Get to know Yongzhou
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- Administrative area
- Prefecture-level city · 地级市
- Part of
- Hunan
- Chinese name
- 永州市
- Local areas
- 11 local areas
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 22,255.31 km²
- Population · 2020 census
- 5,289,824
- Administrative seat
- Lengshuitan District
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
Explore Yongzhou
Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Jiuyi Mountains 九嶷山
Liuzi Temple 柳子庙
Yongzhou Museum 永州博物馆
Ningyuan Temple of Culture 宁远文庙
Tongzi'ao Village 桐子坳
Yangming Mountain 阳明山
Jiuyi Mountain Mausoleum of Emperor Shun 九嶷山舜帝陵
Long Family Compound 龙家大院
Yao Culture Park and Yaodu Water Street 瑶族文化园与县城瑶都水街
Shanggantang Village 上甘棠村
Nushu Garden 女书园
Zhou Dunyi's Hometown 周敦颐故里
Lingling Ancient City 零陵古城
Lingling District 零陵区
Lengshuitan District 冷水滩区
Dong'an County 东安县
Shuangpai County 双牌县
Daoxian 道县
Jiangyong County 江永县
Ningyuan County 宁远县
Lanshan County 蓝山县
Xintian County 新田县
Jianghua Yao Autonomous County 江华瑶族自治县
Qiyang 祁阳市
Places to explore around Yongzhou
Jiuyi Mountains · 九嶷山Jiuyi Mountains九嶷山
The Jiuyi Mountains near Ningyuan combine limestone scenery with the ceremonial landscape associated with the legendary emperor Shun. The Shun mausoleum precinct and its inscriptions express a long tradition of commemoration…
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Entrance gate of Liuzi Temple, Yongzhou. Photograph date recorded by the source: 2017-01-02 14:23:52.Liuzi Temple柳子庙
Liuzi Temple commemorates the Tang writer Liu Zongyuan beside Yu Stream in Yongzhou’s Lingling district. The gate-stage arrangement and successive halls provide an architectural setting for inscriptions associated with his life…
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Yongzhou Museum · 永州博物馆Yongzhou Museum永州博物馆
Yongzhou Museum is particularly useful for linking the region’s very early archaeology with its later cultural diversity. Yuchanyan material introduces prehistoric life, while displays on Jiangyong Nüshu and Yao customs reveal…
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Ningyuan Temple of Culture · 宁远文庙Ningyuan Temple of Culture宁远文庙
Ningyuan’s Confucian Temple is especially notable for its richly carved stone columns, where dragons and phoenixes emerge from deep relief and openwork. The formal approach through the pool, gates and courtyards leads towards…
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Tongzi'ao Village · 桐子坳Tongzi'ao Village桐子坳
Tongziao (桐子坳) is a village in Chalin Town, Shuangpai County, Yongzhou, Hunan, whose reputation rests on its ginkgo grove rather than on its buildings. The scenic area around it covers about five square kilometres and is commonly called China's first ginkgo village.
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Yangming Mountain (阳明山), Shuangpai County. Photograph: "Gate of Yangmingshan National Forest Park (Hunan)".Yangming Mountain阳明山
Yangmingshan (阳明山) is a national forest park in the north-east of Shuangpai County, Yongzhou, Hunan, on a spur of the Nanling range. Its highest point, Wangfotai, reaches 1,624.6 metres, and the mountain carries overlapping layers of protected forest, Buddhist pilgrimage tradition and Long March history.
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AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非该地点实拍）Jiuyi Mountain Mausoleum of Emperor Shun九嶷山舜帝陵
Tomb and temple of the legendary ruler Shun below Shunyuan Peak on Jiuyi Mountain, Ningyuan, Hunan, home to a nationally listed sacrificial rite.
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AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非该地点实拍）Long Family Compound龙家大院
Longjia Dayuan (龙家大院) is an inhabited old village in Jiantou Town, Xintian County, Yongzhou, Hunan, built into a hillside of the Daguanling range with hills on three sides. It was listed in 2013 as a Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level, and is known above all for the couplets written on its doorways.
