What is the difference between Yangcheng Lake and Yangcheng West Lake?

Yangcheng Lake is divided into: West Lake, Middle Lake and East Lake.

Yangcheng Lake

Also known as Yangcheng Lake. In southern Jiangsu Province, five kilometers northeast of Suzhou City, it spans Wu County and Kunshan County. On the bank of Yangcheng Lake, it borders Shanghai to the east and Suzhou to the west. Beijing-Shanghai Railway and Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway 312 National Highway all pass by the district. It is only half an hour's drive from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport. It has a coastline of 9.67 kilometers, which is winding and poetic. It is 17 kilometers long from north to south and 8 kilometers wide from east to west, with an area of ??117 square kilometers and a water storage capacity of 370 million cubic meters. Yangcheng Lake has a total water surface of 180,000 acres. It is one of the lakes in the lower reaches of Taihu Lake and is a remnant of ancient Taihu Lake. There are two sand ridges lined up in the lake, dividing Yangcheng Lake into three lakes: East, Middle and West. East Lake is the largest, with a water depth of 1.7-2.5 meters; Middle Lake and West Lake have a water depth of 1.5-3.0 meters. The water comes from Nayuanhetang in the west, flows out from Qiputang, Yanglintang and Jihe River in the east and flows into the Yangtze River. It flows out from Loujiang River in the south and is connected with Wusong River, Chenghu Lake and Dianmao Lake Group. Therefore, the unique water environment, geographical location and aquatic environment have created the characteristics of Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs that are different from hairy crabs in other lake areas. Yangcheng Lake is rich in aquatic resources. Yangcheng Lake is rich in 70 kinds of freshwater products. White fish, silver carp, clean water shrimp and hairy crabs are the "six treasures in the lake". Among them, the clear water hairy crabs of Yangcheng Lake, known as the "King of Crabs", are even more famous at home and abroad. .

West Lake (West Lake, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province)

West Lake, located to the west of Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, is one of the first batch of national key scenic spots in mainland China and one of the top ten scenic spots in China. It is one of the main ornamental freshwater lakes in mainland China. It is also one of the few lake cultural heritages in the "World Heritage List" and the only one in China.

West Lake is surrounded by mountains on three sides, covering an area of ??about 6.39 square kilometers, about 2.8 kilometers wide from east to west, about 3.2 kilometers long from north to south, and a circumference of nearly 15 kilometers around the lake. The lake is separated by Gushan, Baidi, Su Causeway and Yanggong Causeway. According to the area, it is divided into five water surfaces: Waixi Lake, Xili Lake, Beili Lake, Xiaonan Lake and Yue Lake. Su Causeway and Baidi cross the lake, and Xiaoyingzhou Three small islands, Huxinting Pavilion and Ruan Gongdun stand in the center of the outer West Lake. The Leifeng Pagoda of Xizhao Mountain and the Baochu Pagoda of Baoshi Mountain are opposite each other across the lake, thus forming a "one mountain, two pagodas, three islands, The basic pattern of "three embankments and five lakes".