Hunan University
湖南大学
The “thousand-year academy” at the foot of Yuelu Mountain. The campus is connected to Yuelu Academy and is one of the few universities in China without walls.
The origins of Hunan University go back to Yuelu Academy in the Northern Song dynasty. The campus is built on the slopes of Yuelu Mountain and has no walls. It is connected with Yuelu Academy and the Ai Wan Pavilion. The old library, the Great Hall, the Second Academic Building, and other buildings from the Republic period to the 1950s, along with the square with the statue of Chairman Mao, are popular photo spots. The student food street along Lushan South Road is lively. Visitors can walk freely around the campus, but motor vehicles are restricted inside. It is within walking distance of Hunan Normal University Station on Metro Line 4 or Lüwan Town Station. Most people visit it on the same day as Yuelu Academy and Yuelu Mountain.
Opening hours
Open all day (teaching buildings not open to the public)
Nearby sights
- Yuelu Academy
- Houhu International Art Park
- Yuelu Mountain
- Former Site of Xinmin Society
- Orange Isle
- Former Site of Hunan First Normal School
- Taiping Old Street
- Pozi Street, Huogongdian & Wenheyou