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Chuanshan Academy

Chuanshan Academy

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Chuanshan Academy is located on Dongzhou Isle in the Xiang River, Yanfeng District, Hengyang City, Hunan Province. It was founded in the 8th year of the Guangxu reign of the Qing Dynasty and named in honor of the late Ming and early Qing thinker and philosopher Wang Fuzhi (courtesy name Chuanshan). Wang Fuzhi participated in anti-Qing struggles multiple times in his youth and lived in seclusion at the foot of Shichuanshan in Hengyang during his later years. His scholarship covered classics, history, philosophy, astronomy, geography, and literature, and he is revered by later generations as "Master Chuanshan." It was originally established within the Chuanshan Shrine in the urban area of Hengyang. In the 11th year of the Guangxu reign, Peng Yulin, Minister of War, proposed moving the academy to the tranquil Dongzhou Isle and raised funds to build a new campus. After the relocation, its scale expanded, and its beautiful environment made it an important base for researching and disseminating Chuanshan's philosophy in the Huxiang region. Today, it is a Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level. The courtyard is simple and elegant, with ancient camphor trees standing lush and green in front. The museum exhibits the life of Wang Fuzhi and the legacy of Chuanshan's philosophy. It attracts a large number of scholars and tourists every year who come to visit, listen to the charm of Huxiang culture and Chuanshan scholarship, and experience traditional Chinese academy culture and red education.Hengyang · 6 km from downtown
Hengyang Defense War Memorial Hall

Hengyang Defense War Memorial Hall

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The entire Lu family's new house covers five acres, nestled against the mountain and beside the water, facing south. It measures 80 meters east to west and 33 meters north to south, covering an area of ​​2640 square meters. It is a two-courtyard, four-wing layout. The house is constructed of brick and wood, with a three-acre pond in front. All the gable walls and corners are decorated with clay sculptures and painted designs. It consists of a main hall, four side halls, a large gate, three small gates, a courtyard, side rooms, a study, a boudoir, and a pavilion, totaling 33 rooms of various sizes.Hengyang · 2.5 km from downtown
South Heaven Gate

South Heaven Gate

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Starting from Nanyue Temple, via the winding mountain road, and the Banshan pavilion, Nantianmen comes into view not far from the Yehou Academy. Nantianmen divides the Nanyue Hengshan Mountain in two. In ancient times, people said this marked the boundary between the world of mortals and the immortal beings. Below Nantianmen is a boat-shaped rock that looks like a boat sailing on the clouds with the stone archway of Nantianmen as its protruding masts. There are three gates in the archway: the left gate, middle gate and right gate, with three red Chinese characters: "South Sky Gate" on the middle gate, and two Chinese characters: "Move Cloud" and "Rain" on the left and right gates respectively. The handwriting is clear and striking.Hengyang · 45.7 km from downtown
Huiyan Peak Scenic Area - Pingsha Luoyan

Huiyan Peak Scenic Area - Pingsha Luoyan

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Hengyang · 4.2 km from downtown
Hengyang Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall

Hengyang Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall

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The Hengyang Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall is located in the Hengyang Anti-Japanese War Memorial City within Yueping Park, Yanfeng District. It is the core exhibition hall of the only officially designated "Anti-Japanese War Memorial City" in China, officially opened to the public in 2021 and recognized as a national-level anti-Japanese war memorial facility. The site integrates historical stone carvings, thematic exhibition halls, and memorial gardens, featuring diverse commemorative views such as the Anti-Japanese War Memorial City Monument, bronze group sculptures, anti-Japanese cultural walls, and merit-recording pavilions. The hall houses extensive firsthand historical materials on the Hengyang Defense Battle, veteran oral histories, wartime military artifacts, and personal letters, while recreating the 1944 underground command post scene. Multimedia displays vividly restore the 47-day bloody battle of the isolated city. This site commemorates the heroic resistance of 17,000 soldiers against an enemy force ten times their size, blending natural mountain scenery with profound historical significance. It serves as both an immersive destination for learning about Hengyang's anti-Japanese war history and reflecting on national loyalty, as well as a place for citizens to honor martyrs and enjoy leisurely walks. With its historical educational value and urban cultural appeal, it is ideal for family-friendly study trips, red-themed team-building activities, and in-depth exploration by history enthusiasts.Hengyang · 3.5 km from downtown
Xiangjiang South Hot Spring Resort
No. 13 of Hot Springs Attractions in Hunan

Xiangjiang South Hot Spring Resort

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Xiang·Jiangnan is located in Wenquan New Village, Yangqiao Town, Hengdong County. It is backed by Phoenix Mountain and sits on Xianhe Ridge. It creates a new highlight of Hunan tourism around the theme of "hot spring health, ecological landscape, ecological agriculture, and Hengdong cuisine". It is an ideal place for vacation in Changsha, Zhuzhou, Tanzhou and Hengdong. Starting from Changsha, Zhuzhou and Xiangtan, you can reach the destination within two hours by car. In terms of overall planning, the project is based on water, and the guest rooms are built along the mountain to form a natural village. It is very suitable for walking here. Walking on the stone-paved flower path, with pine trees, maple trees and willow trees interspersed among them, it is like walking in a Chinese garden.Hengdong · 23.2 km from downtown
Yinshan Mountain

