Millennium Waterfront City
Yueyang City is a "Water City" rich in lakes, streams and rivers.
Early before the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Yueyang had been a city surrounded by water, meeting the Dongting Lake in the west, the Dongfeng Lake in the north of Jiuhua Mountain, the Fengqiao Lake in the east that flows till the Bianhe Garden (the Miaoqian Street nowadays), and the Nanhu Lake in the south. Tributaries of the Nanhu Lake embrace the city from afar, with one stretching along the railway to the Mountain of the Lvxian Temple; one rushing through the Taizi Temple, east of the old train station, to the present Meixi Bridge Cave; and one flowing along the East Desheng Road to the Ruika Hotel of East Maoling Road.
In ancient times, people in Yueyang usually had to travel by boat or pass through the bridge to reach the destination, for the city was surrounded by water. Therefore, there were some important official and public ferries set up to facilitate the citizens here.
The rich water resources provide not only civilization, resources and wealth, but also unexpected disasters. For centuries, Yueyang has suffered numerous floods which resulted in burst dams and backward city walls. It was founded in historic records that the local residents used to cast and mold iron ox and iron chains to ease the flood, as well as seven dams to prevent and control floods.
Chinese source: yueyang.gov.cn
Early before the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Yueyang had been a city surrounded by water, meeting the Dongting Lake in the west, the Dongfeng Lake in the north of Jiuhua Mountain, the Fengqiao Lake in the east that flows till the Bianhe Garden (the Miaoqian Street nowadays), and the Nanhu Lake in the south. Tributaries of the Nanhu Lake embrace the city from afar, with one stretching along the railway to the Mountain of the Lvxian Temple; one rushing through the Taizi Temple, east of the old train station, to the present Meixi Bridge Cave; and one flowing along the East Desheng Road to the Ruika Hotel of East Maoling Road.
In ancient times, people in Yueyang usually had to travel by boat or pass through the bridge to reach the destination, for the city was surrounded by water. Therefore, there were some important official and public ferries set up to facilitate the citizens here.
The rich water resources provide not only civilization, resources and wealth, but also unexpected disasters. For centuries, Yueyang has suffered numerous floods which resulted in burst dams and backward city walls. It was founded in historic records that the local residents used to cast and mold iron ox and iron chains to ease the flood, as well as seven dams to prevent and control floods.
Chinese source: yueyang.gov.cn