Visit the parks and botanical gardens in Changsha.
1. Hunan Botanical Garden
Hunan Botanical Garden has introduced and domesticated more than 4,000 species of wild animals belonging to 900 genera and 208 families, 1 12 species, including Chinese fir, Davidia involucrata, yellow-bellied pheasant and other national first-class protected animals and plants. There are 10 characteristic botanical gardens in the park, including Sakura Garden, Magnolia Garden, Rare Shaded Botanical Garden, Rhododendron Garden, Bamboo Garden, Tea Garden, Gui Huayuan and Colorful Botanical Garden.
What to play:
Every spring, the Botanical Garden holds an eco-cultural festival of world famous flowers, including cherry blossoms, tulips and azaleas. Enjoy cherry blossoms, tulips, azaleas, peach blossoms, peony flowers, camellias, magnolia flowers and roses in the Botanical Garden in spring, and then take photos. Beautiful!
In addition, there are high-altitude flying ropes, golf driving range, Lin Le amusement park, forest zoo and barbecue garden. Everything is suitable for playing with friends in spring!
Address:
West Gate: Botanical Garden Road, Yuhua District, Changsha City, Hunan Province
North Gate: Xiangfu East Road, Yuhua District, Changsha City, Hunan Province
Transportation:
Visitors can take bus No.7, 17, 16, 23, 102, 120, 123, 140 and14.
You can also take a bus. 16,370, 602 and 938 go to the north of the botanical garden and go straight to the scenic spot.
2. Changsha Garden Ecological Park
Changsha Ecological Park is located in Luohanzhuang, Laodaohe Town, Kaifu District, Changsha City, 20 kilometers away from the urban area. The total planning of the park is 3000 mu. At present, the first phase of the park has been opened to 10 14 mu. The park is rich in plant resources, with a forest coverage rate of 90%, excellent air quality and rich negative oxygen ions.
What to play:
March-May is the best time to enjoy flowers in Changsha Garden Ecological Park! In spring, the main blooming flowers in Changsha Garden Ecological Park are: cherry blossom (dyed Yoshino), February orchid, rhododendron (Rhododendron in western Belgium, Rhododendron angustifolia), magnolia (Mulan, Huang Yulan), begonia (begonia), peach blossom, pear blossom, hyacinthus orientalis and so on.
Especially azaleas. The nearest hundred acres of azalea sea in the urban area is in Changsha Garden Ecological Park. Every year from March to May, there is a flower show here.
Address: Luohanzhuang, Laodaohe Town, Kaifu District, Changsha
Transportation:
1. go on road trip: Changsha North Second Ring Road-,Xingsha Ring Road-,Changsha Garden Ecological Park.
2. Bus route: 149 to the terminal (Jiapeng Lane),-149 section line (Changsha Garden Ecological Park), and walk 200 meters.
3. Martyrs Park
Hunan Martyrs Park was founded in 195 1, 1953 and is open to the public. It is the first "national key park" in Hunan Province, and there are two provincial-level cultural relics protection buildings in the park. The park is rich in plant resources, including 326 species of plants, more than 65,438+10,000 tall trees and dozens of rare trees under special protection, with a green coverage rate of 98.5%. The air quality of the park has reached the national first-class standard, and it is a veritable urban natural oxygen bar.
What to play:
Enjoy flowers. You can see a lot of camellias along the road of Nianjiahu in Martyrs Park. There is an early cherry blossom on the slope between the west gate and the north gate of Martyrs Park (opposite the Kistler Pavilion). Before and after Tomb-Sweeping Day, azaleas in the garden and cherry trees near the monument will bloom.
Rowing. Jia Hu is located in the east of Martyrs Park Memorial Tower. The lake is full of blue waves, green willows, spring and autumn, beautiful scenery and tourists. There are four islands in the middle of the lake, and there are three arch bridges between them. When you are on the bridge, you can look over the railing. It seems that the water is wide and the sky is high, which makes you very interesting.
Address: Dongfeng Road 1, Kaifu District, Changsha
Transportation:
Bus lines at the south gate (bus stop) of Martyrs Park: 146, 1 11,13 1, 803,1603.