Yinshan Mountain

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China Yinshan Cultural Tourism Area is located in Jinlong Village, Miaoqian Town, Changning City, Hengyang City. It has a certain tourism reputation in the province for its unique and colorful cultural resources and mountain scenery. It is an important leisure and tourism destination in Hengyang City and Hunan Province. It is themed on Yinshan cultural experience, geological sightseeing, and rural leisure, including Yinshan, Zhongtian Ancient Residence, God of Wealth Cave, Haiyi Bay and Shima Attraction. China Seal Mountain includes "one peak and three cities", namely, China Celebrity Seals City, China Calligraphy City, and China Commemorative Seals City. It includes seals of ancient celebrities, modern celebrities, seals of famous sayings and aphorisms from past dynasties, portrait seals from past dynasties, as well as calligraphy and stone carvings. It is mainly divided into Pre-Qin, ancient, modern and contemporary dynasties according to the dynasties, and it collects more than 4,800 seal patterns of various shapes. This mountain has carved Chinese seal patterns for thousands of years on the rocks, integrating the cultural landscape with the natural landscape. God of Wealth Cave It is called "underground art treasure house" and is located in the central section of "Changgui Baili Gallery". It is about 1,000 meters long and has many scenic spots, including Wealth God Welcoming Guests, Welfare God Gathering, Wealth God Pointing the Way, Azure Dragon Protecting Pearls, Jadeite Suspended Tower, Treasure Basin, Fairy Bridge of Yaochi, Eight Immortals Treasure Hunting, Dragon Boat Gifting, Gold Panning for the Poor, Wealth God Complimentary Treasures, Ingots Complimentary, and Divine Turtle Celebrating Birthday. Wealth God Cave is a typical karst landform landscape, which basically includes various lifelike forms of stalagmites, stone pillars, stalactites, stone curtains, etc. of karst cave landscape, and is known as "an enlarged fairy mountain and a shrunken bonsai". Zhongtian Ancient House Located in the core position of the entire Miaoqian Town tourist area, it covers an area of ​​about 256 acres. It was built in the second year of Yongle (1404 AD) and has been around for more than 600 years. It is a well-preserved and large-scale ancient building complex from the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Hengyang City and Hunan Province. Although it has experienced hundreds of years of wind and rain erosion, it still retains more than 100 old houses, more than 200 patios, 108 lanes, and a construction area of ​​14,000 square meters. The folk houses have both the architectural characteristics of Jiangnan folk houses. They also have a unique artistic style. The Miaoqian Folk Culture Leisure Area is centered on Zhongtian Ancient Village and Miaoqian Town. Zhongtian Ancient Village is mainly an attraction for Zhongtian Folk Village, which undertakes the function of viewing the Attraction. Miaoqian Town undertakes the core function of tourism services with relatively complete and concentrated service facilities. It has been successively rated as a "provincial key cultural relic protection unit" and a "provincial historical and cultural village". In 2012, Zhongtian Village was rated as the first batch of Chinese traditional villages. In March 2014, it was rated as a "Chinese landscape village". In October 2019, it was listed as the eighth batch of national key cultural relics protection units.Changning · 26.1 km from downtown
Ginkgo Viewing in Hengyang

Ginkgo Viewing in Hengyang

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Hengyang City is rich in ginkgo resources, including some ancient and famous trees. These ginkgo trees have not only witnessed historical changes, but have also become important local tourism resources. Whenever autumn and winter enter, the mountains and plains of Hengyang are covered with "golden armor", and the scenery is very spectacular. Whether you are going to Shiniu Peak in Chejiang Town, Hengnan County to see the "King of Ginkgo Trees", or to experience the vicissitudes and mystery of ancient ginkgo at Fuyan Temple in Hengshan Mountain, Nanyue, or to the "10,000 acres of Ginkgo Forest" in Baogai Town, Hengnan County Appreciating the majestic sight of mountains covered with golden armor will make you forget to leave.China · Hengyang
Shangfeng Temple

Shangfeng Temple

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Shangfeng Temple is located at the foot of Zhurong Peak. It is the highest temple in Nanyue Hengshan. It was originally a Taoist temple. During the reign of Emperor Yang of Sui, he visited the temple and ordered it to be built and converted into a temple. It was named Shangfeng Temple. Shangfeng Temple was originally large in scale, with four halls in total. Unfortunately, a fire in 1950 reduced several halls to ashes.The Shangfeng Temple that tourists see today was built in the 1980s. It is not as big as before. Only the white marble plaque with the words "Shangfeng Temple" on the front seems to still tell people about the former glory of Shangfeng Temple. The main Buddhist buildings of Shangfeng Temple now include the mountain gate, the Great Hall, the Dharma Hall, the Sutra Library, the Guanyin Hall, the Amitabha Hall, etc. Among them, the rear hall Qitang was built in the Qing Dynasty. There is a couplet on the pillar of the hall: "Samadhi follows entering Samadhi, and the ten directions are always inhabited by the ten directions." Nowadays, there are morning and evening classes in the temple every day, and the monks in the temple will recite the Book of Songs during the morning and evening classes every day.Not far from Shangfeng Temple is Hengshan's Wangri Terrace, which is a good place to watch the sunrise over the sea of clouds in Hengshan Scenic Area.Hengyang · 46 km from downtown
Nanzheng Street
No. 2 of Night Attractions in Hengyang

