益阳市位于湖南省中部偏北,洞庭湖畔,资水在这里滚滚而过注入洞庭.益阳古为荆州地域,曾属姊胡国,春秋时属楚.秦始皇二十六年（公元前211年）设立县治,其地域包括今益阳和桃江县.因地处益水（资水的古称）之北,故名益阳.益阳文化历史旅游资源众多,市境内列入省、县级文物保护单位的有42处,1949年以来先后发掘文化遗址23处,古墓500余座,出土历代陶器、玉器、木器、铁器、铜剑、帛画、漆器、玻璃器皿等文物3000余件.益阳市主要文化历史旅游景观有益阳市的裴公亭、栖霞寺、白鹿寺.古城益阳有十景：关濑惊湍、志溪帆落、会龙栖霞、裴亭云树、白鹿晚钟、庆州唱晚、西湾春望、碧津蛲渡、甘垒夜月、十州分涨.其中许多是有关三国的遗址,著名的有关云长单刀赴会前磨刀砺器的“磨刀亭”,鲁肃为拒关云长而筑的“鲁肃堤”,关羽、鲁肃谈判所在地临江亭等.

沅江以“流水归宿之地”而得名,沅江市区内主要文物景观有魁星楼、凌云塔、镇江塔、洞庭湖博物馆.魁星楼位于沅江市区东北,建于清朝乾隆五十九年（公元1794年）,楼高15米,为三层尖顶楼阁式建筑,每层飞檐置琉璃饰物,一层为龙,二层为凤,三层为鱼；尖顶为三个球状琉璃宝葫芦；二楼供奉道教认为主宰文章兴衰的神奎星神,又称"魁星菩萨",因此历代文人都来此顶礼膜拜.凌云2塔位于沅江市区以南5公里的万子湖畔,建成于清嘉庆二年（公元1797年）.塔高33米,七层八方,为中空楼阁式石塔,共有花岗岩石料166906块；建塔用来作"镇妖孽,除水患"之意,塔尖以三个相连的球形葫芦状塔刹作顶,每层檐角均为石刻倒立鱼龙装饰,十分壮观,是洞庭湖现存的两座水中宝塔之一.镇江塔位于沅江市区东南35公里的小口塞湖,建于清乾隆四十七年（公元1782年）.塔高23.95米,外形为八方八角七级,内部为三层用木梯相连.镇江塔寄寓古人镇水患、驯江流之愿,古人说镇江塔的气势"远挹七十二峰之岳色,近临八百余里之湖波".洞庭湖博物馆,在沅江市区内的琼湖之畔,收藏了洞庭湖地区的生物、植物标本.其中有生物200余种、鱼类114种、水产植物71种.该馆陈列厅800平方米,向游客介绍洞庭湖的变迁及历史,并藏有历史文物逾万件,其中古字画2000余幅,玉器、青铜器、陶瓷器等数千件.沅江北为洞庭湖冲积平原,河渠纵横,有成片的农田和林网,十分壮观.三个大型的芦苇种植场,共有35万亩,一望无际,一派水乡芦荡风光.

Located in yiyang city north central hunan province,dongting lake,endowment water here and infuse dongting billow.Yiyang,the ancient region of jingzhou in spring and autumn HuGuo,was when my sister of chu.Qin shihuang twenty-sixth (in) set up XianZhi 211 BC,its region including yiyang and TaoJiangXian today.Because water (endowment water in the PE north of armorica,friend name yiyang.Yiyang cultural history tourism resources listed in numerous,city in the provinces,county protected units of cultural relics have 42 place,since 1949,cultural sites successively excavations 23 from more than 500 seats,tombs excavated in pottery,jade,wood,iron,copper jian,BoHua,lacquer,glass and other objects 3,000 pieces.Yiyang city tourism landscape has major cultural history of yiyang city PeiGongTing,QiXiaSi,white hart temple.There are ten scene:ancient city yiyang seto surprised turbulent,volunteers shut down stream HuiLong qixia,sails,PeiTing cloud tree,white hart bells,sing late,sai wan gyeongju look,Bess Nao jin spring ferrying and Ian lei night months,10 states points up.Many of them were about three sites,famous have GuanYunChang single-blade meeting is to forge "sharpening grinder,pavilion" GuanYunChang rejected built for lu su "lu su dam" located,guan yu,lu su negotiations linjiang pavilions.