[2025 Yongzhou Attraction] Travel Guide for Liu Zongyuan Cultural Tourist Area (Updated Jul)

Thoughts on Yongzhou • Liuzi Temple Yesterday in Yongzhou, I visited the Liuzi Temple and learned more about the life of Liu Zongyuan. Liu Zongyuan was exiled to Yongzhou for ten years, during which time he was unable to realize his political ambitions and was filled with resentment. However, he found solace in nature and wrote a large number of poems and essays. Among them, "River Snow" and "Eight Records of Yongzhou" are the most famous, earning him the title of "the literary crown of the eight great writers." This makes me wonder how people should view and face "failure" and "disappointment." If it were not for these ten years of being underutilized, perhaps Liu Zongyuan would not have left us with so many classic works... Seeing temporary "disappointment" as a different kind of opportunity in life, I think this is a growth mindset, and it is worth experiencing and understanding.

🏝Liu Zongyuan traveled to Yongzhou and wrote "Eight Records of Yongzhou," which tells of the beauty of the mountains and rivers of Lingling. This is an ancient city with a history of more than 2,000 years and is one of the four major historical and cultural cities in Hunan. 🏝Compared with other ancient cities, this one is more ordinary and has relatively fewer people. The first feeling when I arrived was that there was a lot of garbage, maybe because I arrived too early and no one had cleaned it up yet. I arrived after 9:00. Lingling Ancient City and Liu Zongyuan Cultural Tourism Area are next to each other. It's really nice to come here when there are few people and feel the cultural atmosphere of the ancient town. 🚥[Transportation Guide] ⭐️Take Yongzhou Bus No. 13, 31, or 303 to "Liuzi Street" or "Lingling Ancient City" station

🚩 Yongzhou Prefecture City Lingling is a place greatly favored by classical literature, and the most brilliant of Liu Zongyuan's works in his life, 'Eight Records of Yongzhou', was also written in Lingling. ✨ Stepping out of the solemn courtyard of the Liu Zi Temple and strolling up and down along Yu Creek, by the Cobalt Manganese Pool, at the head of the Little Stone Pool, one literary allusion after another that is well-known to the ear unfolds before your eyes, and the image of this literary master, who was concerned for the country and the people and possessed outstanding talent, gradually becomes towering. 📍 Yongzhou Lingling Ancient City 🎫 Free attraction, open all day 🅿️ Free parking ✅ In the ancient city, you can see people renting clothes for photos everywhere. It's more lively at night, so if you want to take photos, it's recommended to come earlier when the daylight is good; there are a lot of people taking photos by the river, the scenery is really beautiful, and there are many snacks on the street, which feel more delicious without any special characteristics. ✅ The Liu Zi Temple is built to commemorate Liu Zongyuan, and its scale is not too large, with an admission fee of 19 yuan per person. ✅ You can take a boat to experience the charm of Liu Zongyuan's 'Record of the Little Stone Pool'. · ❗️ It is not recommended to make a special long trip here, but if you are nearby or on the way, you can come and have a look. Friends who like photography, ancient cities, and cultural history can boldly visit~