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Yueyang Tower
eographic location:Dongting North Road,
Yueyang, Hunan
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Opening hours: 07:00~18:30
Suitable for the play season:May to October
Yueyang Tower is located on the west gate wall of the ancient city of
Yueyang City, Hunan Province. It overlooks Dongting and looks at
Junshan. It has a reputation of “Dongting Tianshui, Yueyang
Tianxialou” since ancient times. It is also known as “Jiangnan III”
with Wuhan Huanghe Building and Jiangxi Nanchang Tengwang
Pavilion. Daming Building.” In January 1988, it was identified by the
State Council as a national key cultural relics protection unit.
The main building of Yueyang Tower is 19.42 meters high, with a
depth of 14.54 meters and a width of 17.42 meters. It is a three-
storey, four-column, flying raft, helmet top and pure wood structure.
The four Nanmu gold pillars in the building are directly connected to
the top of the building. The surrounding is surrounded by corridors,
plaques, plaques and plaques.
As the only ancient building in the three famous buildings, Yueyang
Tower has its unique helmet-top structure, which reflects the clever
wisdom and skillful design and skills of the ancient working people.
The “Yueyang Tower” of Fan Zhongyan’s population in the Northern
Song Dynasty made Yueyang Tower famous in the world.
Historical evolution
Yueyang Tower was built around 220 AD. Its predecessor was passed
down as the “Jianjun Building” of the Soochow General Lusu in the
Three Kingdoms Period. It was called “Baling City Building” during
the Western Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties.
In the Southern Song Dynasty, Song Yuanjia three years (426),
Zhongshu Shilang, the great poet Yan Yanzhi passed through Baling,

3. and made the poem “The Shi’an County and the Zhang Xiangzhou
Deng Baling City Building”. The poem contains the sentence “Qing
Jing Yu Yue Yang”. The name of Yueyang was first seen in poetry.
After Li Bai’s poems in the Tang Dynasty, he was called “Yueyang
Tower”. At this time, Baling City has been changed to Yueyang City,
and the Baling City Building is also called Yueyang Tower.
In the fourth year of the Northern Song Dynasty (1044), Teng Zijing
was shackled and served as the governor of Yuezhou. In the five years
of the Northern Song Dynasty (1045), Teng Zijing rebuilt Yueyang
Tower and planned to build a dynasty. In the first year of the
Northern Song Dynasty Yuanfeng (1078), Yueyang Tower was
destroyed by fire. In the second year of the Northern Song Dynasty
Yuanfeng (1079), Yuezhou agent Zhizhou Army Zheng Minzhan
rebuilt Yueyang Tower. In the eighth year of the Yuan Dynasty
(1085), Meng Xia, Mi Fu wrote the “Yueyang Tower” as a gift to the
book. During the Chongning Period of the Northern Song Dynasty
(1102 ~ 1106), Yuezhou Zhizhou Army Sun Yan rebuilt Yueyang
Tower.
In the first month of Jianyan three years (1129) in the Southern Song
Dynasty, Yueyang Tower was damaged by the fire. In the fourth year
of the Southern Song Dynasty (1198), Yueyang Tower was rebuilt. In
the 17th year of the Jiading of the Southern Song Dynasty (1224), on
June 21, the Yueyang Tower was destroyed by fire. In the 11th year of
the Southern Song Dynasty (1251), Yueyang Tower was rebuilt.
During the Ming Xuande period to the orthodox three years (1426 ~
1438) Ming Wei general Liu Yanzhen renovated Yueyang Tower. In
the seventh year of Ming Chenghua (1472), the Wu Festival of
Yuezhou Prefecture was rebuilt in Yueyang Building. Ming Jiajing two
years (1523) Yuezhou prefects Han Shiying rebuilt Yueyang Tower,
edited “Yueyanglou Poetry Collection”. Ming Jiajing six years (1527)
in May flooding, Yueyang Tower column was broken by lightning. In
the forty-three years of Ming Jiajing (1564), Li Linyang, the prefect of
Yuezhou, repaired Yueyang Tower and made a re-editing of Yueyang
Tower. In the first year of Minglongqing (1567), Yuezhou’s prefecture
Li was gradually renovating the city and rebuilt Yueyang Tower.

