Lanxi Ancient Town According to Baidu, the most lively place in Yiyang is Lanxi Ancient Town, which is famous for its 800-mile Dongting. Located in the northeast of Yiyang City, Hunan Province, 308 provincial highway passes through the town, and Lanxi River passes through the city, so the land and water transportation is very convenient. Lanxi has a long history and became the largest market in yiyang county in the late Qing Dynasty. Yiyang, alias "Yin Cheng", "Lido" and "Hometown of Badminton", is a prefecture-level city in Hunan Province, located on the south bank of Dongting Lake in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.