What are the top ten lakes in China?

Ten famous lakes in China: Chaohu Lake, Poyang Lake, Dongting Lake, Taihu Lake, Wuhan East Lake, Jiaxing South Lake, Hangzhou West Lake, Yangzhou Slender West Lake, Shanghai Dianshan Lake, Xuanwu Lake and Qiandao Lake.

1, Chaohu Lake, once called Nanchao and Juchao Lake, commonly known as Jiaohu Lake. The lakes in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River system are located in the middle of Anhui Province, surrounded by Hefei, Chaohu, Feidong, Feixi and Lujiang. It is 54.5 kilometers long from east to west, with an average width from north to south of 15. 1 km, and the longest coastline exceeds 18 1 km.

The maximum water area is about 825 square kilometers, the maximum volume is 4.8 1 100 million cubic meters, and the maximum depth is 0.98 ~ 7.98 meters. It is one of the five largest freshwater lakes in China.

2. Poyang Lake is the largest freshwater lake in China, located in the north of Jiangxi Province, with an area of 4 125 square kilometers, and is a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction. Northwest of the lake is Lushan Mountain, a summer resort.

Poyang Lake scenic spot mainly refers to the whole of scenic spots and nature reserves in the lake area. There are 4/kloc-0 islands and 7 nature reserves in the lake area.

3. Dongting Lake, formerly known as Yunmeng, Jiujiang and Chonghu, is located on the south bank of Jingjiang River in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, spanning Yueyang, Miluo, Xiangyin, Wangcheng, Yiyang, Yuanjiang, Hanshou, Changde, Tianjin, Anxiang and Nanxian counties and cities. The name of Dongting Lake began in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and it was named after Dongting Mountain (now Junshan Mountain) in the lake.

Dongting Lake receives water from Songzi, Taiping, ouchi and Diaoxian counties of the Yangtze River, connects with four small tributaries of Hunan, Zi, Yuan and Li in the south and west, and flows into the Yangtze River from Chenglingji, Yueyang City.

Taihu Lake is located in the southern edge of the Yangtze River Delta, which was called Zhenze and Juqu in ancient times, and also called Wuhu and Lize. It is one of the five largest freshwater lakes in China, with a boundary of 30 55' 40 "~ 365 438+0 32' 58" north latitude and 65 438+065 438+09 52' 32 "~ 65 east longitude.

5. Wuhan East Lake Eco-tourism Scenic Area, referred to as East Lake Scenic Area, is located in the center of Wuhan, Hubei Province. It is a national 5A-level tourist attraction, a demonstration site of national civilized scenic spots and the first batch of national key scenic spots. Mao Zedong loved East Lake all his life and called it "the place where white clouds and yellow cranes fly".

6. Nanhu Lake, formerly known as Lu Weichi, also known as Machang Lake and Yinghu Lake, is located in Nanhu District, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, and is called "the three famous lakes in the south of the Yangtze River" together with Xuanwu Lake in Nanjing and West Lake in Hangzhou. Nanhu Lake is located in the southeast of Jiaxing City, with the geographic coordinates of east longitude120 76 ′ and north latitude 30 76 ′. The scenic area is about 5.86 square kilometers, and the core area is 2.76 square kilometers.

7. Located in the west of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, West Lake is the first batch of national key scenic spots in Chinese mainland and one of the top ten scenic spots in China. It is one of the main ornamental freshwater lakes in Chinese mainland, one of the few lakes in the World Heritage List, and the only lake cultural heritage in China.

8. Slender West Lake, formerly known as Hu Bao, is located in the northwest suburb of Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, with a total area of 2,000 mu, a water area of 700 mu and a tourist area of 100 hectare.

Dianshan Lake, located in Qingpu District, Shanghai, is known as the "Oriental Geneva Lake", 60 kilometers away from Shanghai. It is the largest freshwater lake in Shanghai, covering an area of 62 square kilometers, and is the source of Huangpu River, the mother river of Shanghai.

There are five national AAAA scenic spots scattered around the lake, such as Zhujiajiao Ancient Town, Shanghai Grand View Garden, Oriental Land, Shanghai Sun Island and Chen Yun Memorial Hall.

Dianshan Lake covers a total area of 62 square kilometers, equivalent to 1 1.5 West Lakes, with clear water quality. Qiandao Lake is connected with the islands, and the rocks and grasses in Tuerling set each other off. Suitable for water sports, it is also the training center of Shanghai rowing, dragon boat and sailing. In 2006, Dianshan Lake was rated as the sixth batch of national water conservancy scenic spots.

10. Xuanwu Lake is located in Xuanwu District, Nanjing, with Zijin Mountain in the east, Ming City Wall in the west and Nanjing Station in the north. It is the largest city park in Jiangnan, the largest royal garden lake in China and the only royal garden in Jiangnan. Known as the "Pearl of Jinling", it is now a national key park and a national AAAA-level tourist attraction.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Top Ten Famous Lakes in China