4. Qing Shunzhi three years (1646) in September, Yueyang Tower was
destroyed in the war. In the seventh year of Qing Shunzhi (1650), Li
Ruoxing was rebuilt. It was a year and was destroyed by fire. In the
second year of Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty (1663), Yueyang
Tower was rebuilt. In the spring of Emperor Kangxi’s 22nd year
(1683), Yue Yu, the prefect of Yuezhou, and Zhao Shizhen of Baling
County, advocated the reconstruction of Yueyang Tower. Qing
Emperor Kangxi twenty-seven years (1688) Yuezhou fire, Yan Yan
Yueyang Building. In the five years of Qing Emperor Qianlong (1740),
the Governor of Huguang, the rudder of the rudder, was repaired by
Yuezhou Fucheng and Yueyang Tower. In winter, Xinggong rebuilt
Yueyang Tower and Chenghuang. The reconstructed Yueyang Tower
has three floors and a hotel on the right side of the building. In the
7th year of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1742), Yueyang
Prefectural Huang Chuangdao repaired Yueyang Tower and donated
the front hall of the hotel. The following year, the court of the
Ministry of Justice, Zhang Zhaoshu, Fan Zhongyan, “Yueyang Tower”
was placed in Louping. In the thirty-ninth year of the Qing Emperor
Qianlong (1774), the Yuexian prefecture Lan Dixi and the Baling
Zhixian Xiong Yu Award requested the repair of the Fucheng City.
After the Hunan governor Liang Guozhi and so on, he performed the
repair of the Fucheng City, Yueyang Tower and Wenxing Pavilion. In
the forty years of Qing Emperor Qianlong (1775), the Baling County
Xiongxian Xiongyan Awards undertook the Yueyang Tower, and on
the right side of the building, the “Wangxiang Pavilion” was built, and
the “Xianmei Pavilion” was reconstructed on the left side of the
building.
After the reign of Emperor Guangxu in the first year of Qing
Daoguang (1821), the new Zhifu Zhiqin continued to advise the
donation of Yang Tingzhu and Yuezhou Zhifu, and rebuilt Yueyang
Building. In the 9th year of Qing Daoguang (1829), Lun Zhan, the
prefect of Xia Yuezhou, advised to donate Yueyang Tower and
Xianmei Pavilion. In the 19th year of Daoguang (1839), Yuezhou agent
of the prefecture of Yuezhou was reorganized to repair Yueyang
Tower. And the construction of “Doum Court”. In the sixth year of
Qing Tongzhi (1867), Zeng Guofan paid Yueka Tax to rehabilitate
Yueyang Tower. The “Doum Court” was converted into the “Three

5. Drunk Pavilion”. The text of He Shaoji’s “Lei Xianting” is suspended
in the pavilion. In the 12th year of Tongzhi in Qing Dynasty (1873),
Zhang Derong, the prefect of Yuezhou, advised to donate the
foundation of Yueyang Building and at the same time to build the
Hanting Pavilion. In the sixth year of Emperor Guangxu of Qing
Dynasty (1880), Zhang Derong, the prefect of Yuezhou, rebuilt
Yueyang Tower and moved the building east by more than six feet. In
the twenty-third year of Qing Guangxu (1897), Huang Zunxian went
to Yueyang Tower and made a poem on Shangyueyanglou. From the
thirty-fourth year of the Guangxu reign of the Qing Dynasty to the
four years of the Republic of China (1908 ~ 1915), the Japanese East
Asian National Clerical Institute sent seven batches of trainees to visit
Yueyang Tower, and recorded it in the “Zina Province Province”. Qing
Xuantong three years (1911) Gan Xingdian led the army of seven or
eight hundred people to occupy Yueyang Tower, and the residents of
Yuezhou merchants wanted grain and silver. Tang Zhen, Song Shi Ben
and Hunan Dudu Government Zhina Gan Xingdian.
In the 11th year of the Republic of China (1922), on July 27th, the
Xiang Army entered Yueyang, and the Yueyang Tower and the
Liangzhuzhu were mostly destroyed. In the 12th year of the Republic
of China (1923), only the Yueyang Tower and the Half Street were
still a little old. In the thirteenth year of the Republic of China (1924),
on January 21, Ge Yinglong proposed to raise funds to rehabilitate
Yueyang Tower. In the 22nd year of the Republic of China (1933), the
Hunan Provincial Government allocated funds for re-cultivation. In
the 23rd year of the Republic of China (1934), Yueyang Tower was
rebuilt on February 17, and the inauguration ceremony was held. In
the same year, Chiang Kai-shek sent “the middle of the column”,
which was lost around 1949. He key book “Yueyang Tower” word,
which was replaced in 1961.
In 1950, Yueyang County Government supplemented Yueyang Tower.
On May 20, 1952, Li Dongting proposed to repair and set up a special
person to manage. On June 9th, the plan to repair the Yueyang Tower
Project was made. On December 18th, the Yueyang County
Government submitted a documentary committee to the Wenyang
Building. In September 1954, the Central Ministry of Culture
instructed the renovation of Yueyang Tower that “the Ministry

