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Yanghu Wetland Park 洋湖湿地公园Yánghú Shīdì Gōngyuán
4A scenic area · Changsha, Hunan
- Time needed
- 2–3 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Changsha
- Region
- Hunan
- Type
- Nature
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area
About Yanghu Wetland Park
A national wetland park of about 480 hectares at the mouth of the Jin River on the west bank of the Xiang in southern Yuelu District, created on the old Yanghu flood polder from 2010 and opened in stages from 2011. Boardwalks and paths wind through ponds and reed beds with more than 700 plant species and some 130 bird species, with the Egret Pagoda as a landmark and outdoor sculptures from the park's international sculpture festivals.
How to get to Yanghu Wetland Park
In Yuelu District, about 10 km south-west of central Changsha; Yanghu Wetland station on Metro Line 3 serves the park.
Nearby
- Hunan Museum 湖南省博物馆 10 km
A Han marchioness, her silk banner and a gauze robe as thin as air
Also within 20 km: Huayi Brothers Movie Town (Changsha) 华谊兄弟电影小镇 (under 10 km), Yuelu Academy 岳麓书院 (under 10 km), Tomb of Zeng Guofan 曾国藩墓 (under 10 km), Former Site of Hunan First Normal School 湖南省立第一师范学校旧址 (under 10 km), Yuelu Mountain and Orange Isle 岳麓山·橘子洲 (under 10 km), Former Site of the Xinmin Study Society 新民学会成立会旧址 (under 10 km).
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