Yueh-yang lookout was located at West Gate in Yueh-yang County, Hunan. In the Northern Sung (960-1126), the official T'eng Tzu-ching was demoted to Pa-ling, from where he had the lookout rebuilt. He asked the renowned scholar Fan Ch'ung-yen to compose a record, which made the site famous. The tower here is located on walled ramparts and beyond lies the beauty of Lake Tung-t'ing.

       This anonymous work was erroneously attributed to Li Sheng in the past. In fact, the trees, rocks, and buildings are all similar to those in the Peking Palace Museum's "Yueh-yang Lookout" by Hsia Yung. Hsia, active in the mid-14th century, was a native of Hangchow who often did such paintings that he inscribed with poetical references to famous sites.