Changsha Highlight Day Tour

Picked up from your downtown hotel in Changsha and first head Hunan Provincial Museum Founded in the early 1950s, the museum boasts abundant collections that feature

the cultural relics excavated from the world-famous Mawangdui Tombs of Han Dynasty.

Then drive to Tianxin Pavilion . Changsha is a city with long history, so there are some historic sites and

Tianxin Pavilion is one of them. The ancient city wall has collapsed save for Tianxin Pavilion standing on the remaining section of the ancient wall in Changsha.

After Tianxin Pavilion, go to visit Hunan First Normal College. Hunan First Normal College has a long and splendid

history, and always been enjoying a good reputation of "academy of thousand years and normal school of centuries". Its glorious revolutionary and educational traditions attract the public's admiration and attention. Chairman Mao studied here from 1913 to 1918. He returns to teach classes from 1920 to 1922.

Then move on to Yuelu Academy . The renowned Confucian scholars - Zhu Xi and Zhang Shi both once lectured at the academy. As one of the four most prestigious academies dating back over 1000 years in China, Yuelu Academy is now still a famous institution of higher learning as well

as a centre of academic activities and cultures.

Finally head to Orange Isle for sightseeing. Orange Isle is located at the city center of Changsha, and also the center of Xiangjiang River. Watched from the Peak of Mount Yuelu, Orange Isle is like

a black silk ribbon lying in the middle of the river and like a dark yellowish green barrier while seen in the river bank.

Back to your downtown hotel at the end of the day tour.