Mars, the first tour guide (left), and Mark Johnson, a Concordia International humanities teacher (right) in front of Yuelu Academy. Yuelu Academy is one of the most prestigious academies over the last thousand years in China. It has been a famous institution of higher learning as well as a centre of academic activities and cultures since it was formally set up during the Northern Song dynasty.
A pagoda in a Chinese garden. This garden is found in Yuelu Academy, made for reflection and escape from the outside world. This type of garden is meant to express the harmony that should exist between man and nature. The garden found in Yuelu Academy was enclosed by fences and walls, including ponds, rock formations, trees, flowers, and an assortment of pavilions connected by winding paths.
A huge bust of Mao Zedong in his youth is found on Orange Island, found in Changsha.
