Hengyang Travel Guide


Yueyang Tour GuideHengyang City, located in central south of Hunan province, Hengyang is not only the regional logistics center ,but also the center of Northern part of South China(Southern Hunan, Southern Jiangxi, Northern Guangdong, Northern Guangxi).Heangyang is famous for Hengshan Mountain.Legend says that "wild geese fly from north to south, here to rest and wheel", so it is also named "Wild Goose City". Situated along the middle stretch of the Xiang River, Hengyang has always been called a "Universal Beauty" with a mild climate, spectacular mountains and rivers and a beautiful landscape...More
Hengyang Facts
Chinese Name: 衡阳市 (héng yáng shì)
Location: to the south of Mt. Hengshan in Hunan Province and in the middle reaches of Xiangjiang River
Area: 15,302 square kilometers
Population: about 7,203,500
Nationalities: Han,Yao, Miao, Tujia, Mongolian
Zip Code: 421000
Area Code: 0734
Administrative:  Hengyang City has jurisdiction over 5 counties ( Yanfeng District, Shigu District, Zhuhui District, Zhengxiang District, and Nanyue District ) and 5 counties (Hengyang County, Hengnan County, Hengshan County, Hengdong County and Qidong County. , Hosting Liyang City and Changning City.
Hengyang Municipal Government:  No.16 Jiefang Avenue in Zhengxiang District, Hengyang City

History of Hengyang
Hengyang is a city with a long history. According to historical relics, ancestors who settled in the area as early as five to six thousand years ago had already begun to use primitive tools made from stones. They also grew rice and raised animals, chiefly cattle and pigs.The primeval district of Hengyang was first occupied by the ancestors of the modern Miao, Zhuang, and Hakka people. In the Warring States period, it was a much-fought-over territory of the Chu State...More

What to see in Henghang?
Heng Mount is the national 4A landscape and famous scenery, knownas the“the most special one in the top five mountains in China”and "civilized regions ".The religious culture that Buddhism coexisted with Taoism is particular in religion in China .Nanyue Heng Mount has beautiful scenery,mixed with "beauty, depth, quietness and riskiness". In recent years, Hengyang has successfully held Cailun Technology Invention Festival and China Nanyue Heng Mount Longievity Cultural Festival. Here lists top Hengyang attractions:

Hengshan Mountain Nanyue Grand Temple Shigu Academy
Hengshan Mountain
Nanyue Grand Temple
Shigu Academy
Memorial Hall of Cai Lun Huiyan Park Jiangkou Niaozhou Nature Reserve
Memorial Hall of Cai Lun
Huiyan Park
Jiangkou Niaozhou  Reserve

When to visit Henghang?
Hengyang enjoys a subtropical monsoon climate. There is neither intense heat in summer nor severe cold in winter.  The annual average temperature is about 17.9℃. Its temperature is relatively higher in spring and autumn, which is very pleasant. Annually, the city has 1524 hours...More Read: Hengyang Weather & Climate


How to reach Hengyang?
Hengyang is a place of strategic importance,as well as the galaxy of various company .In recent years, Hengyang city has been striving to develop water transportation, managing to build railway, road and waterway Train transportation network. At the same time, government concentrates on the infrastructure building, strengthening the construction of waterway and parts, which achieves a qualitative leap.As one of the national 45 main traffic center, Hengyang’s jurisdictions roads go across and extend in all directions..More Read: Hengyang Transportation


Hengyang Travel Tips
Henyang, a popular tourism city in Hunan Ptovince,has lots of attractions. Nanyue Heng Mount is the national 4A landscape and famous scenery, knownas the“the most special one in the top five mountains in China”and "civilized regions "...More read as below:



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