6. believes that the building is a famous monument and should be
preserved.” On February 15, 1955, the provincial government
allocated 10,000 yuan for the renovation of Yueyang Building. On July
24, 1956, Yueyang Tower was announced as a provincial cultural
relics protection unit. In July 1958, the Yueyang Building Management
Office was established.
In 1961, Guo Moruo’s book “Yueyang Tower” was written. In the
spring of 1962, Zhu De wrote the name of “Huai Yu Pavilion”. In
September 1966, the “Red Guards” went to Yueyang Tower to ask for
the destruction of Zhang Zhong’s handwriting Fan Zhongyan’s
“Yueyang Tower” carved screen, and the management staff subtly
protected the carved screen. On December 18, 1969, Ye Jianying
visited Yueyang Tower to instruct the local government to protect the
historic sites.
On September 1, 1972, the Hunan Provincial Revolutionary Committee
re-released Yueyang Tower as a provincial key cultural relics
protection unit. On October 17, 1975, the plan to renovate the three
drunk pavilions with an all-wood structure was completed in
September 1977. From May 1977 to May 1978, Xianmeiting was
repaired.
In 1983, the State Council allocated a special fund for the overhaul of
Yueyang Building, and the components were copied and updated
according to the original. It lasted for ten months and preserved more
than 55% of the original components. On the first floor of the
Republic of China, three brick walls were added for the Ming and
Qing styles of gold-carved doors and windows. The second floor is
inlaid with the original calligraphy of the Qing Calligrapher Zhang
Zhaoshu, “Yueyang Tower”. The third floor is inlaid with Mao
Zedong’s book Du Fu’s “Deng Yueyang Tower” poetry screen. On May
1, 1984, the Yueyang Building was overhauled and opened to the
public.
On January 11, 2001, Yueyang Tower Scenic Spot was rated as AAAA-
level tourist area by China National Tourism Administration.
On February 17, 2002, the “Han and Tibetan Family” party was held
in Yueyang Building. On the afternoon of November 29, the delegation

7. of the Japan-China Training Association visited Yueyang Tower. On
December 6, the opening ceremony of the first Dongting Lake Bird
Watching Competition in Yueyang, China was held in Yueyang Tower.
In January 2003, Yueyanglou Scenic Spot successfully introduced two
ancient ginkgo trees. From March 11th to April 26th, Yueyang Tower
will carry out periodic maintenance. From March 10 to April 24,
2003, the management office of Yueyang Tower carried out
maintenance maintenance on Yueyang Tower.
On January 30, 2005, Yueyang Tower was selected as one of Hunan’s
top ten cultural heritage sites. On July 4th, Yueyanglou Scenic Spot
invested 1.2 million yuan, officially started to replace the paving
bricks and railings with all the gabstone works.
On March 20, 2006, Yueyanglou Scenic Spot invested 520 million
yuan to build. The new scenic area of Yueyang Tower covers an area
of about 330,000 square meters. It is divided into five major areas:
Yueyang Tower Park; the traditional style is waiting for the first-level
platform; the second platform of Binhu; the tower and the wall; the
square in front of the building. New attractions include Nancheng
Gate, City Wall, Yuezhou Mansion, Shuanggong Temple, 5th Floor
Guanqi, Sculpture, Stele Gallery, Traditional Style Street. At 8:38 on
August 19, 2006, the expansion project started. On April 9, 2006, the
large-scale interview activity of “Circle Dongting Lake” was held in
Yueyang Building. On June 10, 2006, “Cultural Heritage Day”,
Yueyang Tower provided free publicity materials for Yueyang Tower
for tourists.
On May 1, 2007, the expansion project of Yueyang Tower Scenic Area
was basically completed. The area of the scenic spot has increased
from more than 70 acres to more than 210 acres. On July 3, 2007, Guo
Moruo inscribed the “Yueyang Tower” plaque hanging on the east
side of the top floor of Yueyang Tower. It is 5.12 meters long, 1.34
meters wide and weighs 250 kilograms. It is made of 7 pieces of
golden silk, which is called “the first of Sanxiang”.
In September 2011, the National Tourism Scenic Area Quality Rating
Committee officially approved Yueyang Tower—Junshan Island Scenic
Area as a national 5A level tourist attraction.

