Orange Isle
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| Traditional Chinese | 橘子洲 | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 橘子洲 | ||||||
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Júzi Zhōu |
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| Traditional Chinese | 桔子洲 | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 桔子洲 | ||||||
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Júzi Zhōu |
Coordinates: 28°11′03″N 112°57′41″E / 28.184121°N 112.96129°E
Orange Isle (Chinese: 桔子洲 or 橘子洲; pinyin: júzi 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: júzhōu; literally: "Orange Isle") and Shuilu Isle (simplified Chinese: 水陆洲; traditional Chinese: 水陸洲; pinyin: shuǐlù 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.
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.
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