Traditional Chinese 橘子洲 Hanyu Pinyin Max width 200 m | Simplified Chinese 橘子洲 Max length 5 km Province Hunan | |
Address China, Hunan, Changsha, Yuelu, 对面的湘江中流 Similar Yuelu Mountain, Youth Mao Zedong Statue, Tianxin Pavilion, Yuelu Academy, Aiwanting | ||
Orange Isle (Chinese: 桔子洲 or 橘子洲; pinyin: jú zǐ zhōu) is a isle in Xiang River, Changsha, Hunan, China. It also known by other names, such as Ju Isle (Chinese: 桔洲 or 橘洲; pinyin: jú zhōu; literally: "Orange Isle") and Shuilu Isle (simplified Chinese: 水陆洲; traditional Chinese: 水陸洲; pinyin: shuǐ lù zhōu; literally: "Amphibious Isle"). It has a length of 5 km and a width of 50–200 metres and a total area of 916,400 square metres.
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History
Orange Isle was first mentioned in 305, during the Yongxing era of the reign of Emperor Hui of Jin during the Jin Dynasty (265-420).
In Tang dynasty, poet Du Fu wrote a poem Visiting Daolin Temple and Yuelushan Temple (simplified Chinese: 岳麓山道林二寺行; traditional Chinese: 嶽麓山道林二寺行; pinyin: yuè lù shān dào lín èr sì xíng), which mentioned Orange Isle. It had been on the list of The Eight Views of Xiaoxiang - River and Sky: Sunset Snow.
Orange Isle was opened in 1904, during the late Qing dynasty.
From 1911 to 1949, many foreign embassies and consulates was built on the isle.
During Mao Zedong's early years, he lived in Changsha, he and his friends He Shuheng, Xiao Zisheng, Cai Hesen, Xiao San and Xiang Jingyu walked on the isle and swam in Xiang River.
Since 2010s, the Orange Isle Music Festival is host on the isle.
On December 20, 2009, the Youth Mao Zedong Statue was built on the isle.