Yueyang Tower One-Day Tour Babysitter-Level Guide

1️⃣ Yueyang Tower 💰Full price 70r, student ticket 35r The scenic area is not large, and it takes about two hours to visit the whole area. It is recommended to come in the evening when you can see the sunset🌅. Known as the "foremost tower under heaven," it stands alongside Hubei's Yellow Crane Tower and Jiangxi's Tengwang Pavilion as one of the "three great towers in the south of the Yangtze River." Besides Yueyang Tower, there are also Huai Fu Pavilion, Shuang Gong Temple, Xiao Qiao's Tomb, and more. 2️⃣ Bianhe Street 💰Free Right outside Yueyang Tower is this food street where you can find local Yueyang delicacies such as top cake, sugar oil glutinous rice cake, and stinky tofu, but some food items are slightly overpriced, with stinky tofu costing 15r for seven pieces. ❌ Not recommended: Mao Ge Stinky Tofu (tasteless, long queue time) ⭕ Recommended: San Da Pao (glutinous rice balls with soybean flour and brown sugar), Top Cake (the old man's stall at the entrance of Bianhe Street is delicious), baked sesame seed cake, Huogongdian Stinky Tofu (15r per serving, but tastes good) 3️⃣ Baling Square 💰Free The statue of "Hou Yi Slaying the Ba Snake" stands in the center of the square, with many small vendors around, allowing for a close view of Dongting Lake. 4️⃣ Dongting Lake 💰Free Dongting Lake has been known since ancient times as the leader of the five lakes and is the largest river-connected lake in China in terms of water volume. Dongting Lake is close to Yueyang Tower, Bianhe Street, and Baling Square. The sunset reflected on the lake with a gentle breeze is perfect for a lakeside walk. It is highly recommended to bring your own stamp book, as there are many stamping points inside Yueyang Tower, so don't miss out.