Yuelu Mountain is located on the west bank of Xiangjiang River in Changsha. Old records called it the foot of Hengshan Mountain (Nanyue), so it was named after the foot. In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Song, Liu and Song's Biography of Nanyue contained: "Nanyue is 800 miles around, with Yan Hui as the head, and Yuelu is enough." It covers an area of 8 square kilometers and the highest peak is 297 meters above sea level. It is green and flat, beautiful as jade, and the green hills are deep.
Since the Western Han Dynasty, there have been relics in all dynasties, among which Yuelu Academy, Aiwan Pavilion, Lushan Temple, Wangxiang Pavilion, Lushan Temple Monument in Tang Dynasty and Wang Yu Monument in Song Dynasty are the most famous. Yuelu Mountain is also an important cultural and educational area in Hunan, where Hunan University, Central South Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Hunan Normal University and some scientific research units gather. There are many orange orchards nearby, and 1975 has been transformed into a park. 1972 After the completion of Xiangjiang Bridge, Yuelu Mountain, Orange Island and Changsha City become an organic whole, making it very convenient to visit. It is a national natural scenic spot.
Yuelu Mountain, with a total area of 36 square kilometers, consists of four scenic spots, namely Lushan Mountain, tianmashan, Taohualing and Shijialing, and two scenic spots, namely the former site of Xinmin Society and Shichengtou in Nanjin. Lushan Mountain Scenic Area is the essence of the whole region, covering an area of 6 square kilometers, with the highest peak at an altitude of 300.8 meters. Castle Peak is open, beautiful as jade, and deep.
Yuelu Mountain Scenic Area is a collection of the essence of Hunan and Chu culture, with many places of interest, Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism as a whole, revolutionary monuments everywhere and abundant plant resources. Baihequan, Wang Yu Monument, stupa, Feilaishi, Zilaizhong and Chuanshipo are all distributed in the mountains. There are 977 species of plants belonging to 559 genera in 174 families in the mountain. Among them, Arhat pine in the Jin Dynasty, Ginkgo biloba in the Tang Dynasty, Cinnamomum camphora in the Song Dynasty and Maple Chestnut in the Ming and Qing Dynasties are thousand-year-old trees, which are vigorous and tall. Located in the mountains, Yuelu Academy, a Millennium institution of learning, is the crown of the four major academies in the Song Dynasty. Gulushan Temple is known as "the first scenic spot in Han and Wei Dynasties and the first meeting place in Hunan". There are 20 streams on the top of the mountain, which is really an ethereal blessing. Aiwan Pavilion, one of the four famous pavilions in China, is located in Qingfeng Gorge. It was built in the 57th year of Qing Qianlong. It is a place with excellent scenery and a place where Comrade Mao Zedong engaged in revolutionary activities in his early years.
Yuelu Mountain Scenic Spot is a national key scenic spot. It consists of hills, rivers, lakes, natural animals and plants, cultural relics, tombs of modern celebrities, revolutionary memorial sites, etc. , is an urban mountain scenic spot. The scenic spots that have been opened include Lushan Mountain Scenic Area and Orange Island Scenic Area. Among them, Lushan Mountain Scenic Area is the core scenic area, and there are Yuelu Academy, Aiwan Pavilion, Lushan Temple, Yunlu Palace and New Democratic Social Attractions in the scenic area.
The planned scenic spots are: tianmashan, Taohualing, Shijialing and Tuchengtou, with a total area of 36 square kilometers. Yuelu Mountain Scenic Area is bordered by Heng Yue in the south, Dongting in the north, the vast vilen in the west, and the surging Xiangjiang River in the east. There are Yuping, Tianma, Phoenix and Orange Island in front, followed by peach blossoms, green moths, golden pots, golden bulls, mica and Guifeng arching from left to right, as quiet as a dragon snake, as moving as a horse galloping four hooves, and overlooking the sky as miniature. It can be described as a heaven made, a wonder on earth and a grand view of Changsha.
Yuelu Mountain Scenic Area has been famous for its beautiful scenery since ancient times. It mainly includes Qingfeng Gorge Scenic Area, Yunlufeng Scenic Area, Wanjingyuan Scenic Area, Heshipo Scenic Area, Confucian Resort, Buddhist Temple Exploration, Yunludao Palace and Juzizhou.
