Hunan · China
Shaoyang travel guide
Shaoyang is a city in Hunan, China, home to about 6,564,000 people.
- Best months
- September and October
- Nearest airport
- WGN96 km · Shaoyang Wugang Airport
- Currency
- CNYrenminbi
- Time zone
- Asia/Shanghai
- Language
- Chinese, Putonghua, Standard Chinese
About
About Shaoyang
Shaoyang (simplified Chinese: 邵阳; traditional Chinese: 邵陽; pinyin: Shàoyáng), formerly named Baoqing (Paoking) (Chinese: 宝庆), is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Hunan province, China, bordering Guangxi to the south. It has a history of 2500 years and remains an important commercial and transportation city in Hunan.
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Where to stay
Hotels in Shaoyang
1 hotel within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wyndham Grand Plaza Royale Xianglin Shaoyang | 5.4 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Shaoyang
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Shaoyang are September and October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; June is the wettest, with about 223 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Shaoyang: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Shaoyang Wugang Airport (WGN), about 96 km from the city centre in a straight line; Yongzhou Lingling Airport (LLF, 101 km) is also within reach.
WGN · Shaoyang Wugang Airport
LLF · Yongzhou Lingling Airport
Questions
Shaoyang: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Shaoyang?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Shaoyang are September and October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; June is the wettest, with about 223 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Shaoyang?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Shaoyang Wugang Airport (WGN), about 96 km from the city centre in a straight line; Yongzhou Lingling Airport (LLF, 101 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Shaoyang?
renminbi (CNY).
Nearby
Destinations near Shaoyang
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.