Yueyang

Introduction-Yueyang Situated in the northeast of Hunan Province, Yueyang has been famous in China for the picturesque Dongting Lake and gorgeous Yueyang Tower since ancient times. Dongting Lake, which stretches vastly...

Yueyang Tower Standing on the shore of Dongting Lake in the northwest of Yueyang City, it is one of the three famous towers in South China. In Yueyang Tower, tourists can find poems, paintings, calligraphic work...

Immortal's Plum Pavilion The two-storey pavilion supported by six pillars is seven meters in height. It was rebuilt in 1880 in the Qing Dynasty(1636-1912) when the whole structure was moved up together with the Yueyang Tow...

Pavilion Dedicated to Du Fu This seven-meter-high pavilion was built in 1962 to commemorate the 1,250 anniversary of the birth of the great poet Du Fu. Supported by four armored concrete columns, it faces south and is skirted...

Qu Yuan Temple The temple was built to commemorate Qu Yuan, a great patriotic poet and senior official of the State of Chu during the Warring State Period(475-221BC). Being slandered and expelled from the court, ...

The Thrice Drunken Pavilion Situated in the north of the Yueyang Tower as one of its accompanying buildings, this square nine-meter-high pavilion acquired its named from a legend of the Immortal Dongbin who got drunk at the t...

Former Residence of Ren Bishi Situated in Bishi Town, Miluo City, the former residence of Ren Bishi now serves as the Exhibition Hall of Ren Bishi, where the books, manuscripts, photos, and other cultural relics of Ren Bishi, a...

Liuzhuang-Former Residence of Zuo Zon... Liuzhuang was a farmer's house designed and built in 1843 by Zuo Zongtang, the Grand Minister and Secretary of the Grand Secretary of the Qing Dynasty. Mr. Zuo lived in reclusion here for six years...

Zhangguying Folk Custom Village Situated in Zhangguying Town, Yueyang County, the village was constructed by Zhangguying, a geomancer, during the reign of Emperor Wanli in the Ming Dynasty. Known as the “Folk Imperial Palace”, ...

Pingjiang Uprising Memorial Hall Situated in the northeastern suburbs of Pingjiang County, Pingjiang Uprising Memorial Hall used to be Tianyue Academy, which consisted of the Great Hall, Middle Hall, Rear Hall, and eastern and wes...