The three most successfully renamed reservoirs in Anhui are one in Anqing and one in Lu'an. Have you been there?

Anhui has dazzling humanities and beautiful mountains and rivers. There are famous mountains such as Huangshan Mountain, Jiuhua Mountain, and Tianzhu Mountain, as well as the vast scenery of Chaohu Lake and numerous reservoirs.

According to statistics from the Anhui Province Lake Protection List (the first batch), there are 177 natural lakes in Anhui and 123 large, medium and small reservoirs (artificial lakes). Among these reservoirs, 3 reservoirs have been renamed lakes. , and it is very successful. One of them is in Anqing, one is in Lu'an, and one is in Huangshan. Have you been there?

Longhekou Reservoir is located in Shucheng County, Lu'an City, Anhui Province. It is a large reservoir with a total storage capacity of 820 million cubic meters. (One estimate is 903 million cubic meters)

The construction of this reservoir started in 1958 and lasted for eleven years. It was fully completed in 1969. It can be called a great water conservancy project. The reservoir dam is a clay core. The wall sand shell dam is more than 1,000 meters long, with a total of 1.6 million cubic meters of earthwork completed. It is located between Longhe Village and Kaolaoshan Mountain. It was built entirely by hand and shouldered by hand. It embodies the wisdom and sweat of the older generation. It is worthy of mention. Called the best in the world.

The reservoir receives the water sources of Xiaotian River, Long River and Huishui River. Among thousands of mountains and ravines, it forms a beautiful scenery. The lake is surrounded by mountains, sparkling waves, and many islands dotted here and there. The superior conditions are very suitable for tourism development. In the 1990s, the local government started tourism development of Longhekou Reservoir and renamed it "Wanfo Lake", which is close to Wanfo Mountain, hence the name.

Today, Wanfo Lake has become a local tourist attraction, a national AAAAA tourist attraction, and is known as the Beidaihe of Anhui and the back garden of Hefei.

Hualiangting Reservoir is located in Taihu County, Anqing City, Anhui Province, also known as Huating Lake. It is a national scenic spot and a national AAAA tourist attraction, and is known as the "Pearl of Southwest Anhui".

This reservoir was built in 1958. It is a large (1) type reservoir with a total storage capacity of 1.743 billion cubic meters, which is equivalent to the size of two Longhekou reservoirs. It is one of the top ten reservoirs in Anhui.

The reservoir lasted for many years and involved many people. Construction was resumed in October 1970. In 1971, more than 10,000 migrant workers from Taihu, Qianshan, Huaining, Wangjiang, and Susong counties went to the construction site. , by October 1976, the main project was basically completed.

In the 1980s, the local government decided to develop tourism and named Hualiangting Reservoir Huating Lake. After years of hard work, Huating Lake has won the first batch of provincial key scenic spots and national It has been awarded many honorary titles such as national scenic spot, national AAAA tourist area, and national water conservancy scenic area, etc. It has become a tourist business card of Anqing.

Chencun Reservoir is Taiping Lake. It is located in Huangshan District, Huangshan City, Anhui Province. It was first built in the 1950s. In 1962, the construction of the reservoir was suspended and construction was resumed in 1969. Until the completion and acceptance in 1982, the total storage capacity was 26.9 billion cubic meters, it can be called one of the largest artificial lakes in Anhui.

Taiping Lake was probably named in 1979. The lake is 48 kilometers long from east to west and 4 kilometers wide at its north-south point. It has a water area of ??88 square kilometers and an average water depth of 40 meters. It looks like it has not been carved. The jadeite is so beautiful that it is known as "Huangshan Lovers" and "Oriental Geneva".

Longhekou Reservoir, Hualiangting Reservoir, and Chencun Reservoir in Anhui were renamed "Lake", which increased their popularity and attracted many tourists. Have you ever been to those older generations who participated in the construction of the reservoir?