Yueyang, a bright pearl beside the Dongting Lake, is an important historical and cultural city in the Yangtze River valley in Hunan Province.

The famous Yueyang Tower, located at the western city gate of Yueyang, is one of the three noted towers in the south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River in China. It is said that the Yueyang Tower was once the parade terrace where Lu Su, a general of the Wu State in the Three Kingdoms Period (220-280), trained the navy. When rebuilt in 1045, Fan Zhongyan was invited to write a poem in memory of the event. In his poem, Fan described the beauty of the structure and indicated his concern about the country and people. The poem was applauded and won the Tower great fame.

With beautiful scenery, pleasant climate, fertile lands and rich products, Yueyang is reputed as the Land Flowing with Milk and Honey. It has now been listed as a Grade-A tourist city open to the outside, and is the hometown of the world dragon race culture.