Is it better to go to Zhoushan Islands or Qiandao Lake? What are the characteristics of Qiandao Lake?

Qiandao Lake is vast and clear, with islands of various shapes and sizes. The islands are distributed in a sparse and dense manner, and are arranged in an orderly manner, with the characteristic landscape of a maze on the lake. Friends want to know whether it is better to go to Zhoushan Islands or Qiandao Lake? Let's read on and find out!

Contents of this article

1. Is it better to go to Zhoushan Islands or Qiandao Lake?

2. What are the characteristics of Qiandao Lake?

3. How many islands are there in Qiandao Lake?

Is it better to go to Zhoushan Islands or Qiandao Lake?

Zhoushan Islands and Qiandao Lake each have their own characteristics.

Zhoushan Archipelago is the largest archipelago along the coast of China. It has many islands and reefs and is located in the northern waters of Zhejiang Province, south of the Yangtze River Estuary and east of Hangzhou Bay. It was called Haizhongzhou in ancient times. Zhoushan Archipelago is the largest archipelago in China. Famous attractions include Putuo Mountain, Shengsi Islands, Taohua Island, Daishan Island, Shenjiamen Fishing Port, Dinghai Ancient City, and Qushan.

Qiandao Lake Scenic Area is located in Chun'an County, Zhejiang Province, my country, and part of it is located in She County, Anhui Province. It is named after the 1,078 islands scattered across the lake. It is a scenic area formed with Qiandao Lake as the center. It is an artificial lake formed by the damming and water storage of Xin'anjiang Hydropower Station, the first large-scale hydropower station designed and equipped by my country in 1959. It is a national first-class water body. The total area of ​​Qiandao Lake Scenic Area is 982 square kilometers, of which the lake area is 573 square kilometers. It is the lake with the most islands in the world. It is a national 4a tourist attraction.

What are the characteristics of Qiandao Lake?

Qiandao Lake is vast and clear. The catchment area of ​​Qiandao Lake is 10,442 square kilometers. The water quality of Qiandao Lake is good, and it meets the national Class I water quality standard on average. The islands of different sizes in Qiandao Lake are of different shapes, and the islands are distributed sparsely and densely, and are arranged in an orderly manner. The clusters form islands that seem to be connected or not connected, and the lake surface is separated into different widths, twists and turns, and the direction is difficult to distinguish, forming a unique landscape of a maze on the lake. There are also archipelagos and islands of various shapes and forms such as Baihu Island, Baidao Lake, and Pearl Island; where the islands are sparse, the lake surface is open, deep, and vast, just like the sea surface. The lake bay is deep and varied, and the scenery is colorful. The forest coverage rate on the islands of Qiandao Lake is 95%, and it is known as the "Green Qiandao Lake". It was approved as a national forest park by the Ministry of Forestry in November 1986. The Qiandao Lake Scenic Area is very rich in plant species, with 1,824 vascular plants, of which 20 are national key protected tree species. The scenic area also preserves relatively complete and large-scale broad-leaved mixed forest areas and Qianmutian and Moxinjian plant distribution communities, which are all special resources for organizing plant landscapes, vegetation surveys and carrying out special tourism.

How many islands are there in Qiandao Lake?

1078. At its highest water level, Qiandao Lake has 1078 land bridge islands larger than 0.25 square kilometers, and most of them are small islands less than 2 square kilometers, with a total island area of ​​409 square kilometers. Qiandao Lake, also known as Xin'anjiang Reservoir, is located in Chun'an County, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province. A small part of it is connected to the northwest of Jiande City, Hangzhou City. It is an artificial lake formed by impounding the lower reaches of Xin'anjiang River for the construction of Xin'anjiang Hydropower Station. Construction began in 1955 and was completed in 1960.

Qiandao Lake is a pure lake. It is located in Chun'an County, the western suburb of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. It is a national 4A-level scenic spot. Qiandao Lake is known as "Thousand Islands in the Blue Water Painting" for its green mountains, beautiful waters, strange caves and strange rocks. Its lake area is 573 square kilometers, with 1,078 islands of various shapes and sizes in the lake. The average water depth is 34 meters and the visibility is 9-14 meters. It is a national first-class water body and was praised by Mu Qing, the former president of Xinhua News Agency, as "the most beautiful water in the world". The entire lake area is divided into five major lake areas: northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest and center. It has a forest area of ​​448 square kilometers and a forest coverage rate of 81%. The dense forest purifies the first-class atmospheric environment of Qiandao Lake. The vast Qiandao Lake, with an area of ​​573 square kilometers and a huge volume of 17.8 billion cubic meters, has an average water depth of 34 meters and a transparency of up to 7 meters.