Wolong Lake, Kangping County

Wolong Lake is located in the middle of Kangping County in northern Liaoning Province, near the county seat of Kangping County. Located in the southern edge of Horqin Sandy Land in Inner Mongolia, on the west bank of the upper reaches of Liaohe River, it is under the jurisdiction of Shenyang City. The geographical coordinates are between east longitude 123 8' 43 "- 123 20' 4 "and north latitude 42 4 1' 4 "-42 48' 3", the east-west length is about 15 km, and the north-south width is about1. The reservoir has a total storage capacity of 96 million cubic meters and an annual water surface of about 60 square kilometers. It is the largest plain freshwater lake in Liaoning Province, the main ecological wetland on the tributary of Liaohe River, and the only provincial nature reserve in the province that integrates urban wetland, agricultural wetland and cultural wetland.

Wolong Lake has a special geographical position, which is in the transitional zone of semi-humid and semi-arid climate, forest and grassland vegetation. It belongs to a typical farming-pastoral ecotone and its ecological position is extremely important. It is a first-class ecological sensitive area in China. It has the typical characteristics of inland lake wetland in the northern plain, and is a well-preserved freshwater lake wetland ecosystem on the edge of sandy land in northern China, with rich habitat types such as meadow, swamp, beach and water surface. Wolong Lake wetland has a relatively complete ecosystem and rich biodiversity, with more than 828 species, including 2 species of national second-class protected plants and 24 species of birds listed in national first-class and second-class key protected areas. It is an important biodiversity conservation site in Liaoning Province.