8. Geographical environment
Geographic location
Yueyang Tower stands under the Baqi Mountain in the northwest of
Yueyang City, Hunan Province, with an elevation of 54.3 meters. The
land area is about 130 meters long from east to west, about 300
meters long from north to south, and the land projection area is
39,000 square meters. Although it is at the northern end of Hunan
Province, it is just in central China, with the Yangtze River and the
Dongting Lake. It is located in the Dongting Lake and is located in the
Yangtze River. With water roads and water traces, it can be
connected to 76 counties and cities in Hunan. With Luluyan, it is close
to the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway, the Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway
and the 107 National Highway. It is also in the middle of the north-
south traffic trunk line. It is easy to transfer to other railways and
highways connected to it, and to the provinces.

9. Climate characteristics
Located in Yueyang, Yueyang Tower is located on the bank of
Dongting Lake and belongs to the subtropical monsoon climate. The
climate is humid and mild, with four distinct seasons. The annual
average temperature is 17 °C. The coldest in January, the average
temperature is about 3 °C; the hottest in July, the average
temperature is about 28 °C. The annual rainfall is 1500 mm. The
Dongting Lake is a dry season from October to April. The annual
water season is from May to September, and the maximum water
level is 17 meters.

10. Building style
Yueyang Tower sits on the west to the east, and its structure is simple
and unique. The base of Yueyang Tower is made of granite. The width
of the platform is 17.24 meters, 14.54 meters and the height is 0.65
meters. The height of Yueyang Tower is 19 meters. In terms of
architectural style, the predecessors summarized it as wooden, three-
layer, four-column, flying dragonfly, bucket arch and helmet top.
Yueyang Tower is a pure structure, the whole building does not use a
nail and a riveting, only the wooden components are linked to each
other.
The “four pillars” refer to the basic structure of Yueyang Tower. The
first main pillar of the load is four Nanmu, which is called
“Tongtianzhu” and goes directly from the first floor to the third floor.
Except for the four Tongtian columns, the remaining columns are
multiples of four. There are 12 colonnades and 32 pillars. These
wooden columns are pinned and integrated into one, which increases
the beauty of the building and makes the building more sturdy.
The arch is a unique structure in Chinese architecture. Because the
eaves in ancient Chinese buildings are long, the basic function of the
arch is to support the eaves. This square block is called “bucket”, and
the wooden block holding the bucket is called “arch”. The two are
collectively called the bucket arch. The structure of the arch of
Yueyang Tower is complex and exquisite in craftsmanship. It can be
done by a few people. The legend of the locals is made by Luban. The
arches of the arches are the fly rafts of Yueyang Tower, and the three-
storey buildings of Yueyang Tower are all flying.
The roof of the Yueyang Tower is a helmet-top type that is lined up
with the “Ruyi Dou Gong”. The arched and top-up structure of the
ancient general helmet is unique in the history of ancient Chinese
architecture. This top is the most prominent feature of Yueyang
Tower – the helmet top structure. According to research, Yueyang
Tower is the only ancient building in China with a helmet-top
structure.

