On December 22, the Hunan Provincial Tourist Attractions Quality Rating Committee issued an announcement to identify 22 tourist attractions as national 4A-level tourist attractions. The reporter learned that the cultural tourism area of Lujiang Academy is among them.
The national 4A-level tourist attractions are comprehensively evaluated according to a number of indicators such as tourism traffic, tourism safety, tourist facilities, resources and environmental protection, and the attractiveness of tourism resources.
Lujiang Academy Cultural Tourism Zone is located in Liling City, backed by Xianshan Park, echoing the project of "Ancient Charm of Porcelain City on Both Sides of the River". The landscape points are built according to the topography and fit seamlessly with the natural texture. Standing at the foot of the mountain, the huge white marble archway, in the middle is engraved the calligraphy master Li Duo's book "Huxiang Zhengxue"; behind the archway, the gatehouse of the eaves and arches stands up, and the plaque of the former vice premier of the State Council Li Lanqing collects the word "Lujiang Academy" and hangs in the middle.
The core scenic spot Lujiang Academy is a national cultural relics protection unit, which was founded in the second year of Song Chunxi (1175), which is the largest school-running scale, the longest school-running time and the most far-reaching influence among the academies built in Liling, and is also the only academy in Liling that has been preserved to this day. Zhu Xi, Zhang Yan, Lu Zuqian, Wang Shouren and other great Confucians once lectured here, and Zuo Zongtang, an important minister in the late Qing Dynasty, served as the chief of the mountain here for three years, and famous figures such as Li Lisan, Zuo Quan, Cai Shengxi, Song Shilun, and Chen Mingren came out of this.
As a well-known cultural attraction of the academy, Lujiang Academy is a "Hunan business card" integrating red tourism, ecological leisure and cultural propaganda created by Liling with the theme of patriotism education, historical and cultural education, and cultural experience of Chinese culture. In 2023, Lujiang Academy will launch five special activities: cultural research, red story preaching, red lecture hall, academic seminar, and research tourism. It is understood that as of November this year, the scenic spot has received a total of 620,000 tourists, an increase of 47% over last year. Among them, the number of research team receptions exceeded 100,000, an increase of 32% year-on-year.
It is understood that there are 2 national 4A-level tourist attractions in Liling - Taro Garden Cultural Tourism Scenic Spot and Lujiang Academy Cultural Tourism Zone, 4 national 3A-level tourist attractions, namely Liling Kiln, Liling Porcelain Valley, Liling New Century Ceramic Art Museum, Liling Qingshui Bay Scenic Area, and 1 national 2A-level tourist attraction - Xiannongtan.