Second, Changsha enjoys flowers
1. plum blossom
In Changsha, Orange Island Plum Garden is the most famous. In the plum garden of nearly 20,000 square meters, there are more than ten varieties of plum blossoms, such as palace powder and cinnabar flower. Hunan Horticultural Research Institute, 70 mu plum blossom planting experimental base, 1000 plum blossoms, equally beautiful. Unfortunately, the flowering period of plum blossoms is coming to an end. If you want to appreciate the charm of plum blossom, act quickly!
Plum blossom: February
Other recommended places for plum viewing: Shawan Park, Hunan Forest Botanical Garden, Yanghu Wetland Park, Beishan Provincial Forest Park, huaminglou, etc.
2. cherry blossoms
Holding hands with your lover, walking under the cherry tree and enjoying the flowers, how romantic!
Hunan Botanical Garden is one of the legendary "three cherry blossom viewing resorts in the world". Thousands of acres of cherry blossoms, or elegant and refined, or flowery. Changsha Garden Ecological Park has planted nearly 2,000 cherry blossoms with 12 varieties, which also satisfies your romantic reverie of cherry blossoms; Sakura Valley in Xunlong River, Changsha County is a new star in Ran Ran. It will become the most complete and largest cherry blossom viewing resort in Central and South China, and will also be opened to the outside world this year.
Flowering: February-April
Other cherry blossom viewing places are recommended: Songlu Road, the cherry blossom forest at the east gate of Yuelu Mountain Scenic Area, Jinxiu Jiangnan Ecological Farm in Changsha County, Changsha Wangyue Park, Guitang River, etc.
3. Peach blossom
Peach blossoms set each other off in red, and a tree of peach blossoms is like a smiling face of a girl, full of youthful vitality.
There are many places to enjoy peach blossoms in Changsha. All ten thousand acres of peach blossoms in Liuyang daweishan town are open, and the scene is quite spectacular. There are more than 2,000 peach blossoms in Changsha Garden Ecological Park, which is called "the place where peach blossoms bloom". There are also hundreds of peach trees on both sides of Peacock Garden Road, the Window of the World. Changsha countryside is also beautiful in spring. There are also beautiful "peach blossoms" hidden in Changsha County, Wangcheng District, Ningxiang County and other places, waiting for you to discover.
Flowering period of peach blossom: mid-to-late March
Other peach blossom viewing places are recommended: Juzizhou, Yuehu Park, Chating Town, Baiguoyuan Farm in Wangcheng District, Huitang Town, Guanshan in Ningxiang County, Weishan, Baisha Town in Changsha County, etc.
4. Rape flower
There are many rape fields in the countryside around Changsha. Big yellow flowers are in full bloom, bees are dancing among the flowers, and children who come back from school are flying kites in the fields, which is quite charming. As soon as the flowering period arrives, the banks of Xiangjiang River in Changsha are full of charming scenes of rape blossoms.
There are ten thousand mu of rape flowers in the pictographic scenic spot of Huda Town, Liuyang City, which is suitable for riding horses and flying kites. The colorful rape blossoms in Songshan House of Gugang Town are even more magical. Rape flowers near Xiangfu Luqiao, like yellow ribbons, decorate Xiangjiang River.
Flowering period of rape: March
Other places to enjoy rape flowers are recommended: Nongqu Valley in Shi Xue Street, Jinjiang, Hanpu Street, Shaping Street, Laodaohe Street, Jiangbei Town, Chunhua Town in Changsha County, etc.
azalea
Rhododendron, which is as famous as flowers and birds, has always been the favorite of literati. The most prosperous place of rhododendron in Changsha is Dawei Mountain in Liuyang City. In spring, the sun shines on Dawei Mountain, and the forest is dyed red by thousands of acres of flowers, accompanied by clouds, just like a fairyland.
Rhododendron flowering period: April-June
Other places to enjoy azaleas are recommended: Hunan Forest Botanical Garden and Nanjiao Park.
