Changsha to Yueyang One-Day Trip

Really had so much fun!|||Changsha🚊Yueyang One-Day Trip was really a blast! Changsha is so close to Yueyang! A 23.5r train ride and just over an hour later, you're there! Not tiring at all even after a full day of fun! 📍Dongting Lake Scenic Area Arrived at Yueyang Station at 8:00am Took a taxi to Yueyang Museum only to find it hadn't opened yet! So I took a stroll around Dongting Lake nearby. The lake is especially peaceful in the morning! The cool breeze and the fresh air, accompanied by the chirping of birds, were delightful. Many people were jogging around the lake🏃 📍Yueyang Museum Opens at 9:00am, no admission fee, no reservation needed Yueyang Museum is a microcosm of the city's culture! When I went there, I saw kindergarten kids on a field trip, and some were even recording explanatory videos inside. The venue is quite small, and you can finish browsing in no time! 📍Shengguan Temple 10:30 am, student ticket 10r Arrived at Shengguan Temple, which was very quiet in the morning with few visitors. As soon as you enter the temple, you can smell the incense and hear the monks chanting. The monks were also sweeping and offering incense... If you want to pray, you can go directly into the various halls. The commercial atmosphere is not very strong, it feels ancient, and the monks are very devout. The architecture inside is beautiful and well-designed, great for taking photos! In a short while, you can climb to the top of the hill to see the ancient pagoda. To go to the top of the pagoda, you need to spend another 10r, but even without climbing it, you can see the whole cityscape of Yueyang! 📍Yueyang Tower Arrived at Yueyang Tower at 12:00am There are many snack streets near Yueyang Tower, perfect for lunch! Student ticket 35r Yueyang Tower is really stamp-collector friendly! Visitors can bring a small notebook, as there are many stamping stations set up throughout the scenic area, all for free🆓🆓🆓!!! I stamped half a notebook in one afternoon! Following the stamping stations, you can visit all the scenic spots! Walking inside, you can truly experience the prose of 'Memorial to Yueyang Tower.' Being there completes a perfect loop with the text! The scenes described as 'glittering light and tranquil shadows' and 'embracing distant mountains, swallowing the Yangtze River, vast and boundless' are right before your eyes! Climbing Yueyang Tower, you might as well open the full text of 'Memorial to Yueyang Tower' and compare the scenery with the descriptions in the prose! 📍Bianhe Street—Baling Square—Dongting Lake At 3:00pm, you can stroll through these three spots, all very close to Yueyang Tower, just a few hundred meters walk🚶. Bianhe Street is a snack street where you can grab a bite. Baling Square features a sculpture of Hou Yi shooting the sun. Finally, you can wait for the sunset around Dongting Lake! The lakeside is muddy, but the sunset is uniquely beautiful every day! Make sure to walk to the lakeside for a check-in! 'Although Yueyang is a small city, it has a quiet and strong cultural atmosphere with less commercial vibe! You definitely shouldn't miss Yueyang