[2024 Yueyang Attraction] Travel Guide for Bianhe Street (Updated Dec)
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Address:
Yueyanglou District, Yueyang City, near Dongting North Road
Opening times:
Open 06:00–00:00 (the next day)Open
Recommended sightseeing time:
1-3 hours
Two days are enough for a Wuhan-Yueyang trip!
Two days are enough for a Wuhan-Yueyang trip! Train ticket: CNY 32.5 from Wuhan to Yueyang, a journey of more than two hours.
[Hotel: It is recommended to stay near Yueyang Railway Station and Pedestrian Street, which is convenient for traveling around.
Day 1 itinerary: Yueyang Tower Scenic Area - Bianhe Street - Baling Square - Houyi Shooting the Bashe - Dongting Lake
We went directly to Yueyang Tower Scenic Area, where there are also cultural and creative products of Yueyang Tower. We bought a Yueyang Tower keychain (P2), which is super cute!
After leaving Yueyang Tower Scenic Area, we went to Bianhe Street, which is a popular street. After passing through this street, we arrived at Baling Square, which is next to Dongting Lake.
It is recommended to watch the sunset at Dongting Lake, which is beautiful and gives you a sense of peace! It is recommended to walk along the lake, where there are arches on Dongting South Road, which are suitable for taking photos!
Day 2 itinerary: Yueyang China Panda Garden - Yueyang Art Museum - Yueyang Museum
There are nine pavilions in the Panda Garden, with ten panda cubs. We went there at noon, and there were many people, with only two panda cubs playing outdoors. It is recommended to go there earlier, when the panda cubs are more active!
The art museum is on Luosi Island. When we went there, the main exhibition was calligraphy, which was very photogenic! The scenery on the island is also very good, suitable for taking photos. We quickly finished visiting the museum, mainly to learn about the folk culture of Yueyang.
Food:
Fire Phoenix Iron Pot Stewed Chicken: The service is super good, and the taste is okay. It is near Yueyang Tower Scenic Area. We ordered the special stewed chicken and signature dried tofu.
Red Lantern Shrimp and Crab City: The barbecue here is very delicious!!! It opens at 3:30 pm, so don't go too early. It is recommended to order roasted potatoes and butter! (It is so delicious that I forgot to take photos, hehe)
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Yueyang｜Citywalk One Day🚶🏼♀️
🚏Leisure Route: Yueyang Tower - Dongting Lake - Bianhe Street - Baling Square - Dongting South Road
🚶🏼♀️Yueyang Tower
Known as the 'First Tower under Heaven,' it is one of the three famous towers in the south of the Yangtze River, along with the Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan, Hubei, and the Tengwang Pavilion in Nanchang, Jiangxi. The ticket price is 70💰 for adults and 35💰 for students. Next to the ticket office is a pavilion where you can recite the 'Yueyang Tower Essay' to get free admission (if you really can't recite it🤣). The scenic area is not very large, and from the top of Yueyang Tower, you can have a panoramic view of Junshan and Dongting Lake. There is a row of red walls outside, which is very suitable for taking photos. You can also take photos of the Yueyang sign and Yueyang Tower at the bus stop.
Scenic Route: Five Dynasties Tower View → Shuanggong Temple → Yueyang Tower → Xianmei Pavilion → Sanzui Pavilion → Huaifu Pavilion → Xiao Qiao's Tomb
🚶🏼♀️Dongting Lake
The lake light and autumn moon are in harmony, the surface of the lake is like an unpolished mirror. Looking at the distant Dongting, the mountains and waters are green, like a green snail in a silver plate. —— Liu Yuxi, Tang Dynasty, 'Looking at Dongting'. Half of Yueyang's romance is in the sunset of Dongting Lake❕❕
🚶🏼♀️Bianhe Street
Bianhe Street is a commercial ancient street, somewhat similar to Hubu Alley, located between Baling Square and Yueyang Tower Scenic Area. It mainly consists of small shops for dining and selling souvenirs. There are many people, rich in cultural atmosphere, and the souvenirs are very expensive‼️
🚶🏼♀️Baling Square
The 'Houyi Shooting the Bashe' sculpture is a landmark building in Yueyang and one of the best spots to watch the sunset🌄. The square is very large, next to Dongting Lake, and is very lively in the evening with dancing, singing, and various stalls. It is a great place to watch the sunset by the lake, the sunset over the city tower is absolutely beautiful, and the evening glow is picturesque.
🚶🏼♀️Dongting South Road
First, have a cup of Cha Yan Yue Se, then walk into many shops at the intersection to find Dongting South Road. Looking at Dongting Lake from the archway really feels like looking at the sea, especially beautiful, the best spot for sunset🌄. Opposite is a wall with the word 'Yueyang' written on it, where many people queue up to take photos📷.
🥘Food: Cha Yan Yue Se🥤, Yueyang Barbecue🍖
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Yueyang has a Bianhe Street, which combines sightseeing, shopping, and gourmet food, making it a great place to shop and taste delicious food
After visiting Yueyang, the Yueyang Tower, known as one of the three famous towers in the south of the Yangtze River, is a spot that everyone will not miss. If you still feel unsatisfied after visiting Yueyang Tower, there is a Bianhe Street right behind the scenic area. The buildings on the street are antique and the atmosphere is lively and bustling, making it a great place to experience the culture of Yueyang Tower, and to shop and taste delicious food.
Bianhe Street is a north-south street that enters from the Zhanyue Gate of Baling Square. The first thing that catches your eye is a small square paved with cobblestones. The small square faces Bianhe Street.
Bianhe Street is not ancient, but a newly built ancient street in the style of the Ming and Qing dynasties. It was named Banhe Street because it is near the lake and by the water, and later changed to Bianhe to share the name with the Bianhe River of the Northern Song Dynasty's Bianjing, implying wealth and prosperity. Walking on Bianhe Street is like walking into the bustling old dreams of the Northern Song Dynasty.
The street, over 300 meters long, is lined with one shop after another, tempting food, unique cultural and creative products, exquisite accessories, souvenirs... It's perfect to buy some as gifts for friends and family.
The road is paved with bluestone slabs, and the shops on both sides are made of blue bricks and black tiles, with flying eaves and corners. It's great to put on Hanfu and take a set of meaningful ancient-style photos in the quaint streets.
The roadside sculptures attract people's attention. They stand independently, each becoming a small scene. The rickshaws seen in TV dramas, the fishing scenes on Yueyang Lake described in books, are lifelike, performing the history and stories belonging to Yueyang.
The fisherman, wearing a bamboo hat and standing on a small wooden boat with a pole, accompanied by several egrets, reminds people of the poem 'Egrets' written by the great Tang dynasty poet Du Mu - 'In snow-white attire and snow-white hair, with a jade-like beak, they hunt fish among the creek shadows. Startled, they fly far off to reflect against the green mountains, as a tree of pear blossoms falls in the evening wind.'
With a rich historical and cultural heritage, as well as a strong local atmosphere, after visiting Yueyang Tower and then strolling through Bianhe Street, what you feel is the ancient charm and the unique style of Yueyang.
At night, Bianhe Street takes on a different look, with brilliant lights and bustling crowds. Walking through the city gate to the street, it is like entering the dazzling and romantic world of 'Dream of Splendor'.
The tempting aroma of food drifts out from the shops on both sides, and the cries of vendors are incessant, vividly presenting the night market of ancient dramas before your eyes, and the lively atmosphere makes your mood leap.
The high-hanging red lanterns add a touch of national trend romance to the ancient street, and the bluestone brick ground is illuminated by the lights to look even more quaint, with each brick and tile carrying a bit of nostalgia.
Bianhe Street