“I had long dreamed of coming to Dongting Lake, now I finally climbed Yueyang Tower.” This famous poem, passed through ages, was written by Du Fu, a Tang dynasty poet, when he overlooked the boundless Lake in the tower. Literati have gathered here for thousands of years. It is a symbol of Xiang Chu culture which integrates humanistic spirit with natural landscape. (Photo from VCG)

“昔闻洞庭水，今上岳阳楼”。这是唐代诗人杜甫登上岳阳楼时，望着横无际涯的洞庭湖时写下的千古名句。千百年间文人骚客多会于此，是集人文气息和自然景观为一体的湘楚文化的杰出代表。

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