Yongzhou City (English: Yongzhoucity, Yungchowcity) is a prefecture-level city in Hunan Province, abbreviated as "Yong" and nicknamed "Zuoling" or "Xiaoxiang". "It is located in the southern part of Hunan Province. It is located in the southern part of Hunan province, at the confluence of the Xia and Xiang waters, and is surrounded by mountains on three sides, with complex and varied landforms. As of October 2022, Yongzhou City has 2 districts and 8 counties under its jurisdiction, and 1 county-level city in its stead, with a total area of 22,400 square kilometers. As of the end of 2022, Yongzhou City had a resident population of 5,143,700.
Western Han Yuanshuo five years (124 years ago), the first set of Quanling Marquis State, Yongzhou has more than 2,100 years of establishment history, is the State Council approved the determination of the national historical and cultural city, the first "national anti-drug demonstration city" list of cities, the national forest city, the territory of the Xiangjiang River through the Yangtze River in the north, the south through the Spirit Drainage Channel can be connected to the Pearl River system since ancient times is an important transportation hub, and the city is a major transportation hub, and the city is a major transportation hub. Since ancient times, Yongzhou has been an important transportation fortress, and is the gateway from Hunan to Guangxi, Hainan, western Guangdong, and southwest China; in addition, it is also the hometown of such historical celebrities as Huaisu, Huanggai, Zhou Dunyi, Li Da, and Tao Casting, and there are 4A attractions such as the Jiuyi Mountain, Wuxi Monumental Forest, and the Yangmingshan National Forest Park, etc. On January 29, 2021, Yongzhou was selected as the list of regions in Hunan Province that had achieved obvious results in real efforts.
In 2022, Yongzhou realized a gross regional product of 241.028 billion yuan, up 5.1% year-on-year.