Dongting Lake Bridge is a bridge in China which carries the Haoji Railway across Dongting Lake. The bridge was opened with the Haoji Railway on 28 September 2019. The bridge is 10,444 metres (34,265 feet) long in total. The combined cable-stayed truss section is 1,290 metres (4,230 feet) long. It has a line speed limit of 120 kilometres per hour (75 miles per hour).
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The Xiang River is the chief river of the Lake Dongting drainage system of the middle Yangtze, the largest river in Hunan Province, China. It is the second-largest tributary in terms of surface runoff, the fifth-largest tributary by drainage area of the Yangtze tributaries. The river flows generally northeast through the provinces of Guangxi and Hunan, its tributaries reaching into Jiangxi and Guangdong.
Traditionally, it was regarded that the West Branch is the Main Stream of the Upper Xiang, which rises in the Haiyang Mountains between Xing'an and Lingchuan counties of Guangxi. In the 1st national water census of China in 2011, the East Branch Xiao River, was identified as the Main Stem of the Upper Xiang. The Ping Island of Yongzhou is the meeting of the two streams, the West source originating from Guangxi and the East source of the Xiao River originating from Lanshan County of Hunan.
With the tributaries, the Xiang has a river basin area of 94,721 square kilometres, of which Hunan has an area of 85,383 square kilometres. In a situation of Guangxi source, the Xiang has a length of 844 kilometres; In another situation of Xiao River as the main source stream, the Xiang has a length of 948 kilometres.
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Yueyang North railway station is a freight handling station in Yueyanglou District, Yueyang, Hunan, China. It is situated on the Beijing–Guangzhou railway.
In 2019, a connecting line was opened between the station and the new Haoji Railway.
On 23 December 2021, a project started to expand the station. This was completed on 15 September 2022.
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The Dongting Lake Bridge is a bridge with a cable-stayed bridge section over Dongting Lake in Yueyang, northeastern Hunan Province, China. The cable-stayed section consists of three towers supporting center spans of 310m each, with two identical side spans of 130m each.
The bridge is one of a handful of "next generation" bridges worldwide, and includes cable dampers that use magnetorheological fluid which have the capability to change viscosity in response to an electromagnetic field. The bridge includes four lanes of traffic—two lanes in each direction.
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Yueyang Tower is an ancient Chinese pavilion in Yueyang, Hunan Province, on the shore of Lake Dongting. Alongside the Pavilion of Prince Teng and Yellow Crane Tower, it is one of the Three Great Towers of Jiangnan. Yueyang Tower became famous for Memorial to Yueyang Tower written by Fan Zhongyan, an eminent scholar and statesman of the Northern Song dynasty in China.
Located on the city wall of the west gate of the ancient city in Yueyang city, Hunan province, China, Yueyang Tower faces Junshan Island and overlooks Dongting Lake, being exquisite and imposing. Since ancient times, it has enjoyed the good reputation that Dongting Lake is the best among lakes, and Yueyang Tower is incomparable among towers.
Yueyang Tower with yellow tiles and overhanging eaves set the green forest off. Its roof covered with yellow glazed tiles has a smooth curve, precipitous yet warped, just like a general's helmet in ancient China. It is the only ancient building with a helmet roof structure in China.
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Wulipai Subdistrict is a subdistrict and the seat of Yueyanglou District in Yueyang Prefecture-level City, Hunan, China. It was originally a subdistrict in South District of Yueyang and formed in 1984. On March 16, 1996, the South District ceased as a district, it was merged to the newly established Yueyanglou District. The subdistrict has an area of about 7 km2 with a population of 66,043. The subdistrict has nine communities under its jurisdiction. Its seat is Wulipai Community.
The Xincheng Community in the Wulipai Subdistrict of the Yueyang Tower District is located on Jianxiang Road near Yueyang Tower, covering an area of 0.7 square kilometers. It has a resident population of 3,293 people and a floating population of 1,627 people. The community currently has 17 staff members and has established three party branches under its community party branch, with a total of 275 party members. The community is divided into eight grids and includes two residential complexes, making it a comprehensive urban community that integrates living, commerce, and leisure.