Yueyang, formerly known as Yuezhou or Yochow, is a

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on the eastern shores of Dongting Lake and the

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river in the northeastern corner of

Hunan Province Hunan is an inland province in Central China. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi to the east, Guangdong and Guangxi to the south, and Guizhou and Chon ...

in the

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. Yueyang has an administrative area of and the city proper, . The population was 5,051,922 at the

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whom 1,134,058 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made up of Yueyanglou District and

Yunxi District Yunxi District () is one of three urban districts in Yueyang City, Hunan province, China; it is also the 4th smallest district by population (after Wulingyuan. Nanyue and Beita Districts) in the province. The district is located in the east o ...

, Junshan District not being conurbated. Yueyang is the only international trade port city in

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and a famous port city in China, at the same time, Yueyang's comprehensive economic strength ranks of Hunan second only to

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, the provincial capital. The city's most famous attractions are the Yueyang Tower and Dongting Lake. The most famous food is Dongting lake silver fish (). In 2021, the city's permanent resident population was 5,051,922, a decrease of 424,162 from the end of last year.

Administration

The Yueyang prefecture is made up of six outlying districts, two special districts and the city proper. The six city districts are Huarong, Linxiang, Xiangyin, Pingjiang, Miluo and Yueyang County. The two special (smaller) districts are Junshan and Yunxi, which used to be part of Yueyang city proper but were separated into their own special districts for administrative purposes. Districts: * Yueyanglou District () * Junshan District () *

() County-level City: * Miluo City () * Linxiang City () Counties: *

Yueyang County Yueyang County () is a county in Hunan province, China. It is under the administration of Yueyang City. The county is located on the northeastern margin of the province; the Xiang River runs through the west of the county from south to east, m ...

() * Huarong County () *

Xiangyin County Xiangyin County () is a Counties of China, county in Hunan, Hunan Province, China, under the administration of Yueyang, Yueyang City. Located on the southeastern shores of Dongting Lake, Lake Dongting, the Xiang River runs south to north through t ...

() * Pingjiang County ()

Climate

History

The area now called Yueyang has been inhabited for over 3,000 years. It was originally established as a

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called Hanchang (Hanchang) by Sun Wu in 210 AD during the

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period. It was called Ximi during the

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and

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under the Chu state. Under the

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(AD 960 – AD 1279) it was heavily fortified, with walls in circumference, and became the seat of the military prefecture of Yueyang, whence its present name. During the

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, its capture by the rebels in 1852 was an important stage in their advance up the

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. At the time of the foundation of the

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in 1911, it became a county, taking the name Yueyang.

Yueyang Tower

Yueyang Tower is an ancient Chinese tower in Yueyang,

Province, on the shore of Lake Dongting. Alongside the Pavilion of Prince Teng and

Yellow Crane Tower Yellow Crane Tower () is a traditional Chinese tower located in Wuhan. The current structure was built from 1981 to 1985, but the tower has existed in various forms from as early as AD 223. The current Yellow Crane Tower is high and covers a ...

, it is one of the Three Great Towers of

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, and attracts many tourists. It is a famous place for tourism.

Government

The current CPC Party Secretary of Yueyang is Wang Yi'ou and the current mayor is Li Aiwu.

Transportation

Yueyang has two Yangtze River crossings, the Jingyue Yangtze River Bridge and Dongting Lake Bridge. The city is served by Yueyang Sanhe Airport.

Education

There are a total of six colleges and polytechnic schools and several medical schools, the largest of which is Hunan Institute of Science and Technology. Other colleges include: * Hunan Polytechnic * Radio and TV University Yueyang * National Institute of Occupational Hunan
Hunan petrochemical Vocational and Technical College
* Yueyang Vocational and Technical College Schools: * The No.1 Middle School of the City of Yueyang (key provincial)http://www.yysyz.com.cn/ * The No. 2 Middle School of the City of Yueyang * The No. 3 Middle School of the City of Yueyang * The No. 4 Middle School of the City of Yueyang * The High School of Yueyang City * The No. 6 Middle School of the City of Yueyang * The No. 7 Middle School of the City of Yueyang (Music School of the City of Yueyang) * The No. 8 Middle School of the City of Yueyang * The No. 9 Middle School of the City of Yueyang * The No. 10 Middle School of the City of Yueyang * The No. 11 Middle School of the City of Yueyang (secondary school Yueyang Financial, in 1990 Technical School) * The No. 12 Middle School of the City of Yueyang * Changlian Middle School (key provincial) * The Yuehua Middle School (key provincial) * Middle School of the City of Miluo (key provincial) * The No.19 Middle School of the City of Yueyang The No.1 Middle School of Huarong (key provincial) Secondary Vocational Schools * Yueyang City Ahafo language * Zhongshan Yueyang City School Finance * Pok Man Foreign Languages School * Huarong County Vocational Schools * Yueyang County Vocational Schools * Great Wall vocational schools Primary Schools * Yueyang Tower Primary * Nanhu Primary * Dongfanghong Primary * Chaoyang Primary * Fengshu Primary * Qi Jia Primary

International relations

Twin towns — sister cities

Yueyang is twinned with: * Numazu,

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References

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* {{Authority control Cities in Hunan Populated places on the Yangtze River Prefecture-level divisions of Hunan National Civilized City National Famous Historical and Cultural City