Friday, March 13, 2015

China, Hunan --- Revisiting Changsha (I)

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When we take about 2 hours High-speed Rail arrived in Changsha, my mood is very excited.Changsha, there is my childhood of memories and laughter, although I live there is not very long time, but give me leave permanent memory.






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Changsha, capital of Hunan Province it is. It is located in the northern part of Hunan and the Middle East, across the Xiangjiang River. It is China's famous historical and cultural city, as early as 3,000 years ago, that there were "Changsha," said.







Tangerine Island.
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Tangerine Island because of the rich South Orange get the name. Tangerine Island, it is a river island in Xiangjiang River of Changsha. It is beautiful, it was called: "Little Penglai." It is also the world's largest inland delta. It was a shock in the Xiangjiang River sandbar formed in AD 305 years, dating back more than 1,600 years of history. Tangerine Island in the west of the Yuelu Mountain, east of the city of Changsha, surrounded by water, stretches for hundreds of years, the narrow cross at about 40 meters, about 140 meters wide at the cross. Shape Tangerine Island is an elongated island. Tangerine Island, since ancient times, it is a famous tourist destination in Hunan.



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In my memory, when I was a little girl, along with my parents. First by car, then take the ferry to go quite a long way, we can reach the Tangerine Island. Now as long as the subway, 10 minutes to arrive there. The original is a desolate Tangerine Island, now a beautiful big garden. We sigh, Tangerine Island is changing too fast.









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We stood on the Tangerine Island Bridge looking Tangerine Island.










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Tangerine Island Bridge is across the Xiangjiang River in Changsha City's first bridge. The famous Tangerine Island just below the bridge. Xiangjiang River Bridge, the first one, it makes Changsha bid farewell to the thousands of years of history to rely on the ferry past the Xiangjiang River, it also carries the generations and therefore the bridge complex.


 



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We went to the middle of the Tangerine Island Bridge, there is access to the Tangerine Island Approach down. We each spend 20 bucks to buy a ticket where cable cars, can take tours around the Tangerine Island. A total of five stations up and down you can always enjoy the scenery. In fact, the Tangerine Island is not great. If we do not get off, 30 minutes you can explore the complete Tangerine Island.




 
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This season, the orange trees mature fruit. Grapefruit hanging on a   grapefruit tree, its golden glow colors.











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This season, it osmanthus blossom, the honey-colored sun, stroll in the garden, sweet-scented osmanthus, fragrance garden, a flower to the soul. The wind blowing in my face, aroma invade my Heart. At the moment, I'm not afraid to be barren time, I'm afraid the truth will be lost.



  




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Zhu Zhang ferry. It is said that the Southern Song Dynasty, Zhu Xi Master of Science (1130 - 1200) came from Fujian to visit Changsha Zhang swab (1133 ~ 1180). Zhu Xi and Zhang swab, they lectured frequently to and from the Xiangjiang River, "Zhu Zhang ferry" hence the name.

 






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A small ferry, attached to the west side of Yuelu Academy, east of ChengNan Academy. Three locations in a line, 800 years ago, "Zhu Zhang Forum" grand, shaped into some immortal legend. Ancient architecture of Du Xue building.







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Wangjiangting reportedly has 1,300 years of history, from the Tang Dynasty to the present, often dismantled and re-built. In 1960, the establishment of Tangerine Island Park in Tangerine Island. 1962 re-building Wangjiangting, it is the reinforced concrete structure. Wangjiangting construction area of 251 square meters. In 2008, Wangjiangting rebuilt again, with an area of 263 square meters.




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Mao Zedong art sculpture, which is located north of Wangjiangting, facing southeast. Sculpture base part, it is Mao Zedong Memorial Hall and showroom, an area of about 2,000 square meters. For the collection and display of Mao Zedong and various other historical relics in Hunan related to the early revolutionaries, classical paintings, sculptures, photography and so on.





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Zhen Jiang Pavilion located citrus Cultural Park. Because it is located in the river, listening to the surging river to the north, to see things grow and named. Its architectural design capable, with a strong southern garden style. This building has a long history.







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Ting Jiang Pavilion at the edge of the Xiangjiang River, which belongs to the early Tangerine Island building.








       




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We take the cable car, leave Tangerine Island. When we arrived at Tangerine Island Bridge, the night has come. In the night, Tangerine Island Bridge is so gorgeous. Goodbye Tangerine Island. You bring me a lot of childhood memories. I wish you more beautiful, when I travel again.