called Wulipai in the eastern suburbs of Changsha. It contains three ancient tombs belonging to the family of Duke Dai from the earl Western Han Dynasty. The coffins and burial objects in the Number One and Number Three tombs were all in excellent condition when they were unearthed during 1972 and 1974. The most fascinating archaeological find here was the well-preserved female mummy discovered in the 2,100-year-old Number One tomb. << Back to Changsha Info