It is 15 kilometers from southwest of Yueyang city in Dongting Lake. This island's area is not even sufficiently 100 hectares. The original name is Dongfu Shan, meaning "mansion of the cave ".
It is a fable that Dongting Shan floats on the water, Emperor Shun's two imperial concubines E Huang and Nvying were buried here, named as Xiangjun and Madam. The posterity changes the name to Junshan because of it.
It composed of 72 peaks with 36 pavilions and 48 temples on the island. The scenic area includes the Cishi Tower, Jindaiwen Temple, Lu Lu Tomb, Huanggai Lake, Three-Kingdom Ancient Battlefields and so on.
The local Junshan Yinzhen Tea was the tribute to the emperor.

Remarks:
It takes 30min by ferries or 15min by speedboat from Yueyang to the Island.


Name:Yueyang Junshan Island (Junshan Dao Fengjingqu)
City:Yueyang
Address:15km southwest of Yueyang
Admission:CNY20
Hours:24 Hours
Tel: 0730-8240313

This article was posted on 2007-08-22
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