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Yueyang ,with another name of Yuezhou ,is called Baling in ancient time .It is at the conjunction of Dongting Lake in the north of Hunan province and Changjiang River .It is a famous histrical culture city and key tourism area with beautiful landscape and places of interest.

It was more than 20 scenic spots including Yueyang Tower ,Junshan Island ,Quzi Temple and Tuanhu Lake ,etc.

 
Yueyang tour
▶speciaities

unshan silver-needle tea ,Beigang maojian tea ,Yuzhou fan ,Baling wine ,Baling all fish dish ,Yuyang silver fish.

▶Attraction recommendation

Yueyang Tower

is by Dongting Lake and is one of three famous Chinese grand towers .It is hailed as an old saying :Dongting Lake is The most spectacular water Dongting Lake ,the most splendid tower Yueyang Tower’ .It crouches splendidly on the top of mountain and overlooks the wide Dongting Lake with the landscape .The whole Yueshan Mountain looks like Penglai Fairy Land from the distance ,which is attributed to the reflection between the rosy sunshine and shadow of the Yueyang Tower as well as old and verdant cypress and pine trees on the mountains .


Junshan Island

it is bequeathed as the inhabitant of Tsland and gains its name from the Tale that two daughters of Shun Emporer once lived there .Junshan Island boasts 72 peaks completing for elegance and Dongting Lake spreads eight hundred embodying brilliance .


Tuanhu Lake

is within Junshan Distrcit ,Yueyang City .It is 20 kilometers away from urban area ,with water area of over 460 hektare .It is crowned as “Thousand –mu Lotus Lake” ,because it is abundant in lotus .
Zhangguying Folk Village reputed as “The First Village of South China” ,is located at Zhangguying Town of Yuyang County .It boasts beautiful scenery with surrounding green water and verdant mountains .The old building complex of this folk village features precise structure ,subtle layout ,with irregular pavilions and connecting patios winding 1000 meters ,just like a maze standing on this great land .


Dayunshan National Forest Park

is in the east of Yuyang City .It is famous for coexistence of Buddhism and Taoism .It represents grandeur and spectacularity with coverage of 72 peaks .The Dayunshan Mountain resembles fairyland attributable to perilous peak ,strange rock ,serene spring ,deep gully and twisting range .

 


Update : 2006-12-31
* The above information may be subject to change after updating.

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