What are the fun places in Qiandao Lake, Hangzhou? How deep is Qiandao Lake?

Qiandao Lake is dotted with islands and crisscrossed with harbors. It is the lake with the most islands in the world. Because the upper reaches pay attention to environmental protection, the water of Qiandao Lake ranks first among the rivers and lakes in China. Hangzhou Qiandao Lake, Kingston Qiandao Lake, and Hubei Huangshi Yangxin Xiandao Lake are known as the "Three Major Qiandao Lakes in the World". The following is what fun places are there in Qiandao Lake, I hope you like it.

Contents of this article

1. What are the fun places in Qiandao Lake, Hangzhou?

2. How deep is Qiandao Lake?

3. What are the specialties of Qiandao Lake in Hangzhou?

What are the fun places in Qiandao Lake, Hangzhou?

Qiandao Lake is located in Chun'an County, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province. A small part of it is connected to the northwest of Jiande City. It is an artificial lake formed by impounding the lower reaches of Xin'an River for the construction of Xin'an River Hydropower Station. The reservoir dam is 105 meters high and 462 meters long. The reservoir is about 150 kilometers long, with the widest point reaching more than 10 kilometers and the deepest point reaching more than 100 meters. The average water depth is 30.44 meters. The main attractions are:

1. Meifeng Island is located on the Zhuangyuan Peninsula at the western end of the central area of ​​Thousand Island Lake, 12 kilometers away from Qiandao Lake Town. It is dotted with islands and crisscrossed with harbors. Its ecological environment has made it a first-class scenic spot in Qiandao Lake.

2. Longshan Island, where the Hai Rui Temple is built with flying eaves and pointed corners. Climb up the 500-step stone path from the Hai Rui Temple to the Ninggu Bell Tower.

3. Lock Island, with a total of 160,000 locks of various types hung all over the island. There are Happy Locks, Smart Locks, China's first lock museum, the Chinese Lock Exhibition Hall and the Guinness World Record-winning Peace Lock.

4. Santan Island is located at the junction of the central lake area and the southeast lake area of ​​Qiandao Lake, 10 kilometers away from Qiandao Lake Town. The scenic spot covers an area of ​​80 hectares.

How deep is Qiandao Lake?

The average depth of Qiandao Lake is 30.44 meters. Qiandao Lake, located in Chun'an County, Zhejiang Province (part of it is located in She County, Anhui Province), is the lake with the most islands in the world. It is an artificial lake formed by the damming and water storage of the "Xin'anjiang Hydropower Station", the first large-scale hydropower station designed and equipped by China in 1959. It is a national first-class water body. Due to the emphasis on environmental protection in the upper reaches, the water of Qiandao Lake ranks first among the high-quality waters of China's rivers and lakes.

The total area of ​​Qiandao Lake is 982 square kilometers, of which the lake area is 573 square kilometers. It is named after the 1,078 islands scattered across the lake. Hangzhou Qiandao Lake is known as one of the "Three Largest Thousand Island Lakes in the World" along with Kingston Qiandao Lake, more than 200 kilometers southwest of Ottawa, Canada, and Xiandao Lake, Yangxin, Huangshi, Hubei.

What are the specialties of Qiandao Lake in Hangzhou?

1. Qingxilong Inkstone: It has a history of more than 400 years. When Hai Rui was the county magistrate of Chun'an, he found that the stones of Longyan Mountain in Chun'an were smooth and ink-black, and very easy to make inkstones. He sent people to learn the craft from a master, and named the Chun'an inkstone "Qingxilong Inkstone".

2. Tea Garden Stone Products: Tea Garden Stone is called tuff in geology. It has a uniform texture, is tough and soft, fine and orderly. It is soft when mined, easy to construct, and can be shaped at will. After mining, it will be hardened and durable due to physical and chemical effects such as wind, sun, rain, and oxidation.

3. Dried fish: All kinds of fish of different sizes from Qiandao Lake are dried by sun-drying or baking, some are salty or light, and some are up to one meter long. Now there are also fresh fish that are processed, chopped into pieces and sealed, and they are still fresh for a year or a half.

4. Tangcun seedless persimmon: Persimmon is a specialty of Chun'an, and Tangcun seedless persimmon is the most famous. It is large and beautiful, with a crystal clear orange-red color, soft and juicy. The leftover persimmons can be made into dried persimmon cakes through peeling, cutting, smoking, and drying, which are crispy, soft and sweet.