Things to do in Chongyang

No. 7 of Hot Springs Attractions in Hubei

Chongyang Langkou Forest Hot Spring

Chongyang Langkou Forest Hot Spring is an "idyllic pastoral" themed resort built by SENT Group. It is also a forest hot spring that integrates field landscape and folk customs. Back in October 1987, the water there was certified by Hubei Provincial Science and Technology Commission as having met the national standards for natural mineral water. It can be developed as drinkable mineral water.

No. 4 of Fall Viewing Attractions in Xianning

Lushui Lake Scenic Spot

Named after Lu Xun, a famous general of the Eastern Wu state in the Three Kingdoms Dynasty, who stationed here, and with quiet mountains, green forests, clear water and beautiful birds, Lushui Lake Scenic Spot has beautiful natural scenery and a long history of Chu culture. There is also the shooting location of the CCTV version of The Water Margin: Water Margin City, which consists of three attractions: Juyi Hall, Liangshan Mountain Back Camp, and suburb and wilderness street. There are performances of Water Margin stories and folk customs in the scenic spot on holidays.

Gexian Mountain

Gexian Mountain is located in Zhongping Village, Guantangyi Town, Chibi City, with an altitude of 642.7 meters and an area of 6 square kilometers. It is 18 kilometers away from the Xingxing Bamboo Sea in Xianning in the east. There is a highway running through the Tiancheng District, which is adjacent to Chongyang in the south. It is named after Ge Hong, a famous chemist and medical scientist in Jin Dynasty, who once practiced Taoism here. According to Kangxi's "Puqi County Chronicle" in the Qing Dynasty, and Qianlong's "Puqi County Chronicle" recorded that "the place where Gexian's emergence in Jin Dynasty is located is Gexian Mountain, ten miles south of the maid...". Gexian Mountain Monastery is a place to commemorate Ge Hong, a famous chemist, medical scientist and Taoist theorist in Jin Dynasty, who cultivated here and became immortal. It was built without examination. According to the records of the stele, it was rebuilt during the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty. The statue of Ge Xian holding pills and pills in his hand is about 2 meters high. There is a Taiji map on the top of the courtyard door, and a stone carving on the door couplet that says "The peak of herbal medicine is still alive. , the traces of the burnt Danjing still exist." Outside the hospital, there is a stone tablet of merit and virtue of "Raising the Quartet". The peak in the east of the mountain is Ge Xian's ascension place. There is a round stone house with four stone statues of Ge Xian and his disciples inside. There are stone couplets inside and outside the round gate, which say "Extraordinary pills for changing bones. There is a 40-square-meter flat ground in front of the stone house, and there is a stone incense burner and a stone remnant plaque of "Gexian Mountain" on the side. The plaque contains the words "Repair in the Qing Dynasty".

No. 1 of Hot Springs Attractions in Hubei

Country Garden Phoenix Hot Spring Center

Xianning Country Garden Phoenix Hot Spring is a multifunctional indoor and outdoor hot spring Attraction with the style of Souvenir Asia Bali. It is close to Qianshan National Forest Park and has a superior natural environment. It covers an area of ​​30,000 square meters and has more than 50 public hot spring pools, which are arranged according to the undulating terrain and scattered among the natural ridges, with exquisite and unique landscape. The Attraction not only has outdoor and indoor pools, but also Private Hot Spring. The special springs include 8℃ cold springs, alternating between cold and warm. It is also equipped with water parks, swimming pools, children's bubble pools, Surfing pools and other facilities. It is suitable for parents and children, couples, families and other groups to check in all seasons.

