1, Yuelu Academy
Cultural relics protection unit
Yuelu Academy is located at the foot of the beautiful Yuelu Mountain on the west bank of Xiangjiang River in Changsha City, Hunan Province, in the campus of Hunan University. Yuelu Academy, founded in the ninth year of Kaibao in the Northern Song Dynasty, is one of the four famous academies in China and one of the oldest universities in the world. Yuelu Academy has continued the tradition of education and academic research for thousands of years, and has become a typical representative of the traditional functions of national academies, and has been praised as the "Millennium Academy" by the outside world. The ancient architectural complex of the academy is divided into five architectural patterns: teaching, book collection, sacrifice, garden and memorial, which is a large-scale and well-preserved academy complex in China.
Address: Lushan South Road, Yuelu District, Changsha, Hunan
2. Changsha kaifu temple
Key monasteries
Kaifu temple is located in Xinhe, north of Changsha, Hunan Province, near Xiangjiang River. The main building, facing south, is the Yang Qi Temple of Zen Buddhism in Lin Ji. Kaifu temple was founded in the Five Dynasties, and experienced the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. Covering an area of 48,000 square meters, with a building area of 1.6 million square meters, there are three Buddhist temples, namely, three temples (Maitreya Hall), the Giant Buddha Hall (Mahayana Hall) and the Pilu Hall. The east wing has a living room, a zhaitang, a warehouse and an abbot's room, and the west wing has a dharma hall and a meditation hall. There is a stone tablet in the temple between Kangxi and Guangxu in Qing Dynasty. Kaifu temple is one of the key Buddhist monasteries in China, and is listed as a provincial key cultural relics protection unit in Hunan. Hunan Buddhist Association and Changsha Buddhist Association are both located in the temple.
Address: No.0/52, kaifu temple Road, Kaifu District, Changsha, Hunan.
3. Fire Palace
Huogong Restaurant, founded in 1577, is a representative public place in Changsha, Hunan Province, which integrates traditional folk culture, fire temple culture and food culture, and is famous for its Sanxiang snacks. Fire Palace, as a food city, has five places in Changsha, featuring Changsha stinky tofu, authentic braised pork, Ciba, sister jiaozi, long fat pig blood and so on. The Fire Palace is based on the "Fire Temple Culture", supplemented by famous vegetarian dishes. With its unique style, it has attracted the admiration of celebrities of all ages and become a busy city for offering sacrifices, watching plays, listening to books, watching art and eating snacks.
Address:No. Pozi Street 127, Tianxin District, Changsha, Hunan.
4. Lushan Temple
Key monasteries
Lushan Temple, also known as Huiguang Temple and manjuji, is located halfway up Yuelu Mountain on the west bank of Xiangjiang River in Changsha City, Hunan Province. It was founded by Li Fachong, a disciple of Dunhuang Bodhisattva Li, in the fourth year of Taishi in the Western Jin Dynasty (AD 268). It has a history of 1700 years. It is the earliest relic of Buddhism introduced into Hunan, and now it is a key cultural relic protection unit in Hunan Province and the resident of Hunan Buddhist Association. After entering the gate of Lushan Temple, you can see the release pond, the advanced Maitreya Buddha Hall, and the Maitreya Buddha statue on the Buddha platform. Maitreya Hall has a bell tower on the left and a drum tower on the right. Admiralty is the Great Hall, that is, the main hall, which is seven rooms wide and six rooms deep, and rests on the top of the mountain with double eaves. The three-body Buddha statue of Sakyamuni Buddha is enshrined on the Buddha platform in the temple, which is extremely solemn. On the left side of the hall are the five-view hall and the living room, and on the right is the lecture hall.
Address: Yuelu Mountain Scenic Area, Yuelu District, Changsha, Hunan Province
5. Jia Yi's former residence
Jia Yi's former residence was built during the reign of Emperor Wen of the Western Han Dynasty. It was the place where Jia Yi, a famous political commentator and writer, lived when he was exiled to Changsha in the early years of the Western Han Dynasty (the fourth year of Emperor Wen, BC 176). It is the "oldest monument" in the historical city of Changsha, and it has a special influence in the historical and cultural city of Changsha. The famous Ode to Diaoqu Yuan and Ode to Birds in the history of ancient literature in China were both completed by Jia Yi during his residence here. Jia Yi's former residence was repeatedly destroyed and built. Centered on the former residence "Tai Fu Jing", it was rebuilt many times. The buildings we see today are basically modern.
