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      If you have time to go sightseeing in Changsha，you must never miss Yuelu Mountain.

      Located in the western part of Changsha city，Yuelu Mountain stretches itself from northeast to southeast along the Xiang river. The highest point reaches as high as 300.8 meters, with an area of nearly 36 square km.

     Yuelu Mountain is not only a pride of Changsha, but also nationwide famous resort. As a four-star tourism spot of China, it receives hundreds of thousands of tourists from home and aboard every year in welcome.！

    Yuelu Mountain is a wonderland in that it is rich not only in natural resources but also cultural heritages.

     It is known as a plantation museum, where as many as 174 categories and 977 kinds of plant are estimated to grow. Some ancient trees in here are said to have lived over a thousand years. Luckily, you can see some pine trees dating from Qin dynasty，maples from Song dynasty.      Yuelu Mountain has beautiful scenery all the year around. You can see flowers in the spring，green trees in the summer，red leaves in the autumn and snow-white capped mountain in the winter. Autumn is the best season, for you have a chance to enjoy the sight of red maple leaves carpet-covering the whole mountain. Red maple leaves here have won great respect as it was written into Chairman Mao’s poem. Since the are so many trees here，there are also many birds. It is a feast of eyes to see birds flying and a feast of ears to hear birds singing when you are walking in the trees. Many people come here for fresh air. It is a good choice to climb Yuelu Mountain and have a picnic on it with your friends in holidays.

      It is often said that a great place is blessed with great people and great culture. So it is with Yuelu Mountain.

     Yuelu Mountain，boasting long history and rich culture，is a melting place of three different kinds of culture. On the foot of it lies the“Yuelu Academy”，which ranks first among the academies in China. It has turned out quite a large number of talents for China in different times over thousands of years. In the middle of Yuelu Mountain，you can see the“Lu Shan temple”，which is the first temple and birthplace for Buddhism in Hunan province in the ancient times. On the top of the mountain，you can see the“Yun Lu Palace”. It was built more than 500 hundred years ago. When you are here，you will get a chance to sense the wonderful culture of“Yuelu Academy”，see the antiquity of“Lu Shan Temple”and share the tranquility of“Yunlu Palace”. Also the“Yu Wang Stone”，“E Nan Stone Caves”and some other great minds’ graveyards are worth your visit. You are sure to be moved by them！

      Since Yuelu Mountain has good nature environment and excellent cultural custom，it is loved and admired by the public. It is well protected and developed by the government. With Yuelu Mountain as a center，a high-tech industry base and“University City”are being built up. It is really a happy thing to live and work here.

We are sure that Yuelu mountain will become better and better. We are creating it and we are looking forward to it！