Hengyang

Introduction-Hengyang Hengyang is a well-known city of more than 2000 years. It is located to the south of lofty and beautiful Mt Hengshan (also called Nanyue or South Mountain) and in the middle reaches of the Xiangjia...

Mount Hengshan Situated in Hengyang City, Hunan Province, Mount Hengshan is one of China's Five Sacred Mountains. The mountain range runs 150 km from Hengyang to Changsha. Of the cluster of 72 peaks, the most kn...

Zhurong Peak Zhurong Peak is ranked top of the Four Wanders of Mount Hengshan. It was named after the God of Fire, Zhu Rong. Legend has it that he is an officer in the ancient times. At that time, people knew t...

Martyrs Shrine Located at the foot of Xianglu Peak, the Martyrs Shrine is a key Cultural Relics under the Protection of the State. Numerous soldiers sacrificed their lives in the nearby mounts during the Sino-Jap...

Memorial Hall of Cai Lun On the bank of Caizi Lake in northern Leiyang City, a memorial hall was built in memory of Cai Lun (?-121AD), the inventor of paper-making technology. The memorial hall consists of three wood-brick...

Stone Drum Academy As one of the four famous academies in North Song Dynasty (960-1127), the Stone Drum Academy is located on the Stone Drum Mountain outside the North Gate of Hengyang City. Famous scholars such as Z...

Magu Fairyland Magu is one of the eight most popular legendary Taoist fairy figures in China. Situated in a canyon at the foot of Tianzhu Peak, Magu Fairyland boasts rock arch bridges, bamboo pavilions and houses...

Huangting Temple Constructed in 618AD, the first year of the reign of Emperor Wude in Tang Dynasty, this temple is situated at the foot of Jixian Peak. The temple enjoys a high status in Taoist participants because...

Xuandu Temple Also known as the Half-way Pavilion, Xuandu Temple was built in Southern Qi Dynasty (427AD-502AD). The temple consists of the Entrance Gate, the Linggong Hall, the Heaven Emperor Hall and the Sanqi...

Diamond Stupa East to the Nantai Temple is the 48-meter-tall Stupa, a building of the tower architectural style in Song Dynasty (420 AD-479 AD) which covers an area of 233 square meters. The 9 stores stupa boas...