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Mount Yuelu Scenic Area consists of hills, pinnacles, rivers, lakes, wide variety of species of flora and fauna, cultural historic site, revolutionary monuments. The name Yuelu derived from a a famous line from the book" Story of Nanyue" written by Liu Song from the Southern and Northern Dynasties. It reads "eight hundred square meters around Nanyue, the head is Huiyan and the foot is Yuelu". The mountain was since ever called Mountain Yuelu.

Except for the beautiful natural sceneries, The mountain is dotted with inspiring cultural heritages including the Yuelu Academy, Lushan Temple, Yunlu Palace, Aiwan Pavilion, Baihe Spring, the Monument to King Yu and other minor historical traces.

Aiwan Pavilion

The original name of Aiwan Pavilion at the foot of Mount Yuelu was Hongye Pavilion. It faces east and is surrounded by hills on the other three sides.

This pavilion was built during the reign of Emperor Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty and got its name from the poem by Du Mu, which says "Go up to a cool mountain far away, a winding stone path over there; There is a household in the depths of the white clouds. Stop my carriage, for I love the maple forest in the deep autumn; the leaves in the frost are redder than the flowers in February.

The Pavilion is elegant and of primitive simplicity.

Lushan Temple

Lushan Temple located at the ancient forest of Mount Yuelu. , is one of the most ancient temples in Hunan built in Western Jin Dynasty.

The temple enjoys great fame in the region and is renowned as the " first key point of interest from Han and Wei Dynasties", "the most sacred temple in Hunan province".

Monument to King Yu

The Monument to King Yu stands on the purple rock wall of the peak of Mount Yuelu, facing east. It records the story of King Yu controlling water. After his father was killed for controlling water, King Yu continued to control water. According to legend, he did not listen to music in seven years and did not enter home when passing it for three times.

The monument is 1.7 meters tall and 1.4 meters wide. On the monument, there are 9 lines, 9 words of each nine, four words less in the last nine, all together 77 words. The words look like polliwog, different from bone script. They are very difficult to be understood. It is said that it maybe the symbol of Daoism, or even fabricated by Taoist.

But as early as 1200 years ago, Han Yu had heard about this monument and climbed Mount Goulou of Mount Nanyue to look for it and wrote a poem about it. Even if it a fabrication in Tang or Song Dynasties, it is still quite precious as a monument of King Yu controlling water. There are 10 monuments of King Yu in China, it is said that all those are the duplication of the monument in Mount Yuelu.

Tips & articles

2011-05-23
Mt. Yuelu, which means the foot of Mt. Hengshan (Southern Mountain), is located on the west bank of Xiangjiang River and lies in the west of Changsha City. It's a highly reputable scenic area in Hunan Province, an area that enables you to have a much clearer ...Read More
2011-05-23
Overview Mount Yuelu, the surplus mount of Hengshan Mountain, is located in the western suburb of Changsha, Hunan, China. It is 300.8 meters high above the sea, with numerous ridges and peaks extending to several kilometers, which looks like a natural screen ...Read More
2011-05-20
Bojiatang Community Park and Jiangongshan Community Park are opened to public on Nov. 21. Situated against the mountain and among the residential quarters, the Bojiatang Community Park features both natural delicacy and human elements. With an investment of ...Read More

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by Kirima 2011-05-20
Toshie TAI, a famous Japanese poet and calligrapher, wound up her visit to Hunan for calligraphy exchanges and left Changsha on Feb.17. Accompanied by Liu Guangwen, vice-chairman of the Hunan Calligrapher Association, Xie Zhaogang, president of the Hunan Oracle Bone Inscription Association as well as Professor Ye Guanghan, a famous poet and calligrapher also ...
by Janelle 2011-05-23
Print the heart study in Yuelu academy, visit the mountain of hillfoot of high mountain, can regard Yuelu academy as the starting point, then along the path among the mountains, view and admire love in pavilion, hillfoot mountain temple, Yu late in beauty spots such as the jade tablet, printing the heart study, cloud hillfoot palace,etc. sequentially.
by Tehya 2011-05-20
Various awards of the 10th China Chrysanthemum Exhibition were released in Kaifeng City, Henan Province on Nov.15. Yuelu Mountain Scenic Area, the only Changsha participant of this event, won the special award for the creative setting of its display stand and the first prize of "Baiju (100-variety-chrysanthemum) Display". These are the highest honors that ...