Humanities & Landscape
Taohuayuan Scenic Area
Taohuayuan Scenic Area
The Taohuayuan Tourist Area has beautiful natural scenery and profound historical and cultural heritage. It is famous for the beautiful mountains and rivers; temples and pavilions; fantastic historical legends; and, the number of poem inscriptions, worthy of the reputation of the hometown of the soul. The core scenic spots are Qinxi Brook, Qingu Valley, Taohua Mountain, Taoyuan Mountain, and Wuliu Lake. The scenic area was rewarded as national key scenic spot, national key cultural relics protection unit, and national forest park.
Visitors may also enjoy a large live-action drama called "Peach Blossom Spring" in the area.
Liuye Lake
Covering 21.8 square kilometers, Liuye Lake, named after its shape that resembles a willow leaf, is the largest lake within a city's downtown area in China.
Nestled among the mountains, the lake glitters like a giant diamond when the sun shines.
Islets on the lake are covered with luxuriant plants. Seen from afar, they look like emeralds embedded on a giant hairpin some goddess might have dropped.
The surrounding mountains add to the charm of the lake. To its north is Baihe Mountain, a long-time habitat of white cranes.
From May to September each year, thousands of cranes and egrets feed, nest, mate and raise their young around the lake, making it a world of birds.
Changde Poem Wall
Changde Poem Wall is a 3-kilometer-long anti-flood dyke alongside the Yuanjiang River, which is engraved with poems, calligraphy works and paintings. Thus, it is listed as the longest wall with engraved art in the Guinness Book of World Records.
There are artworks from many famous Chinese artists and outstanding figures such as Mao Zedong and Qi Baishi.
Chinese source: hunan.gov.cn