Dongting Lake and Junshan Island
The vast expanse of Lake Dongting, the “Eight-hundred-li Dongting”, is magnificent. For visitors who enjoy watching the rain and quiet reflection,…
Dongting Lake and Junshan Island, Yueyang
Informazioni essenziali
- Ingresso
- Junshan Island ¥78
- Orari di apertura
- 08:30-17:30 (tutto l'anno)
- Tempo necessario
- 2–4 hours
- Come arrivare
- Take the tourist shuttle line and get off at the Junshan scenic area (bus stop); you can also reach it by ferry from Yueyang Tower or Nanyuepo Pier, round trip ¥60
- Valutazione della guida
- 4 / 5
Da China Self Guided Travel 2025, pagina 1952. Apri in Google Maps
Informazioni su Dongting Lake and Junshan Island
The vast expanse of Lake Dongting, the “Eight-hundred-li Dongting”, is magnificent. For visitors who enjoy watching the rain and quiet reflection, the best time to visit Yueyang Tower is from mid-April to early June. This is the rainy season, and sitting quietly in the tower, listening to the wind and rain and watching the turbulent waves surge, while reading the “Record of Yueyang Tower” inside, creates a state of mind that words cannot fully express.
Below Yueyang Tower, Lake Dongting has been known since ancient times as the “Eight-hundred-li Dongting”. Although its area is now about half of what it once was, it remains the second-largest freshwater lake in China, with misty waves stretching to the horizon where water and sky merge into one, truly matching the lines “It embraces distant mountains and swallows the Yangtze, vast and boundless, reaching the edge of the sky.”
The most legendary sites on Junshan are the Tomb of the Two Consorts and the Liuyi Well. According to legend, Ehuang and Nüying shed their tears on the bamboo here, which is why the island is also famous for its many varieties of bamboo. The Liuyi Well is the entrance, in folk tales, through which Liu Yi travelled to the Dragon Palace of Lake Dongting to search for the Dragon Princess.
Consigli dalla guida
- 1. Best time to visit: Lake Dongting is in its dry season from October to April and its rising-water season from May to September. The rising-water season is best for enjoying the views of the Eight-hundred-li Dongting.
- 2. Junshan: After leaving Yueyang Tower, take a boat directly to Junshan. There are guesthouses on the island where you can stay, as well as restaurants serving whole-fish banquets.
- 3. Sanjiangkou: Do not miss Sanjiangkou when visiting Lake Dongting. Here the Xiang River, the Jing River and Lake Dongting all flow into the mighty Yangtze, a sight that will open your heart and mind.
Domande frequenti
Quanto costa Dongting Lake and Junshan Island?
L'ingresso a Dongting Lake and Junshan Island costa Junshan Island ¥78, come indicato nella guida 2025. I prezzi possono cambiare: verifica il canale ufficiale prima di partire.
Quali sono gli orari di apertura di Dongting Lake and Junshan Island?
Dongting Lake and Junshan Island è aperto 08:30-17:30 (tutto l'anno).
Come si arriva a Dongting Lake and Junshan Island?
Take the tourist shuttle line and get off at the Junshan scenic area (bus stop); you can also reach it by ferry from Yueyang Tower or Nanyuepo Pier, round trip ¥60
Quanto tempo dedicare a Dongting Lake and Junshan Island?
Calcola 2–4 hours per Dongting Lake and Junshan Island.
Dove si trova Dongting Lake and Junshan Island?
Dongting Lake and Junshan Island si trova a Yueyang, Hunan Province, nella regione Cina centrale della Cina. Lago Dongting, sottodistretto di Liulinzhou, distretto di Junshan, Yueyang
Altri luoghi a Yueyang
Yueyang Tower
Fan Zhongyan's famous essay “Record of Yueyang Tower” has given the tower a tremendous publicity boost. Yueyang Tower stands on the shores of Lake Dongting, looking north over the flowing Yangtze and south toward the Three Xiang and Four Shui rivers. Surrounded by mountains and water, its broad vistas have earned it, together with Wuhan's Yellow Crane Tower and Nanchang's Tengwang Pavilion, the title of the “Three Great Towers of South China”.
¥70 · 2–3 hours
Shiniuzhai
The stronghold is named Shiniuzhai (Stone Ox Stockade) because a huge rock on its western side resembles a yellow ox. Shiniuzhai has steep terrain, with towering cliffs and strangely striking scenery. The attractions within the stockade are known for their danger and steepness, and can be summarized as “One Ox, Two Turtles, Three Passes, Four Bridges, Five Villages, Six Sky Lines, Seven Strange Rocks, Eight Temples, and a Hundred and Eight Cliff Views without end”. Particularly rare is the well-preserved ancient city wall, over 2,000 meters long. Shiniuzhai enjoys the reputation of “The First Stockade under Heaven”.
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Quzi Temple
When Qu Yuan was exiled, he once lived on Yusi Mountain by the Miluo River. After Qu Yuan threw himself into the Miluo River, the local people built the Quzi Temple in his memory. The surviving temple was restored in the Qing dynasty and now largely reflects Qing-style architecture. It has three halls, with courtyards at the front, back, left and right, and a central Danchi (Red Pond) containing a large flower platform with a 300-year-old sweet osmanthus tree. The corridor walls are inlaid with many stone steles engraved with poems and prose written by later generations in tribute to Qu Yuan.
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