[5] According to the historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Pang Tong was chosen as magistrate of Leiyang by Liu Bei.

Once Zhang Fei arrived, true to his reputation, he consumed copious amounts of wine, but wondered why he never became drunk.

In order to appease Zhang Fei, Pang Tong agreed to finish the three years worth of backlogged cases within three days, which he did.

In 1928, according to the biography of Mao Zedong by Jung Chang and John Halliday, Leiyang, along with neighboring Chenzhou was razed by troops under the command of Zhu De, who was following directives which originated in Moscow and passed on by higher officials of the Chinese Communist Party.

Other raw materials produced in the area today include kaolin, white marble, and "heavy calcium carbonate".

By 2019, due to age and health problems such as silicosis, many of these migrant construction workers had returned to Hunan.

Yipo abundant coal resources, reserves of anthracite forecast close to 10 million tons.

Guangzhou Railway, Leiyang Station, located stove Street neighborhood offices G4 Hong Kong and Macao Expressway, Leiyang territory of New Town, Leiyang, three high-speed intersection fair 107 State Road, north to south S320 Provincial Highway, east–west, east to Chaling, heading for Qiyang Away from Narita Airport, a military airport Leishui shipping Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed rail (Wuhan-Guangzhou passenger dedicated line), Leiyang West Railway Station, located west direction along the three district offices, 2009 started as a four-wire dual platform.

Especially at night from seven to nine o'clock this time, so many people; build inventor and Dragon Square Plaza, the public will choose the nearest location.

Cai Lun Park, site of the original stage, is one of the public places of leisure and entertainment.