How many kilometers are there around Xuanwu Lake?

Xuanwu Lake is ten kilometers in a circle.

Xuanwu Lake is located in Xuanwu District, Nanjing, with Zijin Mountain in the east, Ming City Wall in the west, Nanjing Station in the north and Zhoushan in the south. 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", also known as Houhu and Beihu.

The human history of Xuanwu Lake can be traced back to the pre-Qin period. In the Six Dynasties, the place where the emperor read the master of the navy was turned into a royal garden. There are royal palaces on the south bank, such as Hualin Garden and Leyuan Garden. In the Northern Song Dynasty, Wang Anshi, the magistrate of Jiangning, abandoned the lake and returned to the field, so Xuanwu Lake disappeared for more than 200 years. In the Yuan Dynasty, Xuanwu Lake reappeared after two dredging. In the Ming Dynasty, it was set up as Houhu Huangshuguan, which was forbidden to the royal family. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Nanyang Persuasion Association was held, Fengrunmen (now Xuanwu Gate) was opened, and Xuanwu Lake became a tourist area. In the 17th year of the Republic of China (1928), Xuanwu Lake was officially opened to the public as a park.

Xuanwu Lake is rhombic, with a total scenic area of 5. 13 square kilometers and a lake area of 3.78 square kilometers. The lake is divided into three parts with five continents (Zhou Huan, Yingzhou, Lingzhou, Liangzhou and Cuizhou), namely, North Lake (Northeast Lake, Northwest Lake), Southeast Lake and Southwest Lake. The water in North Lake is shallow, and the water in Southwest Lake is deepest, followed by Southeast Lake. Xuanwu Lake is a shallow water lake. Its water source comes from the northern foot of Zijin Mountain. There are 7 main ditches entering the lake, which are connected with the moat, Jinchuan River and Pearl River. It undertakes the comprehensive functions of ecological landscape, citizens' leisure, sightseeing, urban flood control and drainage, and ecological water replenishment of urban rivers.