The tourist attractions in Yongzhou, Hunan include:
Yongzhou Sigu - Liuzi Temple.
The scenery of Ershui in Xiaoxiang, the stone shed 20,000 years ago, the birthplace of ancient rice cultivation - the Yuchanyan site.
Residences of the Qing Dynasty - the Huang Family Courtyard in Jiuyi Mountain, the magical and mysterious three-pointed stone, the fairyland on earth - Yangmingshan.
The residence of Emperor Shun during his southern tour - Shunhuang Mountain in Dong'an, the earliest city in southern Hunan - the ancient city of Chongling.
The first cliff in southern China - Wuxi Stele Forest.
The first palace of the Yao people - Jianghua Panwang Palace.
Millennium Academy - Ningyuan Confucian Temple.
Scenery of Jiuyi The place where Emperor Shun returned - the original site of the Yuan family in Jiuyi Mountain.
1. Liuzi Temple
Liuzi Temple is located in southern Hunan, adjacent to Guangxi. This is a good place with a long history, beautiful mountains and clear waters, many scenic spots and remarkable historical sites.
Speaking of Yongzhou, people will first think of Liu Zongyuan. Liu Zongyuan (773-819 AD) was a famous writer in the Tang Dynasty and one of the Eight Great Writers of the Tang and Song Dynasties.
Liu Zongyuan was demoted to Yongzhou and lived in exile for 10 years because of his failure to participate in Wang Shuwen's reform.
Although Yongzhou has beautiful scenery, it may be unknown to people in the boudoir, but Liu Zongyuan wrote so many Chinese poems about Yongzhou in Yongzhou.
Liu Zongyuan contributed to the spread of Yongzhou’s reputation. Liuzi Temple was built by the people of Yongzhou in memory of him.
2. Wuxi Stele Forest
The Wuxi Stele Forest Scenic Area is located in Wuxi Park at the south end of the Xiangjiang River Bridge in the southwest of Qiyang County (Wuxi Town), Yongzhou City, Hunan Province.
The Wuxi Stele Forest is more than fifty kilometers away from Yongzhou City.
The green cliffs of the Wuxi Forest of Steles, close to the Xiangjiang River, are majestic and abrupt, stretching for 78 meters. The highest point is more than 30 meters of land, which is a natural place for carving inscriptions on cliffs.
It is now a national key cultural relic protection unit, a provincial scenic spot, a provincial patriotism education base, and one of the top ten cultural heritages in Hunan Province.