11. Yueyang Tower adopts pure wood structure, and its shape has a
beautiful expression of Chinese ancient architecture due to its
expressive wooden beams, columns, components and decoration.
Main Attractions
Three drunk pavilions
Located on the north side of Yueyang Tower, it echoes Xianmei
Pavilion on the south side of Yueyang Tower. According to Guangxu’s
“Baling County”, the three drunk pavilions were built in the Qing
Emperor Qianlong for forty years, and the first name was Wangxiang
Pavilion. It was won by the bears of the Baling County, and soon fell.
In the 19th year of Qing Daoguang (AD 1839), Yuezhou’s prefecture,
Hao Shenghao, repaired the Yueyang Tower and rebuilt the small
pavilion on the former site of Wangxiang Pavilion and renamed it the
Doum Court. During the Xianfeng period, Yueyang Tower and Doum
Court have been destroyed; it was not until the six years of Tongzhi
that the Governor Zeng Guofan paid Yuekali tax to completely
rehabilitate Yueyang Tower and Doum Court, and changed the story
according to the story of Lu Dongbin’s three drunk Yueyang Tower.
The pavilion is a three drunk pavilion. Then it was smashed again. In
the sixth year of Guangxu, Zhang Derong, the prefect of Yuezhou,
gave tea and donations, and rebuilt along with Yueyang Tower. After
the liberation, the three drunk pavilions were repaired several times,
but due to the lack of foundation, they were rebuilt in 1977.

12. The three drunk pavilion, which was named after the legendary Lu
Dongbin three drunk Yueyang Tower, covers an area of 135.7 square
meters and a height of 9 meters. The top is the mountain type, the red
column and the blue tile, and the door and window are carved fine.
The three drunk pavilions are also pure wood structures like Yueyang
Tower. The door is engraved with embossed window sills and
engraved with a variety of engraved illustrations with legendary
stories. On the first floor of the screen is the Lv Dongbin portrait of
Yin Biaozhen, the management office of Yueyang Tower.
Xianmeiting
Located on the south side of Yueyang Tower, it is one of the auxiliary
pavilions of the main building of Yueyang Building, corresponding to
the Three Drunk Pavilion. Xianmei Pavilion is a small pavilion with a
hexagonal shape, two layers of three cymbals, high angles of horns,
pure wood structure and exquisite elegance. The pavilion covers an
area of 44 square meters and is 7 meters high. It is covered with
green glazed tiles. In the 12th year of Ming Chongzhen (AD 1639),
Yuezhou Pushang Tao Zongkong presided over the reconstruction of
Yueyang Tower, and he got the stone side in the foundation stone. Its
muddy water shows a branch of twenty-four plums, and people think
that it is a god. It is called “Xianmei”, it is a pavilion, and it is named
“Xianmei Pavilion”. In the forty years of Qing Emperor Qianlong (AD

13. 1775), when Yuezhou Chixian Xiongyan Award rebuilt Yueyang
Tower, it rebuilt its pavilion on the site.
Huaiying Pavilion
Covering an area of 40 square meters and 7 meters high, the four
pillars of cement are surrounded by railings. The upper part of the
kiosk is of pure wood structure. There is a stone monument on the
front of the pavilion. The front of the pavilion is engraved with the
portrait of Du Fu and the poem “Deng Yue Yang Lou”, and his life
story is engraved on the back. There is a piece of raft in the north,
and the “Huaiying Pavilion” is three vigorous and simple. “Huai
Yuting” was when the Du Fu was in the Baling, and although he was
poor, he still left the immortal poems such as “Dengyueyanglou” for
Yueyang descendants, and later died in Yueyang. In 1962, in
commemoration of the 1250th anniversary of the birth of the great
poet Du Fu in the Tang Dynasty, the World Peace Council announced
that it was one of the “four major cultural celebrities in the world”.
The Yueyang people commemorated Du Fu to build this pavilion on
the south side of the Yuehu downstairs platform.

