Mount Hengshan in Nanyue, stretching for 800 miles, is famous for its outstanding mountains and rivers and its honor of Buddhism and Taoism.
The main attractions are: Nanyue Temple, Zhu Sheng Temple, water curtain cave, Martyrs' Temple, Mojingtai, Yehou Academy, Guangji Temple, Tibetan Temple, Fangguang Temple, Zhurongfeng, Mo Yan Buddha, etc.
Hengyang is also known as the Wild Goose City because of the legend that "the wild geese in the north fly south and then stop flying back".
This historic city has a history of 2000 years and was founded in the early Western Han Dynasty.
Since the Sui Dynasty, all dynasties have been the administrative centers of counties, prefectures, roads, prefectures and roads.
There are Yan Hui Peak, Shigu Academy, Ling County Site of Han Dynasty, Tomb Site of Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty, Tang Kiln Site and other places of interest in the urban area.
Chen Shan National Forest Park is rich in animal and plant resources and numerous places of interest, and will be built into a beautiful place integrating tourism, summer vacation, scientific research, archaeology and religious activities.
Jiangkou Niaozhou Nature Reserve is an important base for studying birds, comparable to Dalian Mosquito Island. It can be called the two pearls of China North-South confrontation natural zoo.
The fossil of ancient animals in Jijiling is a major discovery in the field of biology, which has aroused the surprise and concern of the global scientific community.
Important scenic spots include: West Cave, Purple Mountain Forest Park, Paradise Mountain Forest Park, Caihou Temple and Cailun Tomb, Gulang Monument and Gulang Tomb, Du Fu Tomb and Du Fu Temple, Wang Chuanshan's former residence, Monument, bronze statue of Western Zhou Dynasty, weapons of the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States period unearthed in Qidong, Xia's former residence, Luo Ronghuan's former residence, Mao Zejian's tomb, Ouyang Hai's tomb, etc.
Hengyang has been listed as national and provincial tourism resources as follows: provincial historical and cultural city: Hengyang National Scenic Area: Nanyue Provincial Scenic Area: Xiyandong National Forest Park in Hengdong County: Gouloufeng Provincial Forest Park in Hengyang County: Zijinshan in Hengyang County, Qishan Provincial Nature Reserve in Hengnan County: Niaozhou in Jiangkou, Hengnan County, Nanyue National Cultural Relics Protection Unit: Nanyue Martyrs Temple.