Address: No.28 Taiping Street, Tianxin District, Changsha, Hunan Province
6. Love Night Pavilion
Cultural relics protection unit
The Love Night Pavilion in Yuelu Mountain was built in 1792, named after Du Mu's poem "Stop and sit in the maple forest late, and the frost leaves bloom in February". Yuelu Mountain is a good place to see autumn scenery with red leaves. It, Taoranting, Huxinting and Zuiweng Pavilion are also called the four famous pavilions in China. It is a revolutionary activity resort and a cultural relic protection unit in Hunan Province. Love night pavilion is simple and elegant, with four wings and high corners and green glazed tiles; There are painted algae wells in the pavilion, and the "Love Evening Pavilion" with a gold-plated red background is hung on the east and west sides, which retains the style of pavilions and pavilions in the Qing Dynasty.
Address: No.58, Gaodeng Road, Yuelu District, Changsha, Hunan
7. Tianxin Pavilion in Changsha
4A scenic spot
Tianxin Pavilion, located in Tianxin Park in the southeast corner of downtown Changsha, is a tower and a symbol of the ancient city of Changsha. The surrounding city walls are the only remnants of the ancient city walls in Changsha. Tianxin Pavilion was built in the 11th year of Qing Qianlong (1746) and was presided over by Fu Junyang at that time. The Tianxin Pavilion seen by tourists today was rebuilt by 1983. The overall building of Tianxin Pavilion is supported by 46 red painted columns, with chestnut tile powder walls and solid gray stone foundation. There are 62 stone lions carved on the stone railings in front of and behind the pavilion, and 32 wind horses and bronze bells are hung on the pavilion, ringing in the wind. When you play in your Tianxin Park, you can also see an archway-"Chonglie Gate".
Address: No.4 Tianxin Road, Tianxin District, Changsha, Hunan Province
8. Du Pujiang Pavilion
The cultural project of Du Fu's Jiangge main building is mainly designed around the poems written by Du Fu, Changsha and Du Fu in Hunan and the influence of Du Fu on Huxiang culture. At the same time, it pays attention to the overall environmental layout, creates a better historical and cultural atmosphere, adapts to audiences of different social classes, and achieves the effect of integrating knowledge and leisure. In Changsha, Du Fu's Jiangge is connected with Tianxin Pavilion, Yuelu Mountain Daolin Second Temple and Yuelu Academy. The Du Fu Memorial Hall in the middle, about 20 meters high, is a four-story building, which adopts the traditional imitation of the Tang Dynasty in China. The general plan of Du Fu Jiangge Pavilion is a north-south strip, forming a row of memorial buildings. The north-south corridor is a poem stele corridor, and there are stone tablets on both sides of the column, which engrave Du Fu's poems.
Address: No.2 Section of Xiangjiang Middle Road, Tianxin District, Changsha, Hunan 108
9. Zhongshan Pavilion
Zhongshan Pavilion was originally built in the middle of Qing Dynasty, and was rebuilt in Xianfeng three years (1853). At that time, the prefect yamen of the Qing Dynasty was located in today's Youth Palace, and the "Pioneer Guard Camp" was stationed in Zhongshan Pavilion, so this building was called Pioneer Hall. 1930 newly-built Zhongshan Road, which is connected with the main building of Pioneer Pavilion and has an attached bell tower. In memory of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, this building was officially named Zhongshan Pavilion. At the beginning of 2002, Huangxing North Road was widened and rebuilt, and the Changsha Municipal Government kept the Zhongshan Pavilion, which was repaired according to the principle of "repairing the old as before". In 2006, it was announced as a cultural relic protection unit in Hunan Province.
Address: No.245 Huangxing Middle Road, Tianxin District, Changsha, Hunan.
10, Baisha ancient well
Baisha ancient well is located in the lower west side of Huilong Mountain in the south of Changsha City, Hunan Province, about one kilometer southeast of Tianxin Pavilion. It has been one of the famous springs in the south of the Yangtze River since ancient times. The spring water gurgles out from the bottom of the well, which is clear and transparent, sweet and delicious, and the seasons are constant. When Baisha ancient well was first dug, there is no way to verify it. Before the Ming Dynasty, all the local chronicles of Changsha were scattered. The only remaining Changsha Chronicle published in the twelfth year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1639) recorded: "Baishajing, two miles southeast of the county (referring to Hua Shan County), is the first spring in Changsha." It can be seen that Baishajing is already famous at this time. The folk song says: "Wuxi Xishan Wuxi, Pinghu is a horizontal lake, Changde Deshan is a virtue, and Changsha has sand, water and no sand."
Address: No.26 Baisha Road, Furong District, Changsha, Hunan (west of He Long Stadium)