Travel tips

Facts:

Area: 15,087 square kilometers

Population: 5.501922 million (up to November 1, 2020)

Area Code: 0730

Zip Code: 414000

Useful Phone Numbers:

Yueyang City Tourism Bureau: 0730-8223012

Tourist Complaint: 0730-8232528

Consumer Complaint: 12315

Railway Station Enquiry: 0730-3241122

Taxi Service Complaint: 0730-8224244

Medical Treatment First Aid: 0730-8080120

Banks:

The Bank of China can offer foreign exchange services when you are traveling in Yueyang. Its branches are offered below:

Nanhu Avenue Branch

Address: No. 298 Nanhu Avenue

Yueyang Lou Branch

Address: No.58, East Maoling Road

Chenglingji Branch

Address: No.1 Jiangling Road, Chenglingji District

Pingjiang Branch

Address: No.10 Lianyun Road, Tianyue Development Zone, Pingjiang County

Post Offices:

Yueyang City Post Office

Address: No. 290 Zhanqian Road

Miluo Branch Post Office

Address: Jianshe Road (West), Miluo County-level City

Linxiang Branch Post Office

Address: No. 26 Chang’an West Road, Linxiang County-level City

Hospitals:

The First People's Hospital of Yueyang

Address: No.39, Dong Maoling Road

Tel: 0730-8246482

The Second People's Hospital of Yueyang

Address: No.263 Baling East Road, Yueyang Tower District

Tel: 0730-8713530

The Third People's Hospital of Yueyang

Address: No.48 Nanhu Avenue

Tel: 0730-8256144

Yueyang Guangji Hospital

Address: No.1, Dongting Avenue

Bus Route: Take public bus 6, 10, 33, 35, 37, 41 to get off at Yuefang Station.

Festivals:

Yueyang International Dragon Boat Festival

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Yueyang is the birthplace of Chinese dragon boat racing. In 278 BC, the great Chinese patriotic poet Qu Yuan died for his country by drowning himself in the Miluo River of Yueyang. In remembrance of him, people hold the dragon boat racing annually on the 5th day of the fifth lunar month. As the hometown of dragon boat, the city has organized ten boat racing festival successfully on the charming East Lake from 1987. Besides of the traditional activities, a series of cultural, commercial and tourist events are also held during the festival.

China Dongting Lake International Birds-Observing Festival

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Duration: February-March

Location: the East Dongting Lake Natural Reservation Area

The East Dongting Lake is one of the important wetlands in China where over 10 million birds inhabit from every October to the next March. Besides of white cranes, white storks and swans, the endangered hooded cranes, swan geese and great bustards also distributed in the natural reservation area. The birds-observing festival which is held in every February and March has attracted a great number of travelers and ornithologists.