Orange Island

Orange Island, nestled in Changsha's urban heart by the Xiangjiang River, boasts China's largest river-spanning island, traversing the waterway from south to north. Facing Changsha's eastern skyline, it's a water-encircled marvel stretching miles, narrowing to 40 meters and widening to 140 meters, shaped like a prolonged emerald in the river's embrace. As a pillar of Changsha's tourism, it's designated a national AAAAA attraction, integral to the city's 'mountain, water, island, city' tourism blueprint. Youthful Mao Zedong, inspired by the northbound Xiang, penned "Qinyuanchun Changsha," evoking his aspirations to salvage the nation. Renowned for its poetic ties and majestic position between mountains and metropolises, Orange Island is hailed as "China's Premier Island." In 2016, due to non-compliance, it lost its 5A status but regained it in December 2017 after a successful review, marking its reinstatement as a premier tourist destination.