Yueyang Tower

Yueyang Tower, known as the No.1 Tower in China, is one of the ten historical and cultural towers in China, one of the four ancient towers nationwide, and one of the three famous towers in regions south of the Yangtze River. Yueyang Tower is also regarded as an important calling card in Yueyang City.

Yueyang Tower was built near Dongting Lake. Its predecessor was the military parade building of Lu Su, a general of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period (220 AD - 280 AD). The tower enjoys a history of nearly 1,800 years. Since the beginning of the Tang Dynasty (618-907), the building has gradually become a resort of sightseeing and poetry creation for tourists and literati from all generations. Fan Zhongyan wrote an essay for the building titled "Note on Yueyang Tower" that has been passed down through the ages. Outstanding poets such as Li Bai, Du Fu, and Meng Haoran created famous poems at this site.