Changsha Historic/Cultural Tour: Visit to the Provincial Museum and Yuelu Mountain
Changsha
Embark on a historic and cultural tour of Changsha, China's ancient city with a 3,500-year history. Visit the Provincial Museum and explore Yuelu Mountain for a glimpse into the advanced civilization and rich cultural heritage of Hunan Province.
Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Changsha - Changsha, capital of Hunan Province, is a famous ancient city with a history of 3,500 years. It used to be a place of strategic importance of the state of Chu, Now Changsha is an important place gathering historical and cultural relics, and a tourism collecting and distributing center of Hunan Province.
    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.
    Changsha has given birth to a great number of celebrites, including Mao Zedong and Liu Shaoqi, once studied, lived and fought in Changsha, Yuelu Mountain which is pregnant with beauty and vitality, the Xiangjiang River that flows around the city, Orange Island which quietly lies in the middle of the river like a dragon, and other scenic and historic interest places in Changsha are jointly composing a melodious song.
    Changsha is also home to Hunan authentic food, famous TV and amusement industry city,
    Very important city in central China in terms of political, cultural, economic and industry.
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Attraction entrance cost
  • Private guide service
  • Bottled water
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • hotel room
  • meals
Additional Information

depart from a hotel located in the heart of Changsha,
Changsha, the provincial capital of Hunan, stands as a celebrated historic metropolis with over 3,500 years to its name.
Despite millennia passing since Changsha’s inception, a female mummy lying in repose for two millennia caused a global stir upon its unearthing alongside over 3,000 invaluable historical artifacts retrieved from the Mawangdui Han Dynasty tombs, eliciting worldwide awe at the sophistication of ancient Hunan’s civilization. Nestled amidst verdant pines and cypresses lies the serene and native Yuelu Academy. This historic institution has been graced by the lectures of numerous intellectual titans who established influential schools of thought in Chinese history. Visitors to the Yuelu Academy will be enveloped in a robust cultural atmosphere, evident in every hall, pavilion, stele, and engraving.

Location
Sheraton Changsha Hotel
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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