Formerly known as Hongye Pavilion, also known as Aifeng Pavilion. On the Mount Qingfeng Gorge behind Yuelu Academy in Yuelu Mountain. Surrounded by maple trees, Chun Lv is cool in summer and has a unique style with red maple leaves in late autumn. The pavilion was built in the fifty-seventh year of Qing Qianlong (1792), and it was named after the poem of Tang Du Mu, "The car is late in love with the maple forest, and the frost leaves are red in February flowers". During the Guangxu period, Hunan University Master Cheng carved Zhang Nanxuan's and Qian Nanyuan's Seven-Rhythm Poems on the Han Stone in the Pavilion, with the title "Ernan Poetry Carving". The stone pillar in front of the pavilion is engraved with couplets saying: "The mountain path is red and comfortable at dusk, and 500 peaches are newly planted; The gorge clouds are dark green, and a pair of tamed cranes are waiting to be caged. " There is Qingfeng Bridge on the right side of the pavilion, and the stream below is called Lan Jian. 1952, the pavilion was renovated, and the algae wells in Zhu Lan were completely new. Mao Zedong inscribed "Love Night Pavilion".
Huangxing Tomb is on Yuelu Mountain. The tomb is led in by three steps 100. The tombstone is carved from a four-sided ivory rock with a total height of about 10 meter. Because it is located at the top of the open Yuelu Mountain, it looks particularly magnificent and beautiful, overlooking the Xiangjiang River and enjoying a panoramic view of Changsha. Huang Guang (1874- 19 16), also known as Qiyuan and Keqiang, was born in Huashan, Hunan Province, and was an important leader of the Revolution of 1911. He was called "Sun Huang" in history. 1904 organized the Huaxing Association, and in August of the following year, together with Sun Yat-sen and Zhang Taiyan, organized the China League. He led the anti-Qing uprising vividly in Qinzhou, Lianzhou (now Hepu, Guangxi), Zhenxianhua (now Friendship Pass), Hekou, Guangzhou and other places, and served as the commander-in-chief of the People's Army in wartime. Nanjing provisional government was established as commander-in-chief of the army. After Yuan Shikai proclaimed himself emperor, he was appointed Commander-in-Chief of Yuan Jun .. 19 14 went to the United States for medical treatment, 19 16 returned home seriously ill and died in Shanghai on June 3/0/at the age of 43. The following year, he moved to Changsha and was buried in Yuelu Mountain. It is a national key cultural relics protection unit.
Lushan Temple, located in the middle of Yuelu Mountain, is an ancient temple in the early Jin Dynasty and the earliest Buddhist temple in Hunan. In the early years of the Republic of China, Ming Shenzong was renamed Manjuji and later Gulushan Academy. Du Fu, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty, once praised the grandeur of the temple with the poem "The temple gate is wide open and the foot of the temple is inserted into the Chisha Lake". Major buildings such as the Hall of the Great Hero were bombed on 1944, leaving only the mountain gate and Guanyin Pavilion, which have been restored. On the mountain gate, there is a banner of "the ancient foot leaves the temple", and on both sides there are couplets of "the original scene of Han and Wei Dynasties, the first scene of Hunan". Outside the door are towering ancient maple trees, which cover the sky and the sun, and the garden inside the door is full of flowers. Guanyin Pavilion is a brick-wood structure, which was renovated in 1955 and restored in 1980. Guanyin statue was placed in the shrine in the hall.
Yan often holds small exhibitions of calligraphy and painting. There are two Podocarpus trees in front of Guanyin Pavilion, and the one on the left is a relic of the Six Dynasties, which is called "Six Dynasties Pine". Its tree age is over 65,438+0,700, and it is the "elder" of the plant community in Yuelu Mountain. It is rich and precious. The tree on the right was uprooted by the great winds of the Qing Dynasty and replanted by the Qing people. Two ancient pine trees stand side by side in front of the exhibition hall, and tourists walk under them. If you enter the pass, it is called "Guansong".