What is "yueyang"

Yueyang is a prefecture-level city at the northeastern corner of Hunan province, People's Republic of China, on the southern shores of Dongting Lake.

Yueyang has an administrative area of and the city proper, . The population was 5,477,911 at the 2010 census whom 991,465 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made up of Yueyanglou District and Yunxi District.

The city's most famous attraction is the Yueyang Tower.

Yueyang, formerly romanized as Yüeh-yang, may refer to:

• Ancient Yueyang , a capital of the state of Qin during the Warring States period
• Yueyang City (, , Yueyangshi), also formerly known as Yochow, a city in Hunan
• Yueyang County (, , Yueyangxian), in Hunan