Flying kites in Changsha
1. Xiangjiang Scenic Belt (Feng Fan Square)
Changsha Xiangjiang scenic belt, from Du Fu Jiangge to Laodong Road, is a very good place to fly kites. It can be said that kites can be seen in the sky here as long as there is wind all year round and it is suitable for flying kites. Kites with lights at night have become a major feature here.
Opening hours: all day
2. Orange Island (except near the statue square of Chairman Mao)
Orange Island is a very suitable place for holiday parent-child activities. On weekends and holidays, many citizens take their children to fly kites to relax.
3. Nanjiao Park
Nanjiao Park is located in the east of Houzishi Bridge in Changsha, with its back to Xiangjiang River. It is a forest plant park. This is a good place to relax with family and friends. There are mountains and Los Angeles.
Changsha High-tech Zone invested nearly 70 million yuan to build Lugu Park, which has a large square for holding various gatherings and a garden site for citizens to relax. The ecological and cultural landscape is poetic and very pleasant. It is also a good choice to fly kites here when the weather is fine.
Opening hours: all day
Fourth, go to Changsha for an outing.
1. Martyrs Park
Martyrs Park is located on the Liuyang River in the northeast of Changsha City, Hunan Province. It consists of a memorial area and a tourist area. It is the largest park in Changsha and a comprehensive park integrating memorial, sightseeing and entertainment. The tourist area is open, with naturally formed hills and gullies, artificial bridges, pavilions, quiet paths, fragrant lotus trees and weeping willow trees.
2. Meixi Lake Park
Meixi Lake Park on the outskirts of Changsha, once a low-lying land, has been transformed into an open leisure wetland park. There are rivers, lakes and various small scenic spots in the park, with beautiful environment and good greening. Today's parks are places for citizens to relax and entertain. They come here for a walk and bike ride during the day, and have fountain performances at weekends.
3. Xiao Yuan Park
Xiao Yuan Park is near Changsha Railway Station. It is a small garden-style park, which not only has the style of traditional gardens in China, but also maintains the unique style of Hunan. There are "East Garden" and "Garden in the Garden" in the park, and there are "Yunshuiju" teahouse and "Juyuanlou" service department by the lake. The pavilions are small and exquisite. On the lakeshore and hills, there are architectural sketches of different shapes, such as Xu Yingting, Shuangxiu Pavilion and Wanjin Pavilion, which set each other off.
4. Yuelu Mountain
Yuelu Mountain on the west bank of Xiangjiang River is a famous scenic spot in Changsha. There are many historical sites here, including the famous Yuelu Academy and Love Night Pavilion. Trees are lush on the mountain, and ancient and famous trees can be seen everywhere. Local citizens also like to come here for mountaineering and leisure.
5. Where can I ride in Changsha?
1. Yanghu
Riding in a park far away from the hustle and bustle of the city, feeling the red flowers and green leaves there, and seeing wild birds flying in the sky from time to time have a unique flavor. At present, the slow-moving system of Yanghu Wetland 13km is under construction. Take your car, come to Yanghu, and let your mood fly.
Cycling route: main entrance of Yanghu Wetland (Xiandaoniu Sculpture Square)-Science and Technology Museum-Landscape Tower-Yufeng Bridge-Bird Watching Corridor-Farming Culture Experience Zone-main entrance of Yanghu Wetland (Xiandaoniu Sculpture Square)
2. Black Elk Peak
Cycling route: urban area-Wu Jialing-Furong North Road-Qiaoyi-River embankment (2km gravel road), crossing railway-Paifang-metamorphic slope (recommended location)-Heimifeng-township government-Houshan (weathered gravel road, which is dangerous)-Fufeng-Fuxing-Beishan Town-Hongshan-Sifangping-urban area.
Riding on the Black Rice Peak, the biggest test is to enter the "abnormal slope" in front of the ticket counter in the park. This ramp goes all the way to the depths of the mountain, which is definitely a comprehensive test of physical fitness.
However, on the way up the mountain by bike, the air in the forest is fresh and breezy, and rhododendrons and spring bamboo shoots can be seen on the roadside, which has a unique flavor, especially when we reach the top of the mountain, the dam of Heimifeng Reservoir appears in front of us, which has the trend of "high gorge coming out of Pinghu". When going down the mountain, the "abnormal slope" just going up the mountain becomes the best slide, rushing down the mountain all the way, allowing the rider to experience the thrill of extreme sports.
