Yunxi District Travel, Yueyang City, Hunan Province

A famous historical and cultural town in Hunan Province, founded during the Three Kingdoms Period, it was an important military town and commercial distribution center in ancient times. The existing ancient building complex from the Ming and Qing Dynasties covers about 20,000 square meters, including Cross Ancient Street, Catholic Church, Confucian Temple Ruins, and Ming-Qing dwellings. The street pattern is well-preserved, with stone roads, horse-head walls, and carved window lattice showing a simple and unsophisticated style.

A provincial-level cultural relic protection unit, built in the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty to commend Li, a local chaste woman. The archway is a four-pillar, three-room, three-story stone structure, about 8 meters high, with exquisite carvings all over the body, including patterns of dragons and phoenixes, flowers and plants, and character stories. The carving technique is delicate and well-preserved, making it one of the representative works of Qing Dynasty stone carving art in Hunan.

The largest natural lake in Yunxi District, covering an area of about 11 square kilometers, is a tributary of Dongting Lake. The lake shore is tortuous, with reeds growing in clusters, and wild ducks and water birds often inhabit here, with an excellent ecological environment. A ring lake road and viewing platform have been built by the lake, where you can fish, ride bicycles or take a boat tour. The lake surface is golden at dusk, making it an excellent location to watch the sunset.

A national key cultural relic protection unit, it is a cultural site from the Shang and Zhou dynasties, with a history of about 3,000 years. The site covers an area of about 20,000 square meters, and cultural relics such as bronzes, pottery, and stone tools have been unearthed, among which the bronze jue and jia of the Shang Dynasty are particularly precious. It is important physical data for studying the Shang Dynasty culture in the Yangtze River basin, and a protection and exhibition area has been built at the existing site.

The iconic building of Yunxi District, located in the central area of the urban area, is an antique pavilion-style building, about 36 meters high with 6 floors. Climbing the tower, you can overlook the panoramic view of Yunxi urban area and the surrounding landscape. The tower houses an exhibition of Yunxi's history and culture, displaying local folk customs, historical evolution, and cultural relic pictures, serving as an important window to understand Yunxi.

A comprehensive urban park in Yunxi District, covering an area of about 80 mu, with landscapes of mountains and rivers, fitness trails, children's playgrounds, cultural squares and other facilities. The park retains natural mountain bodies and vegetation, planted with camphor trees, osmanthus trees, cherry blossoms and other flowers and trees, with different scenery in four seasons. It is the main place for citizens to relax and exercise, and for parent-child activities. In the evening, local residents often dance square dance and practice Tai Chi here.