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Yueyang City, called Baling in ancient times, also known as Yuezhou, is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Hunan Province, a sub-central city in the province and the second largest economy in the province. Located in the northeast of Hunan Province, it is adjacent to the Yangtze River in the north, three Hunan and four rivers in the south, embracing Dongting, where rivers and lakes meet. As of March 2023, the city has jurisdiction over 3 districts, 4 counties and 2 county-level cities, with an administrative area of 14858 square kilometers. By the end of 2022, the permanent population of the city was 50 1.75 million.
Yueyang City is one of the first open cities along the Yangtze River in the State Council and an important regional central city in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. The city was built in the first 505 years, and it was named after the original county seat was located in Shan Zhinan, the shogunate of Tian Yue. It is a famous cultural city with a long history of more than 2,500 years.
Yueyang has very convenient transportation, and the Yangtze River, Beijing-Guangzhou Railway, Haoji Railway, Beijing-Guangzhou High-speed Railway, Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway and Hangrui Expressway are intertwined in the urban area. Yueyang is the only international trade port city in Hunan and a famous port city in China. Chenglingji Port is connected with the river and the sea, and there is Chenglingji Comprehensive Bonded Zone. 20 18 12.26 Yueyang Sanhe Airport was officially opened to traffic.
Yueyang has a profound cultural heritage and beautiful scenery, integrating famous mountains, famous waters, famous buildings, celebrities and famous articles. It is one of the important cradles of China culture and a famous tourist attraction at home and abroad. In 20 14, it was rated as the city with the most happiness and cultural soft power in China, and it was the only prefecture-level city in China that won two awards. In 20 15, Yueyang was awarded the title of "Top Ten Vibrant Leisure Cities in China".
20 15 Yueyang won the title of "National Civilized City". In June 2020, it was selected as the first batch of national demonstration areas and projects for the construction of a government ruled by law by the Central Committee for Governing the Country by Law. In July 2020, the National Patriotic Health Association confirmed Yueyang as a national health city.
In 2022, the regional GDP of Yueyang City was 47 1.67 billion yuan, an increase of 5.4% over the previous year.