The mighty Dongting Lake, the spectacular Yueyang Tower and the legacy of Qu Zi in the Miluo River make the ancient city of Yueyang affect the hearts of literati. Yueyang, formerly known as Baling and Yuezhou, is a famous cultural city with a long history of more than 2,5 years.

Best tourist season: May-October is the best. Dongting Lake is abundant in water in summer, and you can enjoy the magnificent lakes and mountains.

Route recommendation: Yueyang Tower > Dongting Lake > Yueyang Confucian Temple > Cishi Tower > Junshan.

Time: 1 day

Yueyang snacks: Dongting dried wild duck strips, Dongting whitebait and butterflies crossing the river.

Yueyang specialty: Junshan Yinzhen tea, orchid radish.

Yueyang Tower

One of the three famous buildings in the south of the Yangtze River, it looks at the Yangtze River in the north and Sanxiang in the south. Fan Zhongyan's world-famous "The Story of Yueyang Tower" really advertised Yueyang Tower. Yueyang Tower stands at the head of Ximen City, Yueyang City, Hunan Province, close to Dongting Lake. Since ancient times, it has been known as "Dongting is the world's water, Yueyang is the world's building", and it is also known as the three famous buildings in the south of the Yangtze River with Tengwang Pavilion in Nanchang, Jiangxi and Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan, Hubei.

Dongting Lake

Dongting Lake is located in the north of Hunan Province, China, south of Jingjiang reach of the Yangtze River. It is the fourth largest lake in China, second only to Qinghai Lake, Xingkai Lake and Poyang Lake, and the second largest freshwater lake in China. "Taking the distant mountains and swallowing the Yangtze River, it is vast and boundless", "Looking at Dongting in the distance, there is a green snail in the silver plate", and the 8-mile Dongting is in the historical frame with its majestic trend.

Yueyang Confucian Temple

The Confucian Temple, also known as the Confucius Temple, is a place where Confucius was worshipped in ancient times, also known as Yuezhou Xuegong, which is located in the campus of Yueyang No.2 Middle School.

cishi Tower

cishi Tower is located in the southwest of Dongting Lake. The tower is of masonry structure, with seven octagonal floors and a total height of 39 meters. The lower tower foundation is paved with five layers of granite, and the tower body is all made of blue bricks. Since the second floor, there are 28 small Buddha niches on all sides of each floor, which were originally used for small Buddha statues. Jason Chung is set at the cornice of each floor, and the breeze is blowing and jingling. Unfortunately, the tower is solid, so you can't climb to overlook the Dongting scenery.

Junshan

Known as Dongting Mountain, Xiangshan Mountain and Youyuan Mountain in ancient times, it is an island in the 8-mile Dongting Lake, which is far opposite to Yueyang Tower, a historic building. Junshan is known as the pearl in Dongting Lake, just like "a green snail in a silver plate".

Other

Besides, there are Bajing Cave, Du Fu Tomb, Jin 'eshan Park, Lengshuijiang Boyue Cavity, Miluo River, Zhangguying Village, Pingjiang Shiniuzhai and so on.