Private Day Tour to Yueyang Tower and Junshan Island from Changsha

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8 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English

depart from Changsha city area hotel,
Changsha, capital of Hunan Province, is a famous ancient city with a history of 3,500 years.
Though 3,500 years have elapsed after the founding of Changsha City, A woman corpse that had been sunk in sleep for more than 2,000 years astonished the world along with the discovery of over 3,000 precious cultural relics excavated from the Han tombs at Mawangdui, making people in the world gasp in admiration at the advanced civilization created by the ancient people in Hunan. The Yuelu Academy tucked away in green pines and cypresses is quiet and unsophisticated. Several dozen cultural giants who founded new schools in Chinese history once gave lectures at the academy. At the Yuelu Academy, tourists will feel strong cultural flavor from every hall, pavilion, tablet and inscription.

What's Included

Private transportation
attraction entrance cost
private guide service
bottled water
hotel room
meals
Gratuities

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

depart from Changsha city area hotels, private drive to Yueyang 3 hours, by the end of the day private transfer back to your hotels in Changsha, or drop off in changsha airport.

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Meeting point
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Duration: 8 hours (approximately)
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    depart from Changsha city hotels, drive 3 hours to Yueyang tower, Standing on the city tower in the northwest of Yueyang City in Hunan, Yueyang Tower along with the Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan and the Prince Teng's Pavilion in Nanchang, is one of the three great towers in south of the Yangtze River. In the Yueyang Tower, tourists can find poems, paintings, calligraphic words, tree-root carvings, and the different models of Yueyang Tower of Song (960-1279), Yuan (1271-1368), Ming and Qing dynasties. The tourist attractions on both sides of the Yueyang Tower include the Three Drumkards Pavilion, Immortal Plum Pavilion, Xiao Qiao’s Tomb, and Stele Corridor. The Yueyang Tower stands on the west gate of the Yueyang city wall, looking down at the Dongting Lake, facing the Junshan Island in the distance, and linking the Yangtze River to the north and the Xiangjiang River to the south.

    2 hours • Admission ticket included
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    Junshan Island Facing Yueyang Pavilion in Dongting Lake, Junshan Island is in Yueyang City of Hunan Province. The island is also called Love Island because it is associated with two love stories. The first is between Chief Shun, one of the greatest sovereigns in the Prehistoric Times (1.7 million years ago - the 21st century BC) and his two consorts. And the second one is a legend of love between a scholar in the Tang Dynasty (618~907) and the third daughter of Dragon King. Junshan Island is famed for cultural and historic relics, whereby visitors may learn more stories about Chinese history. Below are the most attractive sites on the island: Tomb of the Two Empresses Xiangfei Memorial Temple Mottled Bamboo Grove Liuyi Well Sending-Letter Pavilion Located about two yards behind the Liuyi Well, it consists of two connected pavilions, representing Dongting Temple Singsing Hill Rock Paintings

    2 hours • Admission ticket included

Additional info

  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Supplied by Hunan Xiangzhonglv International Travel Service

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