The scenery of Yuelu Mountain in late autumn is very spectacular. Why?

The scenery of Yuelu Mountain in late autumn is very spectacular, because the reason is: maple leaves.

Yuelu Mountain Scenic Spot is a national key scenic spot. Located on the bank of Xiangjiang River in Changsha, an ancient city, it consists of hills, rivers, lakes, natural plants and animals, cultural relics, tombs of modern celebrities, revolutionary memorial sites and so on. It is a mountain scenic spot in the city. The scenic spots that have been opened include Lushan Mountain Scenic Area and Orange Island Scenic Area.

Lushan Mountain Scenic Area is the core scenic area, and there are Yuelu Academy, Aiwan Pavilion, Lushan Temple, Yunlu Palace and New Democratic Social Attractions in the scenic area. The planned scenic spots are: tianmashan, Taohualing, Shijialing and Tuchengtou, with a total area of 36 square kilometers.

Yuelu Mountain Scenic Area is bordered by Heng Yue in the south, Dongting in the north, the vast vilen in the west, and the surging Xiangjiang River in the east. There are Yuping, Tianma, Phoenix and Orange Island in front, followed by peach blossoms, green moths, golden pots, golden bulls, mica and Guifeng arching from left to right, as quiet as a dragon snake, as moving as a horse galloping four hooves, and overlooking the sky as miniature. It can be described as a heaven made, a wonder on earth and a grand view of Changsha.

Yuelu Mountain has a unique geographical location. Its mountains belong to Hengshan Mountain in Nanyue. The ancients listed Yuelu Mountain as one of the seventy-two peaks of Nanyue Mountain, called Lu Lingfeng. A long time ago, during the Liu and Song Dynasties in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, "The Legend of Nanyue" contained "eight hundred miles around Nanyue, headed by the foot of Yuelu." Hence the name Yuelu. According to geological research, Yuelu Mountain was founded in Paleozoic and formed in Mesozoic.

Overview of Yuelu Academy;

Yuelu Academy is a national 4A-level scenic spot, a national key scenic spot, a national civilized scenic spot demonstration site and a national key cultural relic protection unit. It is located in the campus of Hunan University in Yuelu District, Changsha City, Hunan Province, about 3 kilometers away from the city center, covering an area of 3 1 1,000 square meters and a building area of about11,000 square meters. It is a museum of ancient buildings and ruins that shows the education and architecture of ancient academies in China.

Yuelu Academy was founded in the ninth year of Kaibao in the Northern Song Dynasty (976) and is one of the four ancient academies in China. After the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was named Hunan University in the fifteenth year of the Republic of China (1926). It is the best-restored, most intact and largest ancient academy in China.