History of Yiyang
Yiyang has a long history. It has been more than 2000 years since its foundation as a county in Qin Dynasty. Tao Shu and Hu Linyi, important officials of the late Qing Dynasty, “three Zhous and one Ye” (Zhou Libo, Zhou Yang, Zhou Gucheng and Ye Zi), famous contemporary intellectuals, Zhang Guoji, an overseas Chinese leader, Fengshan Ho, Righteous among the Nations, and the world champion of badminton women’s singles Gong Zhichao in the 27th Olympic Games, “Queen of Badminton” Tang Jiuhong, world champions of badminton Gong Ruina and Huangsui all come from Yiyang. Yiyang is reputed as the “Hometown of Badminton”. It is also the badminton training base for Chinese national team.

How to reach Yiyang?
Yiyang has an advantageous location and convenient transportation. It is very easily to reach Yiyang City by trains,long-distance bus and flight. It is 55 kilometers from the central urban area to Changsha City, Hunan Province’s capital...More Read: Yiyang Transportation

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Yiyang Travel Tips
In recent years, the strategy of “Opening up the City” has brought about rapid economic and social development as well as tremendous changes to urban and rural areas with each passing day. Infrastructure has been perfected; electricity, water supply, telecommunications, health care, education, and business services have been completed; the cultural taste of the city has been upgraded; investment environment has been optimized; and comprehensive competitive power has been intensified. Advantageous location, excellent investment environment, and preferential policies have attracted more and more friends at home and abroad to come to invest and build partnership with Yiyang. 

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