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Yao Culture Park and Yaodu Water Street · 瑶族文化园与县城瑶都水街Yao Culture Park and Yaodu Water Street瑶族文化园与县城瑶都水街
This entry covers two separate places in Jianghua Yao Autonomous County, Yongzhou, Hunan: the Yao Culture Park, in which a Yao totem gateway was raised, and Yaodu Water Street, which the Hunan provincial culture and tourism department places at New Shuikou Town and not in the county seat. The county town also holds the Panwang Hall, the building in which Yao people make offerings to the ancestor Panhu.
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Shanggantang Village · 上甘棠村Shanggantang Village上甘棠村
Zhou-clan village in Jiangyong County, Hunan, with a stone bridge first built in 1126, a 1620 pavilion and Ming and Qing houses.
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Nushu Garden · 女书园Nushu Garden女书园
The Nüshu Garden (女书园) stands at Pumei village in Shangjiangxu Town, Jiangyong County, Yongzhou, Hunan, on a river islet ringed by water. It was built in 2002 to collect and display material on nüshu, the women's script of this corner of southern Hunan.
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Zhou Dunyi's Hometown · 周敦颐故里Zhou Dunyi's Hometown周敦颐故里
Zhou Dunyi's home place (周敦颐故里), known as Lianxi Guli, is Loutian village in Qingtang Town, Daoxian County, Yongzhou, Hunan. Zhou Dunyi, the founding figure of Song-Ming Neo-Confucianism, was born here in 1017, and the village is a nationally protected heritage site, a Chinese historic and cultural village and a Chinese traditional village.
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Lingling Ancient City · 零陵古城Lingling Ancient City零陵古城
Lingling Ancient City (零陵古城) is a Yongzhou municipal development in Lingling District, Hunan, built around a genuinely historic core: the Liuzi Temple beside the Yu stream and the old Liuzi Street beside it, both associated with the Tang writer Liu Zongyuan.
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Yongzhou local specialties
永州市特色美食 · 11 specialties to discover
Dong'an chicken 东安鸡AI illustration · AI 示意图
The flavor is bright and tangy, with ginger fragrance and chili warmth against firm, juicy chicken. Bones remain part of the serving.
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Xintian vinegar-set tofu 新田醋水豆腐AI illustration · AI 示意图
The tofu has a concentrated bean flavor and firm, fine texture; frying adds browned edges, while the finished sauce determines its heat.
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Yongzhou blood duck 永州血鸭AI illustration · AI 示意图
The sauce is thick, savory and rich, while the duck retains a substantial bone-in bite. Chili gives heat without being the only flavor.
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Yongzhou Heluo River Snails 永州喝螺AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Yongzhou Heluo River Snails (永州喝螺) are a classic local snack of Yongzhou (永州) in Hunan: small live snails known locally as tieluo (铁螺, "iron snails"), cooked in their shells with a fierce chilli heat.
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Ningyuan Xiaguan Boiled Meatballs 宁远下灌水丸子
Ningyuan Xiaguan Boiled Meatballs (宁远下灌水丸子) are a pork speciality of Xiaguan (下灌) in Ningyuan (宁远). Their pale meatballs sit in soup and have a soft, smooth texture.
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Jiangyong Yao Mountain Oil Tea 江永瑶山油茶
Jiangyong Yao Mountain Oil Tea (江永瑶山油茶) is a savoury tea soup made by the Yao people of Jiangyong County (江永县) in Yongzhou (永州), Hunan.
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Lingling Upturned Steamed Beef 零陵牛扣
Lingling Upturned Steamed Beef (零陵牛扣) is made with skin-on beef in Shuikoushan (水口山), Lingling District (零陵区). Long steaming softens the meat, while the skin keeps a chewy, gelatinous texture.
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Qiyang Red Yeast Rice Steamed Fish 祁阳曲米鱼AI illustration · AI 示意图（仅供参考，非实拍）
Qiyang Red Yeast Rice Steamed Fish (祁阳曲米鱼) is a steamed fish from Qiyang (祁阳) in Yongzhou (永州), coated in chilli powder and red yeast rice powder (曲米粉) before it goes over the heat.
