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South Lake

South Lake

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Nanhu Lake was called Yonghu Lake in ancient times. It is connected to the vast Dongting Lake in the west. The Nanjin Port levee connects the two mountains like a long thin belt, which is the dividing line between the two lakes. The lake water spreads and overlaps between the peaks, reflecting the peaks and scenery, which is full of interest. It is now listed as a provincial natural scenic area and an international dragon boat race venue. The surface of Nanhu Lake is rippling with blue waves all year round, quiet and elegant. There is a Longshan Mountain on the south bank of the lake, which rises and falls from east to west, like a giant dragon flying on the water. There are nine independent hills in front of Longshan Mountain, which are arranged in a line towards Dongting Lake, just like nine turtles being chased by a giant dragon and swimming on the water, which is the scenery of "one dragon chasing nine turtles". There is an ancient three-eye bridge built in the middle of Zijing Dike at the mouth of Beigang Bay. In the past few hundred years, Zijing Dike has been the waterway leading to the outside world in Yueyang. Nanhu Lake has been a place for scholars to go boating, taste fish, drink wine, drink tea and recite poems since ancient times. Li Bai once wrote a poem praising it: "Nanhu Lake has no smoke in the autumn night, and you can ride the current straight to the sky." Now Nanhu Lake is also a newly opened national water sports base, with sports facilities such as pleasure boats, motorboats, and water bicycles. A new lake tour road, gardens, and pavilions have been built on the lake. Yueyang's annual International Dragon Boat Festival is held here.Yueyang · 2.8km from downtown

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周向斌14 September 2023
5.0
Yes, it's a good place for a family outing on weekends. I will come back to visit again if I have time in the future.

Dongting Lake Town

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gz伊妹儿3 October 2021
5.0
When you arrive in Yueyang, you must check out Nanhu Lake, a natural lake derived from Dongting Lake. Nanhu Lake has beautiful scenery and is very interesting. It is a provincial natural scenic protection area and an international dragon boat racing venue, and it is very cost-effective.

South Lake

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Lαnce3 December 2024
5.0
Not bad, you can go with your family and children!

Zuo Zongtang Memorial Hall

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皮尔是21 April 2026
3.0
It's basically one of those typical commercial streets across the country. Aside from the cats on it being worth checking out, the rest is pretty average.

Dongting South Road Historical and Cultural Block

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Anonymous user1 April 2024
5.0
A leisure day trip. The weather was really good, a little sunny, and there were many rapeseed flowers nearby, which was very photogenic. There was no store in the scenic area. Climbing the mountain was still a little tiring. I couldn't walk anymore, so I bought a boat ticket in the end. Overall rating 4.8 points

Honglian Fortress · Xianxia Valley

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152***826 October 2024
5.0
Maybe it's for the purpose of looking far into the distance. Confucius is enshrined inside. The pavilion is very beautiful.

Yueyang Jin'e Mountain Park - Wenchang Pavilion

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M49***6626 August 2022
5.0
Chunxi Town Scenic Area is located in Lianyun Mountain, Pingjiang County, and it only takes one and a half hours to drive from Changsha. Chunxi Town Scenic Area is a large-scale comprehensive scenic area integrating entertainment, catering, leisure and vacation, outdoor sports, etc. There are inns, youth hostels, water bars, private schools, farmhouses, shadow plays, fire dragon dances, Moonlight Rock (the former site of the Hunan-Hubei-Jiangxi Special Committee)...

Chunxi Town

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第二号爱人24 March 2022
4.0
The entire Nanhu Park covers a fairly large area, but it can be said that the roads are well built, and only a small part of it has various good facilities. As a leisure and entertainment park here, it is relatively up to standard.

Yueyanglou District Nanhu Park

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