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Orange Isle Scenic Area

Orange Isle Scenic Area is a narrow sandbar lying across the heart of the Xiang River in Changsha, stretching approx. five km. It faces Yuelu Mountain to the west and borders Changsha's old city to the east, surrounded by water on all sides. Named after the abundant orange trees planted on the isle, it was historically called Shuiluzhou. Formed by river alluvium, this sandbar has existed for over a millennium, where the "River and sky in evening snow" scenery was once among the Eight Views of Xiaoxiang. In 1925, the poem "Spring in a pleasure garden - Changsha" was composed here, with its iconic line "Alone I stand in the biting fall, watching the Xiang River flow north past Orange Isle's head," which made this riverine landmark widely renowned. The highlights of the visit are concentrated at the islet's head: A granite art sculpture over 30 m tall, modeled after the 1925 youth image, stands facing the river as Changsha's highly recognizable landmark. Nearby, the Questioning Heaven Platform extends toward the river center, where leaning on the railing reveals the mighty Xiang River flowing northward, with Yuelu Mountain and the city skylines on both banks facing each other across the water. The Songju Pavilion, white marble poetry stele, and the 200-year-old ancient phoenix tree at the islet head are all in this area. Heading north from the islet head, a hundred-acre orange orchard bears golden fruits in fall, while bamboo groves, peach orchards, plum gardens, and osmanthus groves take turns showcasing seasonal flora. The historic Zhuzhang Ferry (where Zhu Xi and Zhang Shi once crossed the Xiang River for lectures) and the Huxiang Culture Exhibition Hall are scattered along the way. At the islet's tail, the reconstructed Jiangshen Temple and Gongji Tower area was precisely where ancients admired the "River and sky in evening snow" scenery. The island is long and narrow, making round-trip walks quite tiring. A sightseeing train is available for transportation, with multiple stops along the way for hopping on and off. Travelers with limited time are advised to head straight to the island's tip to see the sculpture and river views, then stroll leisurely along the riverside path. At dusk, watching the sunset over the Xiang River and seeing the lights gradually illuminate both shores from the island's tip is especially worth setting aside time for.

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Yellow Crane Tower

Yellow Crane Tower is a landmark building of Wuhan. It is located on the bank of the Yangtze River and above Snake Hill in Wuchang. Many celebrities have written famous poems about the tower. Yellow Crane Tower was built during the Three Kingdoms period, but it was destroyed many times. What we see now is the reconstructed version built in 1985. When you climb the Yellow Crane Tower, you can see the spectacular view of the Yangtze River and Wuhan's three districts.

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Lingmi Town Tourist Resort

Honeydew Town and Baiya Mountain AttractionLocated in Fanshang Village, Jintang Town, Chongyang County, Xianning City, it is adjacent to Jiugong Mountain in the east, connected to Tongcheng Huangpao Mountain to Jiangxi Xiaoshanjie in the south, adjacent to Daquandong Scenic Area of ​​Qingshan Reservoir in the west, and close to Baiya Mountain Range with rugged rocks and caves in the north. Fanshang Village has beautiful scenery and rich ecological resources. The Twin Springs are well-known far and wide, and it is called the "Bama Village" of Xianning because of its many centenarians. The Erythrorhizoma Cibotii Town Tourism Resort is mainly divided into two sections: Baiyashan Scenic Area and Erythrorhizoma Cibotii Zoo. The Baiyashan Scenic Area includes Huashan Paradise, Huashan Plank Road, Moon Bay Square, Glass Bridge, Lakeside Flower Corridor, Dinosaur Valley, Water Park, Bumper Cars, Carousel, 9D Glass Suspension Bridge, Slide, Dovecote, Cultural Island and other attractions. In the zoo, there are swans, peacocks, parrots, geese, alpacas, ponies, Arctic foxes, sika deer, raccoons, civets, snow squirrels, badger, hairy pigs and other exotic animals, which are loved by tourists of all ages.

