Hunan (湖南省) · 7 places · 7 cities
7 places in Hunan, grouped by city. The last column is the gate: 5 of them are open at all hours, and the others close, often earlier than the light does.
Most common here: Geopark (2), Wetland and lake (2), Mountain and forest (1). See all provinces, or the background on parks.
1 place
Changsha (长沙)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Yuelu Mountain & Orange Isle (岳麓山-橘子洲)A hill and a river island, both free to enter. Yuelu holds the academy founded in 976 and the Aiwan pavilion, known for autumn maples; the island carries a large sculpted head of the young Mao Zedong. | City park | Open at all hours |
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Chenzhou (郴州)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Dongjiang Lake (东江湖)A reservoir of 160 square kilometres whose outflow is cold enough that mist lies on the river below the dam on summer mornings, roughly between six and eight, from April to October. | Wetland and lake | Open at all hours |
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Hengyang (衡阳)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Heng (南岳衡山)The southern marchmount at 1,300 m, with Buddhist and Daoist halls sharing the mountain and the same main temple at its foot, described as the largest group of old buildings in southern China. | Mountain and forest | Open at all hours |
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Shaoyang (邵阳)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Lang Mountain (崀山)UNESCO NATURALWorld Heritage for danxia: red sandstone weathered into a chilli-shaped tower, a camel, and a lane 0.33 m across at its narrowest. Bajiao ridge looks down on what is called a whale in a sea of cloud. | Geopark | 7:30 to 17:30 |
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Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (湘西土家族苗族自治州)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Fenghuang Ancient Town (凤凰古城)Built in 1704 on both banks of the Tuo river, with a century of stilt houses along the water. The writer Shen Congwen grew up here and set the novella he is known for nearby. Mist on the river at dawn is the reason to stay the night. | Historic garden or scenic site | Open at all hours |
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Yueyang (岳阳市)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Yueyang Tower & Dongting Lake (岳阳楼-洞庭湖)One of the three great towers of the Yangtze region, first built in 215 and made famous by Fan Zhongyan’s essay of 1046, the source of the line about bearing the world’s cares first. | Wetland and lake | Open at all hours |
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Zhangjiajie (张家界)
| Place | Kind | Opens |
|---|---|---|
| Wulingyuan Scenic Area (张家界武陵源)UNESCO NATURALOver three thousand quartz sandstone pillars, the landform that stood in for Pandora in Avatar. Yuanjiajie, Tianzishan and the Golden Whip stream are the main sections, and an outdoor lift climbs 326 m. | Geopark | 7:00 to 18:00 |
Which Ones Need a Whole Day
A city park is an hour before dinner. A geopark can be a full day with a shuttle and a cable car, and the gate closes earlier than the park does. Tell our local team where you will be and they will say which of these fit the day you have.