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Dongzhou Island 东洲岛Dōngzhōu Dǎo
4A scenic area · Hengyang, Hunan
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Hengyang
- Region
- Hunan
- Type
- Culture
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area
About Dongzhou Island
An island about 2 km long in the Xiang River in central Hengyang, whose peach blossom ('Dongzhou peach waves') was one of the city's eight traditional views. Its main sight is Chuanshan Academy, founded in 1878 in honour of the philosopher Wang Fuzhi and moved to the island in 1885 by Peng Yulin, who appointed the scholar Wang Kaiyun as its head; the academy was restored in a renovation of the whole island, which reopened in 2018. Luohan Temple, old camphor trees and a sandy beach at the island's tip, exposed when the river is low, complete a gentle walk.
How to get to Dongzhou Island
In the Xiang River just south-east of central Hengyang, reached by bridge or ferry from the riverbank.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Huiyan Peak 回雁峰 (under 10 km), Former Site of the Xiangnan Student Union 湘南学联旧址 (under 10 km), Nanhu Park 南湖公园 (under 10 km), Shigu Academy 石鼓书院 (under 10 km), Hengyang Ornamental Stone Museum 衡阳奇石文化博物馆 (10 km).
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