Yanling: Legendary place from ancient to modern

　炎陵本不叫炎陵，是因“邑有圣陵”而更名；这里原不种黄桃，如今却勾引着大批食客的味蕾；要是数量庞大的红军标语未保存至今，留给后人的记忆也不会如此鲜活。

Legend has it that Emperor Yan (Shennong in Chinese) once grew crops, tasted all kind of herbal medicines, taught people to plough the fields, and created farming culture - the source of Chinese civilization - in this area. Now Emperor Yan’s mausoleum still exists here for Chinese people to worship.

(炎帝陵 Emperor Yan’s mausoleum)

( 炎帝陵 Emperor Yan’s mausoleum)

　相传，炎帝神农氏曾跋山涉水，尝遍百草，找寻治病解毒良药以救夭伤之命，直至在返回家乡途中，因误食“断肠草”而崩。其后，人们抬着他的遗体，欲将其葬至资兴汤市。但经鹿原陂时，一条曾被神农氏救治过的小龙因感念其恩，掀起风浪挽留。人们以其为天意，便卸棺造陵，小龙这才停歇风浪，自身则化身石龙，默默守护炎帝陵旁。
　　

 Yanling County, known as the "first mausoleum of the divine land", is a Mecca for Chinese people to seek ancestors. The wonderful Danxia landform in Chaling County, the karst caves in the Jiubujiang National Geopark and the ancient biological fossils are all time-honored gifts of great nature.

(神农谷 Shennong Valley)

The Xiannong Altar, Lujiang Academy and the former residence of Li Lisan (1899.3-1967.6) remind people of Zhuzhou’s revolutionary enthusiasm in the past. 

 
Zhuzhou is also the cradle of electric locomotives, as well as the base of aero-generators, lead and zinc in China. Pottery and porcelain wares produced in Liling County enjoy a high reputation throughout the world, crowned the "top of pottery and porcelain art in the East". Pop into the town – you’re welcome to visit – and take home a unique piece of art or pottery. Thanks to long-term development, a Hongguan Kiln tour in Liling as the representative of this industry has become a highlight of any visit to Zhuzhou.

Original link: 【自驾，发现湘东】从远古到今天，炎陵藏了一肚子故事