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Hunan Museum

Hunan Museum is a relatively large history and culture museum in Hunan Province, and among its collections, the artifacts unearthed from the Mawangdui Han Tombs are particularly representative. "The Changsha Mawangdui Han Tombs Exhibition" is the museum's permanent exhibition, presenting in a concentrated way the precious artifacts unearthed from three Western Han tombs. One of the most striking exhibits in the exhibition is the plain silk unlined robe with straight-cut front, as thin as cicada wings and weighing less than 50 grams, whose weaving technique is astonishing. In addition, visitors can see well-preserved printed silk padded robes, fine and elegant embroidery, brightly glossy painted lacquerware, and an exquisite T-shaped painted silk painting. More than 100,000 characters of silk manuscripts were unearthed from Tomb No. 3, among which are many lost texts long since gone from circulation, covering fields such as philosophy, history, astronomy, and medicine. The "Topographic Map of the Southern Part of the Changsha Kingdom," also from Tomb No. 3, was drawn using techniques broadly similar to those of modern maps and holds important value in the study of ancient maps. The well-preserved body of Lady Xin Zhui unearthed from Tomb No. 1 has survived intact for more than two thousand years and is another major highlight of the exhibition. The museum also features permanent exhibitions such as "Hunan People: A Historical and Cultural Exhibition of the Three Xiang Regions," displaying collections including Shang and Zhou bronzes, ceramics from famous Hunan kilns, and Ming and Qing calligraphy and paintings, presenting the historical and cultural threads of Hunan from different dimensions. The Mawangdui Han Tomb Exhibition and the Three Xiang Historical and Cultural Exhibition together form the museum's two core exhibitions, and are well worth setting aside ample time to view in detail.

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Tengwang Pavilion Tourist Area

Tengwang Pavilion Tourist Area is located on the east bank of the Gan River in Nanchang, with the riverside Tengwang Pavilion as its centerpiece. Originally built in the fourth year of the Yonghui era of the Tang Dynasty by Li Yuanying, Prince of Teng and son of Emperor Gaozu of Tang, it gained eternal fame through Wang Bo's "Preface to Tengwang Pavilion." Alongside the Yellow Crane Tower and Yueyang Tower, it is hailed as one of the "Three Great Towers of Jiangnan." Historically destroyed and rebuilt nearly thirty times, the current structure is a Song-style replica completed in 1989, designed based on Liang Sicheng's reconstruction sketches. With its green tiles and layered eaves, it remains a landmark of Nanchang to this day. The main pavilion follows a "three visible, seven concealed" layout: appearing as a three-story structure with encircling corridors from the outside, while actually containing seven interior floors—nine levels including the two-tiered base symbolizing ancient city walls. Turquoise-roofed galleries extend north and south from the base's flanks, connecting at their ends to auxiliary pavilions named "River-taming" and "Greenery-embracing," forming a mountain-shaped silhouette with the main tower. Below, an artificial lake and the nine-bend wind-and-rain bridge add classical garden charm to the majestic architecture. Each floor of the pavilion offers something remarkable. The white marble relief "A timely wind delivers Tengwang Pavilion" in the first-floor preface hall depicts the legend of Wang Bo riding the wind to compose his famous preface. The second-floor mezzanine features the long scroll painting "Gallery of eminent figures," gathering Jiangxi's historical luminaries like Tao Yuanming, Ouyang Xiu, Wang Anshi, and Tang Xianzu in one artwork. The third-floor mural "Linchuan dream" recreates Tang Xianzu's staging of "The peony pavilion" here. The fourth-floor "Land of wonders" painting compresses Jiangxi's iconic landscapes—Mount Lu, Sanqing Mountain, Dragon-Tiger Mountain, and Poyang Lake—into a single masterpiece. The fifth floor is the highlight for panoramic views: its central hall displays a bronze tablet inscribed with Su Dongpo's calligraphic version of "Preface to Tengwang Pavilion," while the east hall exhibits a scale model of the pavilion. Strolling the veranda offers sweeping views of the Gan River and modern skyline across the water. The top floor bears the plaque "Ninth heaven," with its west hall housing an antique-style theater flanked by replica ancient instruments like chime bells and stone chimes. Above, spiral-arranged bracket sets adorn the caisson ceiling, and between the double eaves hangs Su Dongpo's gilded "Tengwang Pavilion" plaque. After descending from the main pavilion, take time to explore the garden area: the square in front of the pavilion, the grand Song-style archway, the antique street lined with calligraphy and antique shops, and the small Suzhou-style garden Fuchang Garden with its lake reflections and bridge views—perfect for slowing your pace. To experience the poetic scene of "a solitary wild duck flying with the sunset glow, while the autumn water blends with the vast sky," an evening ascent to the pavilion is ideal. The fifth-floor corridor offers an expansive view, making it a prime spot to admire the sunset over the Gan River.