Why visit Leiyang
Townapedia lists 4 museums and landmarks, 10 parks and trails, 5 places to eat and 1 place to stay in and around town.
Highlights include 凌云塔 and 马阜岭公园.
Weather in Leiyang
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About Leiyang
Leiyang (simplified Chinese: 耒阳; traditional Chinese: 耒陽; pinyin: Lěiyáng) is a county-level city and the third most populous county-level division in Hunan Province, China. Leiyang is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Hengyang. Located on the south of the province, the city is bordered to the north by Hengnan County, to the west by Changning City, to the south by Guiyang and Yongxing counties, and to the east by Anren County. Leiyang City covers 2,656 km2 (1,025 sq mi) with a registered population of 1,413,913 and resident population of 1,150,241 (as of the 2010 census).
From the Wikipedia article Leiyang (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks4
凌云塔
Monument and historic site · 4.3 km
湖南省重点文物保护单位。凌云塔又名青麓塔，俗称青龙塔，位于湖南省衡阳市耒阳市，建于清朝康熙五十八年（1719年），由耒阳知县张应星创建。
Parks, trails and playgrounds10
Restaurants and cafes5
Where to stay1
History
Leiyang is the hometown of Cai Lun, the inventor of papermaking technology, one of the Four Great Inventions. It has more than 2,000 years of history as an ancient city named after the north of Lei River. Archaeological excavation proved that as early as the Neolithic Age, people have lived in the territory of Leiyang.
Until Leiyang was built as a division, it was a part of Jingzhou, one of the Nine Provinces before the Spring and Autumn period and a part of Chu State in the Warring States period. In the 26th year of the reign of Qin Shi Huang (221 BC), Lei County (Chinese: 耒县) was formed and took its name after the Lei River, it was part of Changsha Commandery. Dividing Changsha Commandery into Changsha State and Guiyang Commandery (Chinese: 桂阳郡; not to be confused with present-day Guiyang County) in 202 BC, Guiyang Commandery was formed from the southern portion of Changsha Commandery, the county of Lei was renamed to Leiyang and part of Guiyang Commandery.
From the History section of Leiyang on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship2
Shopping2
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries31
Healthcare3
Map of Leiyang
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Getting there and nearby towns
Hengyang Nanyue (HNY) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 43 km away.
- Hengyang 59 km northwest, about 59 min by car
- Chenzhou 69 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Hongqiao 85 km northwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Bojia 89 km west, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- LeiYang, PanShiBo, CC BY-SA 3.0
- China Hunan Leiyang 耒阳 南泥湾小区 2, Alexandrechauvel, CC0
- China Hunan Leiyang 耒阳 南泥湾小区, Alexandrechauvel, CC0
- China Hunan Leiyang 耒阳 南泥湾小区 3, Alexandrechauvel, CC0
- China Hunan Leiyang 耒阳 金南路 2, Alexandrechauvel, CC0
- China Hunan Leiyang 耒阳 电厂大桥 1, Alexandrechauvel, CC0
- China Hunan Leiyang 耒阳 唐家 1, Alexandrechauvel, CC0
- China Hunan Leiyang 耒阳 Lei River Xujia Village 徐家村 1, Alexandrechauvel, CC0
- Bord de la Rivière Lei au nord de la ville de Leiyang. Village Xujia 徐家村, Alexandrechauvel, CC0
- China Hunan Leiyang 耒阳 Lei River, Alexandrechauvel, CC0
- China Hunan Leiyang 耒阳 2, Alexandrechauvel, CC0
- Leiyang Railway Station 20250816-6, Unknown author, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leiyang Railway Station 20250816-5, Unknown author, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leiyang Railway Station 20250816-4, Unknown author, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leiyang Railway Station 20250816-3, Unknown author, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leiyang Railway Station 20250816-1, Unknown author, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leiyang Railway Station 20250816-2, Unknown author, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leiyang 200802, Baycrest, CC BY-SA 2.5
- 20230409-耒阳凌云塔, BMSBridge, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 20230409-耒阳环秀楼, BMSBridge, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS018-E-18289 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS043-E-11932 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS043-E-11934 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS040-E-44897 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS043-E-11933 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS043-E-11931 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS062-E-60965 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- 耒阳站站房, BMSBridge, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gongpingxu Railway Station 20250816-8, Unknown author, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 20230410-耒阳西站（站房）, BMSBridge, CC BY-SA 4.0
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