Why is Changde in Hunan called Wuling or Liucheng? Why is Yueyang, Hunan called Baling?

Because Changde has Liuye Lake.

Liuye Lake Tourist Resort is located in the urban-rural fringe in the northeast of Changde City, Hunan Province, with Sun Mountain in the north and Shuiyuan in the south. Full of urban and rural sentiment and beautiful scenery. 1994 has been designated as a provincial tourist resort with a planned total area of 16.93 square kilometers. Liuye Lake is adjacent to Dongting Lake in the east and Wuling Mountain in the west. It echoes Wulingyuan, a world-famous wonder, and is connected with Taohuayuan, Huayanxi and Jiashan Temple, a fairyland on earth. It is the intersection of tourist hotlines in Changsha, Nanyue, Yueyang, Shaoshan and Zhangjiajie.

The title of Liucheng has been called for many years. Last year or the year before last, a citizen voted for a new city name, as well as a city flower city logo or something. The details are not very clear. The one with the highest number of votes should still be Liucheng.