Yuelu Mountain, with its verdant peaks, towering ancient trees, quiet forests and beautiful scenery, is a famous mountain resort with beautiful scenery and rich cultural heritage. It has been famous for its beautiful mountains and rivers since ancient times. It is a national key scenic spot integrating ", continent and city", covering an area of ??35.20 square kilometers. It is an urban mountain-type scenic spot and one of the four major maple viewing spots in China.
Yuelu Mountain Scenic Area is located on the west bank of the Xiangjiang River in Changsha City, facing the river. The ancients praised it for its "open blue peaks, as beautiful as pearls." Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, Yuelu Mountain has been famous for its beautiful forests and deep ravines. There are currently four core scenic spots: Yuelu Mountain, Juzizhou, Yuelu Academy, and Xinmin Society. They mainly include Qingfeng Gorge Scenic Area, Yunlu Peak Scenic Area, Wanjingyuan Scenic Area, Heshipo Scenic Area, Confucian Resort, Buddhist Temple Exploration, and Yunlu Road. Palace and Orange State are the top scenic spots.
The "Nan Yue Ji" written in the Northern and Southern Dynasties mentioned: "The surrounding area is eight hundred miles, with Huiyan as the head and Yuelu as the foot." Yuelu Mountain got its name from this. Yuelu Mountain is surrounded by peaks and ridges such as Tianma, Phoenix, Green Moth, and Taurus. It stretches for dozens of kilometers. The mountain has beautiful stone alleys and lush trees, like an emerald screen. It is clustered on both sides of the Xiangjiang River. People call it "Blue Mountain". The peaks are spread out, as beautiful as carved jade." It has the reputation of "the victory of Yuelu, the best in Chu and Xiang". Therefore, countless literati and dignitaries have visited here since ancient times, leaving behind many historical monuments and cultural stories. In the Song Dynasty, with the popularity of lectures in Tanzhou, Yuelu Mountain had many famous friends. Zhang, Zhu Xi and others often stayed in the mountain and lamented that "the years are for migration, and the vision is refreshed", which made the cultural color of Yuelu Mountain even more strong.
Yuelu Academy is located at the east foot of the mountain. It was built in the ninth year of Kaibao in the Song Dynasty (976). It was in its heyday during the period when Zhu Xi and Zhang were the masters. It had thousands of students and became one of the four major academies in the Song Dynasty. In the 29th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1903), it was changed into an institution of higher learning, and later became a normal school. In 1925 it was changed to Hunan University. The existing ancient buildings in the academy include Yushu Building, Wenchang Building, Banxuezhai, Shiyi Qi Hall, Lianxi Temple, Xiangshui School Scripture Hall, Zibei Pavilion, etc., which remind people of the glorious history of the academy.
The valley from Yuelu Academy to Lushan Temple is called Qingfeng Gorge. "Yuelu Academy Chronicles" records: "When the summer heat comes, the breeze blows slowly, and many people rest, so it is named after it." People of all dynasties regarded this place as a natural resort to escape the summer heat. The natural scenery of Qingfeng Gorge is beautiful, with dense forests, towering ancient trees, winding streams and numerous flowing springs in the gorge. The scenery changes with the change of climate and seasons. There are also many cultural relics and historic sites in the gorge that have attracted the attention of the world. There is the famous Buddhist pagoda with a long history - the Relic Pagoda, the Aiwan Pavilion, one of the four famous pavilions in my country, the famous Ernan Poetry Carvings, and modern celebrities such as Liu Daoyi. of tombs.
The scenery of Yuelu Temple is also very beautiful. Yuelu Mountain is the foot of Nanyue Hengshan Mountain extending to Changsha. It is one of the 2 peaks of Nanyue! It is 295 meters above sea level and depends on the Xiangjiang River. Here there are towering ancient trees, winding streams, beautiful mountains and pleasant scenery. In summer, the maple forest is lush and dense, covering the ground with thick shade. In late autumn, the forest is dyed with red leaves like fire. Du Mu's "Stop and sit in the maple forest at night, the frost leaves are as red as the February flowers" describes the scenery here. Yuelu Temple is located on the mountainside of Yuelu Mountain, with Qingfeng Gorge on the left, Baihe Spring on the right, overlooking Hexi Danfeng and Changdao Xiangliu in the front, leaning against the wind and clouds of the Yu Monument and the deep ravine forest sea in the back. Liu Yuxi, a great poet of the Tang Dynasty, once expressed his admiration that "the high palace is so overwhelming that it can overwhelm the sky. Looking down at Changsha, I feel like I want to swallow it."
