Yandiling, located in Luyuanpi, Luyuan Town, Yanling County, Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province, is adjacent to Xietuo Water in the west. Yandiling was founded in the fifth year of Song Gande (967), with a history of more than 1000 years. With the rise and fall of dynasties, Yan Di Temple has experienced many vicissitudes, and it has been destroyed and built repeatedly. The core scenic spot of Yandiling covers an area of 5 square kilometers, with a total planned area of 102.5 square kilometers.
Yandi Mausoleum is the resting place of Yan Di Shennong, the ancestor of the Chinese nation, and enjoys the reputation of "the first mausoleum in China". It is a national key cultural relics protection unit, a national-level scenic spot, a national patriotism education demonstration base and one of the top ten cultural heritages in Hunan Province, and it has been selected into the "China National Natural Heritage, Natural and Cultural Heritage Preparatory List".
"Yan Di Mausoleum Festival" is the first batch of intangible cultural heritage in China, and it has been successfully selected as one of the "Top Ten Most Influential Pro-cultural Activities in the World". Yandi Mausoleum consists of three functional areas: sacrificial area, sacrificial area and memorial area. It is composed of more than 80 natural and cultural landscapes, including Yandiling, Shennong Hall, Shennong Garden, Quemen, Huaxia Square, Fu Lin, Shengdelin, Huangshan Forest of Steles, Yandiling Archway, etc.
Brief Introduction of Yan Di Mausoleum:
Yanling County, formerly known as Lingxian County, belongs to Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province. It is located in the southeast border of Hunan, at the west foot of Jinggangshan. Because of the "Holy Mausoleum in the City"-Yandiling, it was renamed Yanling County on 1994. Yanling County covers a total area of 2,030 square kilometers and governs 5 towns and 5 townships 120 administrative villages.
Yanling County belongs to Jingdi in ancient times and Chaling County in Changsha County in Han Dynasty. Known as the "tail of Changsha tea town" in history, it is a peaceful and blessed land of the ancestor of the Chinese nation, Yandi Shennong. Yandi Mausoleum, known as "the first mausoleum in China", is a national key cultural relics protection unit and a national 5A-level scenic spot. Yanling is an important part of Jinggangshan revolutionary base. Hengyan Expressway, Mu Yan Expressway, Ru Yan Expressway and Jiheng Railway run through Yanling. ?