Read the dish guide →All dish names · 全部菜名 (11)
- Dong'an chicken · 东安鸡
- Xintian vinegar-set tofu · 新田醋水豆腐
- Yongzhou blood duck · 永州血鸭
- Yongzhou Heluo River Snails · 永州喝螺
- Ningyuan Xiaguan Boiled Meatballs · 宁远下灌水丸子
- Jiangyong Yao Mountain Oil Tea · 江永瑶山油茶
- Lingling Upturned Steamed Beef · 零陵牛扣
- Qiyang Red Yeast Rice Steamed Fish · 祁阳曲米鱼
- Lanshan Savoury Oil Tea · 蓝山油茶
- Daozhou Jar-Cured Pork · 道州扎肉
- Jianghua Eighteen Stuffed Dishes · 江华十八酿
More dishes from across Hunan are in the Hunan food guide.
Counties & districts in Yongzhou
11 areas belong directly to Yongzhou.
11 areas
Lingling District 零陵区
Lingling District is one of two urban districts of Yongzhou City, Hunan Province, China. It is located on the south of the city proper, and lies to the eastern border of Guangxi.
Explore the area →DistrictLengshuitan District 冷水滩区
Lengshuitan District (simplified Chinese: 冷水滩区; traditional Chinese: 冷水灘區; pinyin: Lěngshuǐtān Qū; lit. 'cold water shoal') is one of two urban districts of Yongzhou City, Hunan Province, China.
Explore the area →CountyDong'an County 东安县
Dong'an County (simplified Chinese: 东安县; traditional Chinese: 東安縣; pinyin: Dōng'ān Xiàn; lit. 'Eastern peace') is a county of Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of Yongzhou prefecture-level…
Explore the area →CountyShuangpai County 双牌县
Shuangpai County (simplified Chinese: 双牌县; traditional Chinese: 雙牌縣; pinyin: Shuāngpái Xiàn) is a county in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yongzhou.
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Daoxian 道县
Dao County (simplified Chinese: 道县; traditional Chinese: 道縣; pinyin: Dào Xiàn) is a county in Hunan Province, China. It is under the administration of Yongzhou prefecture-level City.
Explore the area →CountyJiangyong County 江永县
Jiangyong County (simplified Chinese: 江永县; traditional Chinese: 江永縣; pinyin: Jiāngyǒng Xiàn) is a county of Hunan Province, China. It is under the administration of Yongzhou prefecture-level City.
Explore the area →CountyNingyuan County 宁远县
Ningyuan County (simplified Chinese: 宁远县; traditional Chinese: 寧遠縣; pinyin: Níngyuǎn Xiàn) is a county of Hunan Province, China. It is under the administration of Yongzhou prefecture-level City.
Explore the area →CountyLanshan County 蓝山县
Lanshan County (simplified Chinese: 蓝山县; traditional Chinese: 藍山縣; pinyin: Lánshān Xiàn) is a county of Hunan Province, China. It is under the administration of Yongzhou prefecture-level City.
Explore the area →CountyXintian County 新田县
Xintian County (simplified Chinese: 新田县; traditional Chinese: 新田縣; pinyin: Xīntián Xiàn) is a county of Hunan Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yongzhou.
Explore the area →Autonomous countyJianghua Yao Autonomous County 江华瑶族自治县
Jianghua ( "Jianghua Yao Autonomous County", simplified Chinese: 江华瑶族自治县; traditional Chinese: 江華瑤族自治縣; pinyin: Jiānghuá Yáozú Zìzhìxiàn; usually referred to as "Jianghua County", 江华县; 江華縣; Jiānghuá Xiàn) is…
Explore the area →County-level cityQiyang 祁阳市
Qiyang (simplified Chinese: 祁阳市; traditional Chinese: 祁陽市; pinyin: Qíyáng Shì) is a county-level city of Hunan Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yongzhou.
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Plan your visit
Getting there
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Where to stay →Build your route
Jiuyi Mountains and Liuzi Temple are about 170 km apart in a straight line. The linked place guides have entrance and visit details.
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Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
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