Aiwan Pavilion is located in Qingfeng Gorge at the foot of Yuelu Mountain in Hunan Province. It was built in 1792 and its name comes from Du Mu's seven-character quatrain "Mountain Journey". Together with Pipa Pavilion, Orchid Pavilion and Drunkard Pavilion, it is also known as the four famous pavilions in China. It is a resort for revolutionary activities and a provincial cultural relic protection unit. The shape of the pavilion is double eaves and eight columns, with glazed green tiles and flying corners. From a distance, it looks like it is about to fly in the sky. The interior is made of red lacquered garden columns, the four stone columns on the outer eaves are made of granite, the pavilion is painted with a caisson, and the red-bottomed gilded "Love Night Pavilion" hanging on the east and west pavilions was written by Li Da, the president of Hunan University at the time, requesting Mao Zedong in a special letter. Made with handwriting.
The famous "King Yu Monument" on the left side of Yunlu Peak in Yuelu Mountain is a symbol of Yuelu Mountain's ancient culture and was imitated in the Song Dynasty. This stele is engraved with peculiar ancient seal characters, which are divided into 9 lines and have 77 characters. It is said that during the prehistoric era more than 4,000 years ago, the world was submerged in floods. Dayu controlled the floods for the people and ran around to divert the floods. He "did not listen to music for seven years and refused to enter his house three times." Finally, he subdued the floods and was favored by the people. respect. Legend has it that Dayu once visited Nanyue and erected this stone monument on the top of the mountain.
There are now more than 10 Yu steles in Yuelu Mountain across the country. It is said that they are all replicas of the Yu steles in Yuelu Mountain, which also shows how precious it is. In addition to the Yuwang stele, Yuelu Mountain also has a famous stele - the Lushan Temple stele. The stele is nearly 3 meters high and more than 1 meter wide. It was written and written by Li Yong, a famous writer and calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty, and carved on the stone by Huang Xianhe. The seal script "Lushan Temple Stele" on the front of the stele has four characters. The inscription contains more than 1,400 words and is written in parallel prose. It narrates the history of Lushan Temple from its establishment in the Taishi period of the Jin Dynasty (265-274) to the erection of the stele in Kaiyuan of the Tang Dynasty (713-741). 500 years of ups and downs and renovations, the process of successive Zen masters promoting Buddhism, and the beautiful scenery of Yuelu Mountain.
In spring, Yuelu Mountain is covered with green mountains and azaleas (city flowers) are in full bloom; in summer, it is quiet and cool; in autumn, maple leaves are flowing red, and the forests are dyed; in midwinter, jade trees are covered with white branches, and the scenery is pleasant all year round. Famous figures such as Huang Xing and Cai E are also buried here. Yuelu Mountain is also a good classroom for the education of patriotism and revolutionary traditions. The martyrs who sacrificed their lives to overthrow the monarchy and realize the Kuomintang's peace during the Revolution of 1911 are buried here; the lofty ideals and benevolent people who sacrificed their lives for righteousness and died generously; and the martyrs who died during the Anti-Japanese War are also buried here. The Chinese soldiers and civilians fought bloody battles and sacrificed their lives to resist foreign aggression.
When do the maple leaves in Yuelu Mountain turn red?
The best time to view the red leaves in Yuelu Mountain is from the end of November to the beginning of December every year. Depending on the seasonal temperature difference, it may be slightly earlier or later. Aiwantei is the best place to watch the red leaves. In addition, you can also take the ropeway to watch the red leaves.
Recommended tour routes to Yuelu Mountain:
① South gate of Yuelu Mountain → Aiwan Pavilion → Reliquary Pagoda → Liu Daoyi’s Tomb → Tan Liming’s Tomb → Banshan Pavilion (rest) → Jiang Yiwu’s Tomb → Lushan Temple → Baihequan. Xiaoting Rock → Yinxin Stone House → Yunlu Palace Feilaishi Return Bell
② Yuelu Mountain South Gate → Five-wheel Pagoda → Banshan Pavilion (rest) → Lushan Temple → Baihequan. Xiaoting Rock → Tomb of Cai E → Tomb of Huang Xing → Corridor → Jimu Villa → Ropeway
③ East Gate of Yuelu Mountain → Ropeway → Jimu Villa → Monument of King Yu → Corridor → Xiangguling, Birdsong Forest → Initiation Stone house → Lushan Temple → Baihequan. Xiaoting Rock → Tomb of Jiang Yiwu → Tomb of Liu Daoyi → Tomb of Tan Liming → Aiwan Pavilion → South Gate
④East Gate of Yuelu Mountain → Ropeway → Jimu Villa → Monument of King Yu → Long Corridor → Xiangguling, Birdsong Forest → Yunlu Palace Flying Stone Return Bell → Wanjing Garden → Xiao Jinguang Bronze Statue → Chuanshuipo Reservoir → Five-wheel Pagoda → South Gate
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