main cities of hunan: changsha , zhuzhou , hengyang , yueyang , xiangtan , shaoyang , lengshuijiang , zhangjiajie
yueyang was called baling, though it was also known as yuezhou in ancient times. it is located at the juncture of the dongting lake and the yangtze river in northern hunan. as a famous historical and cultural city and a major tourism area, yueyang has beautiful scenery and lots of places of interest. of over 20 scenic spots, the most famous ones are the yueyang pavilion, the junshan mountain, the memorial temple of qu yuan and the tuanhu lake.
yueyang was established as a prefecture called hanchang in 210 b.c. during the three kingdoms period, and later was renamed paling in jin and song dynasties. in the year 1913, it was established as yueyang county. yueyang borders on jiangxi, guangdong, guizhou, sichuan, hubei provinces and guangxi zhuang autonomous region. the main rivers are: the yangtze river, xiang river, zi river, ruan river and li river.
yueyang enjoys northern subtropical monsoon climate with long warm period, short freeze-up and rich rainfalls; 4 distinct seasons with sunlight of 1792 hours and frost-free period of 277 days. average annual temperature is 17c.
the main farm products: tortoise-snake wine, paper folding fans, artistic porcelain wares, wood and bamboo wares, baling wine, tuanhu lotus seed and yinzhen (silver needle) tea. local highlight is dragon race cultural festival.
location: located between 112 - 114 east longitude and 28 - 29 north latitude in the northeast of hunan province
neighboring areas: jiangxi, guangdong, guizhou, sichuan, and hubei provinces; guangxi zhuang autonomous region
physical features: densely covered by lakes
population: 5.1 million
urban population: 820,000
area: 15,019 sq km
nationalities: han, hui, manchu and mongolian
history: established as a prefecture called hanchang in 210 b.c. during the three kingdoms period; later renamed paling in jin and song dynasties; in 1913, established as yueyang county
climatic features: northern subtropical monsoon climate with long warm period, short freeze-up and rich rainfalls; 4 distinct seasons with sunlight of 1792 hours and frost-free period of 277 days
average temperature: 17c
rivers: the yangtze river, xiang river, zi river, ruan river and li river
products: tortoise-snake wine, paper folding fans, artistic porcelain wares, wood and bamboo wares, baling wine, tuanhu lotus seed and yinzhen (silver needle) tea
local highlights: dragon race cultural festival
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