3. Grey soup
Cycling route: Dongfanghong Square of Hunan University-Lianhua Town-grey soup hot spring
Tang Huan Zi Long Lake Highway Bicycle is 6 kilometers long, surrounding Zi Long Lake, covering an area of 2,000 mu. The track is surrounded by green grass, such as willow, cherry, peach, plum, osmanthus and so on. Cycling here will definitely make cyclists feel like spring breeze people.
If you feel that cycling in the lake area is too quiet to lose weight, then you should go to the nearby bicycle lane of Panshan Road in Dongpu Mountain, which is 6 kilometers long and runs through Dongpu Mountain Scenic Area and Peach Valley composed of ten thousand peach blossoms. The slope here is very steep. The steepest track has a slope of nearly 70 degrees and a curvature of nearly 360 degrees, which will definitely make you have fun.
4. Songya Lake
Songya Lake National Wetland Park is located in Changsha County, integrating leisure, tourism, entertainment, fitness and water activities. The lake is wide, the air is fresh, and there is a bicycle lane by the lake, which is a rare place to ride. Now, there are more than 2 100 plum trees in Songya Lake, which bloom according to different flowering periods. Riding by the lake is like shuttling through a landscape painting. With the passage of time, cherry blossoms, peach blossoms and other flowers along Songya Lake will open one after another and the scenery will be very beautiful. When the weather is fine, it is a pleasant thing to invite three or five friends to go for a ride around the lake.
5. Taohualing
The special bicycles in Taohualing Park in Yuelu District are more than 10 kilometers long, of which the bicycle lane around the lake is 7.26 kilometers long, so it is impossible to leave the city without dust. It is a rare cycling place in the urban area. Taohualing Park includes Hongsi 'an Reservoir, Laba Temple Site and other important scenic spots. There are four tour experience routes in the park, such as waterfront tour and mountain tour. Each route can bring different experiences and is a natural and cultural attraction worth visiting again.
Climbing mountains in spring
1. Yuelu Mountain
As a national key scenic spot, Yuelu Mountain is close to Xiangjiang River and has many cultural relics and historic sites. It is one of the 72 peaks of Hengshan Mountain in Nanyue, with an ancient ink fragrance. This is a good place to seek seclusion and visit ancient times.
Venue: No.58 Gaodeng Road, Yuelu District, Changsha
Transportation: Take No.902, No.9 1 3, 152, Travel1Line, Lishan Special Line, No.202 and 132 to Yuelu Mountain.
2. Black Elk Peak
Black Peak is not a famous scenic spot, but it is the largest and highest national forest park in Changsha (590.5 meters above sea level). The environment here is pleasant. You can not only enjoy the rural natural scenery along the way on foot, but also enjoy the dams, beautiful terraces, Xianmi Lake, Dongyang Ancient Temple, Seven Pagodas and other scenic spots. It's also worth visiting.
Venue: Qiaoyi Town, Wangcheng District, Changsha, Hunan Province
Transportation: by car: X058, S 102 Road, Furong North Road; By bus: Bus from North Bus Station to Heimifeng/Qiaoyi Town.
3. Zhu Yingshan
It is Zhu Ying, one of the four famous mountains in Changsha County, with a history of more than 2,000 years. It seems that many ancient celebrities live in seclusion here. As the commanding height in the north of Changsha, Zhu Yingshan is of great military significance. Besides, there are many legends and true stories about this mountain.
Venue: Fulin Town, Changsha County
Transportation: Self-driving: Old National Road 106 Qingshan Pu Fu Lin Pu Highway Zhu Jing Expressway Culvert turns left and goes up the mountain for 2 kilometers. By bus: Xingsha Bus Station/Changsha East Bus Station, and take a minibus to Fulin Town.
