Qu Yuan Temple commemorates the poet and statesman whose exile, death, and later legend sit behind the Dragon Boat Festival. For travellers, it gives Yueyang's lake-and-river scenery a literary and historical anchor beyond the better-known Yueyang Tower.
The temple is most meaningful if you have some interest in classical Chinese poetry or festival origins. Visit it as part of a wider Yueyang itinerary, linking Dongting Lake, the Miluo River associations, and the city's long role as a borderland between water, trade, and court culture.