The Dongting Lake area belongs to ecological economic zone of Changjiang Middle Reaches Megalopolis and it is the superposition of the two national strategy. Actively participating in the construction of Changjiang Middle Reaches Megalopolis not only is conducive to the formation of Changjiang Middle Reaches Megalopolis，which will become urban agglomeration of certain international influence，but also conducive to Dongting Lake area which will become more beautiful and fertile region of the Great Lakes economy. The general idea is to put right to the position in the Construction of Changjiang Middle Reaches Megalopolis，weaken the negative effects of “administrative region economy”. The countermeasures include integrating into the integration construction of Changjiang Middle Reaches Megalopolis，building smart Dongting Lake area，developing ecological economy and smart economy，establishing ecological compensation system，building a large Yueyang，developing inter provincial border towns and innovative administration.