4. Shutangshan
Shutang Mountain, the hometown of Ou Yangxun, the four great calligraphers in the early Tang Dynasty, was called Bijia Mountain in ancient times. Therefore, the three peaks of this mountain stand tall and shaped like a pen, so it was named Shutang Mountain (later renamed Shutang Mountain to commemorate Ou Yangxun). There are four-character stone carvings inscribed by Ou Yangxun, which are national treasures!
Venue: Shutangshan Village, Shutangshan Street, Wangcheng District, Changsha
Transportation: Take bus: Bus No.931from North Bus Station to Shutang Town.
5. Daowu Mountain
Daowu Mountain is famous for its overlapping mountains, beautiful peaks, fertile land, rich resources, beautiful scenery and long history. Daowushan was called Baiheshan in ancient times, also known as Zhaowangshan. This mountain is a famous Buddhist shrine at home and abroad. There are Gaoxia Pinghu, Millennium Gu Song, Five Old Snowstorms and Millennium Ancient Temple. It has a history of 1 100 years. According to legend, Monk Zong Zhi started here to talk about Buddhism, and his teaching style was very strong.
Location: Six kilometers north of Liuyang.
Transportation: by car: Director of Changsha Xingsha Toll Station Yong 'an Toll Station Yong 'an Expressway Jiaoxiling Tunnel Liuyang Industrial Products Market Daofu at the entrance of Liuyang Epidemic Prevention Station.
6. Shizhu Peak
Shizhu Peak is located near the ancient orogenic fault, with complex and changeable rocks, steep cliffs, towering rocks and spectacular mountains. It can be called a miniature landscape garden of famous mountains and rivers. Long's "Changsha Fu Zhi" called it "sharp as a column, standing on the wall"
Location: Located at the junction of Shegang, Long Fu and other towns.
Transportation: Take No.903 Maqiaohe Village West Station w207 yuanjiacun Station Wu Shan.
8. Dawei Mountain
Dawei Mountain is known as the "Green Pearl of Eastern Hunan" because of its dense forest, rich resources, beautiful scenery and pleasant climate. Dawei Mountain was once the largest Buddhist resort in eastern Hunan, with large temple sites such as yuquan temple, Chenzhenren Temple, Qixing Temple, Baimian General Temple and Honglian Temple. Some monks and scholars have come here to study in the past dynasties. In addition, every April and May, the azaleas in Dawei Mountain are all red!
Venue: Dawei Mountain National Forest Park in the northeast of Liuyang City
Transportation: self-driving: the terminal of Changyong Expressway and Changliu Expressway in Sanyi Avenue.
: seven. Recommended camping in Changsha
1. Moon Island
The broad ground of Moon Island is covered with grass and reeds, and there are horses for tourists to ride. The campsite is large enough to accommodate 1000 people camping at the same time. There is a beach on the island, where you can have various recreational activities, such as barbecues, bonfires, lanterns and so on.
Geographical location: Moon Island is located on the west bank of Xiangjiang River in the northwest of Changsha 14km, with Xianing Port and Changsha North Station in the east and Moon Island Street in the west.
2. Bailuhu Reservoir
Bailuhu Reservoir was formerly known as Tongren Bridge Reservoir. Because of its good ecology and water quality, many egrets live and prey here, so it is called Egret Lake.
Every March -65438+ 10, thousands of egrets spread their wings and live in the forest, which is a unique scenery here. In winter, thousands of wild ducks stay here and play on the lake.
Location: Bailuhu Reservoir is located in Gao Qiao Township, Changsha County, accessible along the 207 provincial highway.
3. Bancang International Camping Base
Bancang camping base is divided into wetland landscape area, camping area, log cabin area and leisure sports area, including platform camping, grass skiing, barbecue, cruise and other projects. The camping base covers an area of 200 mu, and visitors can use their own camping facilities. The base is equipped with sports and entertainment equipment.
In addition to powerful supporting facilities, Bancang has specially built a 24-kilometer bicycle lane, which is a good choice for friends who like cycling.
The base is covered with trees and flowing water, and the scenic spots such as Slote Lake (Love Lake) and Chashan near the base are also worth visiting.
Venue: Bancang Camping Base is located next to Huashuang Reservoir in Kaihui Town, Changsha County.