14. Little Joe Tomb
Xiao Qiao’s tomb, also known as the Second Joe Tomb, is in the north
of Yueyang Tower. According to Guangxu’s “Baling County”, “One
Unification” is included: “The Tomb of the Three Kingdoms Wu Er
Qiao, in the rule of the North. Wu Sunce attacked, got Joe and the
second daughter, Since Na Daqiao, and Xiao Qiao returned to Zhou
Yu, he was buried here.” He also quoted “Wu Shenzhi”: “The tomb is
in the Guangfeng warehouse. Or Xiao Qiao from Zhou Yuzhen Baqiu,
dead and buried, Da Qiao should not do this.” “Baling County” also
contains “Ya Ling Town, Baling in Fuling County, not today Baqiu.”
Also commented on the “Three Kingdoms” said: “Yu Yu of the town of
Yuliu, Fuling County Baqiu County (now in Jiangxi Province), Baling,
a sorcerer, is the Baling County of Changsha County, Jinjing
Prefecture (now Yueyang City).
In the area of Xiao Qiao’s cemetery, it was passed down to Zhou
Yujun of the Three Kingdoms. The tomb was the military garden of
the time. The top of the tomb is planted with two female scorpions.
The tombstone in front of the tomb is about one meter high, and the
book is the tomb of Xiao Qiao. “Baling County” contains: “Jiaqing two
years (Park 1797), the prefecture Shen Yanyi rebuilt.” In the future,
there was no record. It was rumored that in the 7th year of Guangxu
(AD 1881), the inspector Lu Baozong was rebuilt, and the second plant
was replanted on the raft. In 1993, Xiao Qiao’s tomb was built on the
south side of the tomb, and a wall was built around it. In the
cemetery, there is a wall in front of the wall, and the front of the
Song and Dong Dynasties is engraved on the front: “When you want
to marry the public, Xiao Qiao first married, and the heroic posture.”
The tomb is rounded with a pile of soil, there is a walkway around the

15. tomb, and the stone fence is added. The building in the park is made
of brick and wood, covered with cyan glaze, and has a Jiangnan
garden style.
Historical relics
In the fourth year of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty (AD
716), Zhang, who was called “Yan Xu Da Shou”, said that after Yue
Yang, the literati moved to the building to make poems, later, there
were Li Bai, Du Fu, Li Shangyin, Li Qunyu and other great poets.
Come and write hundreds of good sentences.
The historical relics preserved in Yueyang Tower are the most famous
when the poetry of the poetry Li Bai and the couple are “water and
sky, the wind and the moon is boundless”. Secondly, the “Yueyang
Tower” carved by the calligrapher Zhang Zhao is counted. The carved
screen is made up of 12 pieces of huge rosewood. The articles,
calligraphy, engraving and wood are all treasures. In addition, people
read Fan Zhongyan as a record, Teng Zijing rebuilt Yueyang Tower,
and the great calligrapher Su Yuqin wrote “Yueyang Tower” and Shao
Yongzheng and called “the world’s four musts”, and established the
“four monuments” to be preserved.

16. Monument protection
According to historical records, the damage to Yueyang Tower is
mainly caused by soldiers, floods, lightning strikes, fires, ants or
urban splits. To protect the safety of Yueyang Tower, the conditions
for these accidents should be eliminated. Including five aspects:
Fire prevention
Yueyang Tower is a pure wood structure. It is long-lasting, too dry
and has a lot of paint. Therefore, the fire is one of her natural
enemies and must be absolutely protected from fire. Mainly to
prevent fire, fire, lightning. The first is to prevent the power supply
from catching fire. The conductive wire must not go upstairs. In
special circumstances, it is necessary to use electricity temporarily.
After the consent of the relevant departments, a special person should
be assigned to hold the site and remove it in time, just in case. The
second is to control the flow of fire sources. Fireworks should be
eliminated within a certain range of the main building and around the
building. It is necessary to patrol the shards and patrol the day and
night, and investigate and deal with illegal smoking and burning
incense. The third is to dismantle the dilapidated houses and
flammable buildings within the absolute protection of Yueyang Tower
to prevent fire hazards. The fourth is to prevent lightning strikes. In
the past, Yueyang Tower has been destroyed several times due to
lightning strikes. Therefore, the lightning rod should be regularly

