[6] During the Tang dynasty (618–907), poet Du Fu wrote a poem Visiting Daolin Temple and Yuelushan Temple (岳麓山道林二寺行; 嶽麓山道林二寺行; 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.

Orange Isle was opened in 1904, during the late Qing dynasty (1644–1911).

[1][6] During Mao Zedong's early years, he lived in Changsha.

[8][9][10][11] On 20 December 2009, the Youth Mao Zedong Statue was built on the isle.