Hunan University
A university that evolved from the thousand-year teaching tradition of Yuelu Academy; its open, wall-free campus blends into the scenic area, and its unique identity as a “millennium academy, century-old famous school” makes the campus itself an attraction
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A university that evolved from the thousand-year teaching tradition of Yuelu Academy; its open, wall-free campus blends into the scenic area, and its unique identity as a “millennium academy, century-old famous school” makes the campus itself an attraction. The Mao Zedong statue at Dongfanghong Square is a landmark, and Republic-era buildings such as the Red Building and the Second Institute still stand in their old brick and timber; between classes students and visitors walk the same paths — the most direct footnote to Changsha's cultural lineage. A visit to Yuelu Mountain usually starts from the campus.
Getting there: At the foot of Yuelu Mountain
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