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What is the name of the lake in the Summer Palace?

The lake in the Summer Palace is called Kunming Lake. Kunming Lake is the largest lake among the royal gardens of the Qing Dynasty. There is a long embankment in the lake, the West Embankment, that meanders from northwest to south. The West Dike and its branches divide the lake into three waters of varying sizes, each with an island in the middle of the lake.

These three islands form a tripod on the lake, symbolizing the three sacred mountains of the East China Sea in ancient Chinese legends - Penglai, Fangzhang and Yingzhou.

The total area of ??Kunming Lake is 3,000 acres, about 2 square kilometers, which is larger than the five North Seas in Beijing. The lake mainly develops towards the east and west. Part of the land on the original lake shore was planned to be placed in the lake, which became the west embankment and three islands in the lake.