17. repaired or upgraded to ensure that the lightning rod often exerts its
effectiveness.
Waterproof
Yueyang City, where Yueyang Tower is located, is located on the
south bank of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. At the edge of
the Dongting Lake Basin, it is a subtropical monsoon humid climate
with abundant rainfall. The annual average temperature is 17 °C, and
the annual precipitation day is 135-158 days. The average continuous
longest rainfall day is 16 days, and the annual precipitation is up to
2336.5 mm. The rainfall is more, which increases the humidity of the
air. It poses a threat to the wooden components and building facilities
of Yueyang Tower, and also increases the foundation of the building.
The difficulty of protection of shore and platform. In 1993 and 1995,
the State Administration of Cultural Heritage successively allocated
more than 3.8 million yuan to repair and reinforce the revetment.
This was because the drainage was not smooth and the bank was
damaged. Therefore, it is necessary to regularly check whether there
is rain leakage in the building. Regularly divert the drainage system
to ensure that the drainage pipe is unblocked and the rainwater is not
allowed to immerse in the footing. More rain in the first half of the
year is a crucial period for cleaning up the drainage system every
year. In addition, we must always be wary of the impact of the high

18. flood of Dongting Lake on the berthing of Yueyang Tower, and pay
attention to the timely reinforcement of the lakeshore and the wall.
Anti-ant
Because the area where Yueyang Tower is located has a lot of rain,
humidity and dense trees, it provides a good “hotbed” for the survival
and reproduction of termites. Ants become another enemy of this
wooden building. Before the overhaul in 1983, the 12 Nanmu pillars
on the first floor of her were not hollowed out by termites, but they
were already bad. The entire beam-column structure could no longer
withstand the pressure. The four supporting columns on the second
floor were all decaying. Termites on Yueyang Tower. The hazard can
be seen. Although the effective measures were taken for the
prevention and control of termites during the overhaul in 1984,
termites are still harmful around the building. Therefore, in daily
maintenance work, the combination of prevention and control and
prevention should be adhered to. The policy is diligent in testing and
strengthening the anti-ant strength.

19. Anti-damage
With the development of the tourism industry, the number of tourists
visiting the Yueyang Building to catch the Range Rover has increased,
which has brought heavy pressure to the building. When the number
of people on the building exceeds 80, the person standing on the
upper floor has obvious shock, so the first should be To control the
number of people who go upstairs in a row, especially during the
tourist season, it is necessary to organize tourists to board the
building in batches. The sales order and the management of the
building management staff can be used to reduce the pressure on the
building. Second, take effective measures to reduce man-made
damage. People flow over large stairs and floor slabs are worn out.
Bamboo strips and rubber mats should be used for effective
protection in these places to minimize the damage to human wood
and extend the main building. Life and maintenance cycle.

20. Control against wild hemp
Wild hemp is a kind of fiber plant, which is light, drought-tolerant,
alkali-resistant, adaptable and vigorous. It can be seen everywhere in
the slabs of the Yueyang Building and the gap between the roof tiles
and the walls. The rhizome can lift the stone wall, causing the stone
wall to be displaced and deformed; the area where the glazed tile is
handed over can be loosened, causing the top of the ancient building
to seep rain, and the wood parts of the ancient building are damaged
by the tide for a long time. If termites are the natural enemies of
wooden components, then wild hemp is the murder of the stone wall
structure. If it is not cured in time, the area is getting bigger and
bigger, and the number is more and more, the damage to the
abutment and ancient buildings of Yueyang Building is becoming
more and more serious. Must be resolutely prevented.
Travel guide
Travel information
Beijing-Guangzhou Railway, Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway, 107 National
Highway, Yangtze River Channel, only two hours drive to Changsha
Airport and Wuhan Airport, as well as the Wuhan-Guangzhou high-
speed railway and the Suiyue Expressway under construction, the

21. Jingyue Railway, which is about to start construction, Changyue
Expressway provides convenient transportation infrastructure
conditions for Yueyang Tower tourism.
Yueyang Tower Scenic Spot is located in Yueyang City. The city has
developed traffic and there are a lot of taxis. There are
6,7,10,15,19,21,22,31,39,50,55 bus lines leading directly to the scenic
spot.
Opening hours
May 1st – September 30th 7:00 – 18:30
October 1st – April 30th 7:30 – 18:00
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