Nanzheng Street

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42 reviews
Nanzheng Street is a commercial street that features a wide variety of snacks, food, and various clothing and cosmetics stores.Leiyang · 1.8 km from downtown

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M53***10July 15, 2024
5.0
A famous academy in the late Qing Dynasty and an important cultural heritage of Hengyang.

Chuanshan Academy

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吴立珍February 19, 2020
4.0
When I arrived, I was still shocked by the renovated memorial hall. The environment is beautiful, with gurgling streams, lush forests and bamboos, and the renovated Lu Family New House, a southern Hunan building from the Qing Dynasty. The new house contains relatively detailed pictures and cultural relics about the Battle of Hengyang, which is of great help in understanding the Battle of Hengyang.

Hengyang Defense War Memorial Hall

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下一站8541September 2, 2022
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The South Gate of Heaven was called Tianmenguan in ancient times. Since Mount Tai represented heaven in ancient times, the top of Mount Tai was the location of the Heaven. There are four gates in the Heaven: East, West, South, and North. This gate faces south, so it is called "South Gate of Heaven". It is also the main entrance to the Heaven, leading directly to the Lingxiao Palace of the Jade Emperor, which is above the Nine Heavens (some say it is the Thirty-Six Heavens). In many myths and legends, the gods guarding the South Gate of Heaven have many names, such as the King of Growth, Wang Lingguan, the Four Marshals of Ma, Zhao, Wen, and Guan, Zhang Tianshi, and the Great General of Xuantian Shenwei (who was personally appointed by the Jade Emperor).

South Heaven Gate

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大足熊猫December 26, 2019
5.0
It has been 74 years since the Anti-Japanese War. But the contributions made by our nation will never be forgotten. The significance of this war cannot be recorded by any monument. It is an irreplaceable great achievement in the history of the Chinese nation.

Hengyang Anti-Japanese War Memorial Hall

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_We***59May 7, 2025
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🌈When I was riding the Changsha subway by chance, I saw an advertisement on the train and found out that there was a good place for hot springs in the vicinity. I made an appointment with my friends on May Day and set off📸📸 Transportation: It took about 2 hours to drive there. There were green mountains and clear waters along the way. My mood gradually improved. However, the location was quite in the mountains. I kept wondering if I had gone to the wrong place. 🧐Facilities/Services: I booked a double room with a private bath, which also included a double hot spring ticket. There were quite a lot of hot springs. After soaking, I went back to the room and lay down. It was super comfortable! The water activities are not fully open yet. It will be very cool to come here in the summer. The service staff are also very enthusiastic 🥳Food: Hengyang local dishes taste good. Spicy people can go there. It is also suitable to digest food by the lake after eating Tips: You can experience the feeling of misty Jiangnan more when you come here on rainy days. It will be very photogenic when you wear Hanfu

Xiangjiang South Hot Spring Resort

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M32***62June 15, 2020
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Every time I go out, I search for routes on my phone. If it's too far or the transportation is inconvenient, I give up on going. Yinshan Mountain in China is definitely a good place to go. It's easy to get there after getting off the highway, and the mountain is cool and the scenery is pleasant!

Yinshan Mountain

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游侠半仙November 29, 2021
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Shangfeng Temple is located on the side of Rongzhu Peak, the highest peak of Nanyue Hengshan Mountain. Since the temple was built during the Sui Dynasty, it has a history of more than 1,300 years. Unfortunately, a fire in 1950 reduced several halls to ashes. The current building was renovated in the 1980s. Only the white marble plaque engraved with "Shangfeng Temple" on the front seems to still tell people about the former glory of Shangfeng Temple. [Scenery] Distinct four seasons, [Fun] One of the key Han Buddhist temples in the country. [Cost-effectiveness] High!

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卡卡未迭October 29, 2021
5.0
Nanzheng Street has a history of 2,205 years. During the Anti-Japanese War and the War of Liberation, Leiyang County's industry and commerce were still developed, and Nanzheng Street was the most prosperous.

Nanzheng Street

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When choosing a tour, start with how much time you have and the kind of experience you're looking for. Trending options right now include One-Day Tour to Mount Heng (Nanyue), Grand Temple, and Zhurong Peak from Changsha, 1-day tour to Hengshan Mountain + Fanyin Ancient Trail Stone Tablet + Nantianmen in Hengyang, Hunan with Chinese and English tour guide service available, and 1-day tour to Shigu Academy + Suzhou Bay Old Street + Dongzhou Island in Hengyang, Hunan with bilingual Chinese-English service. Check the real-time availability and itinerary before you book.

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