Dongting Lake Travel Guide
Scenic spot introduction:
Dongting Lake is one of the five largest freshwater lakes in China. It is located in the northern part of Hunan Province, south of the Jingjiang section of the Yangtze River. It is the fourth largest lake in China and the second largest freshwater lake in China, with an area of 2,820 square kilometers. Dongting Lake is now the most important water collection and flood storage lake basin in the Yangtze River Basin. Due to serious sedimentation, the lake channel has been divided into three parts: East Dongting Lake, South Dongting Lake and West Dongting Lake. Waterbirds soar on the lake, hundreds of boats compete in the water, the water and sky are the same color, and the scenery is very majestic.Attractions distribution:
The scenery of Binhu is extremely beautiful, and many scenic spots are national-level scenic spots, such as: Yueyang Tower , Junshan , Du Fu's Tomb , Yang Mo Village , Tiejing Building, Quzi Temple, Yuelong Pagoda, Confucian Temple, Longzhou Academy and other places of interest. Of course, there are many beautiful legends about Dongting Lake, such as Liu Hai playing with the golden toad, Dongfang Shuo stealing fairy wine, and Emperor Shun's second concubine searching for her husband thousands of miles away.Scenic spot features:
Photography, hiking, vacation, ancient buildings, historical sites, lake wavesTransportation
Scenic spot location:
China>Hunan Province>Yueyang City
How to get there:
Take the No. 15 tourist bus from Yueyang Railway Station directly to the Junshan Scenic Area. The one-way fare is 5 yuan/person.
Yueyang Tower is located in the Yueyang Tower District of Yueyang City, and can be reached by multiple transportation vehicles in the city. The transportation is very convenient.
Scenic area map:
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Tickets
Dongting Lake ticket price:
Yueyang Tower: 46 yuan/person
Junshan: 60 yuan/person
Tiejing Tower: 10 yuan/person
Quzi Temple: 15 yuan/person
Scenic area opening hours:
Yueyang Tower:
7:00 to 18:25 (May 1 to September 30)
7:30 to 17:55 (October 1 to April 30)
Junshan: 8:00-18:00
Tie Jing Building: 9:00 to 17:00
Quzi Temple: 9:00-18:00
Travel Tips
travelling guideline:
Nanhu Square, and then to the pier, you can take a boat to Longshan to barbecue and sit on the swings; you can also stop by Zhang Guying to see Ming Dynasty architecture, historical relics, and listen to the wind and water; return to the city in the evening and go straight to Bianhe Street to play with bumper cars, Smash turtles, enter haunted houses, eat special snacks, see Dongting, and visit Yueyang Tower.
Tour route:
On the first day, we mainly visited Yueyang Tower Scenic Area → Nanhu Scenic Area → and visited Junshan in the afternoon.
The next day, we took a bus to Miluo City to see Qu Yuan’s death by throwing himself into the river. Quzi Temple → Dragon Boat Race Site → In the afternoon, we took a bus to see the Ren Bishi Memorial Hall.
On the third day, you can consider going to Zhang Guying Village (the best village in the world) → Tieshan. You can also go to Pingjiang to see the temple and Muhu Mountain. You can also go to Linxiang to see Wujianshan Scenic Area in the morning. In the afternoon, we went to see the 6501 Cave built by Lin Biao and went horse riding in the Jiangnan Desert (desert), etc.
Best time to visit:
Spring and Autumn
Shopping recommendations:
Paper fans and feather fans, Dongting spring tea, Dongting No. 1 seedless watermelon, Chuanshan calligraphy brush, three unique sisters among craft fans, JunshanYilinzhen chicken slices, Baling whole fish mat, Junshan Specialties of JunshanGold turtle, JunshanSpecialties of JunshanSilver needle, sweet and sour buckwheat head, Xianglian, turtle and snake wine, Yuanjiang sesame cake, reed, silver Fish, citrus, ramie, Baisha Changhe whitebait, spicy food, etc.
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