Top Ten Famous Lakes in China

The top ten famous lakes in China include Namtso Lake, Nanwan Lake, Qinghai Lake, West Lake, Taiping Lake, Kanas Lake, Lugu Lake, Jingbo Lake, Yuncheng Salt Lake, and Qiandao Lake.

1. Namtso

Namtso, located in the central part of the Tibet Autonomous Region, is the second largest lake in Tibet and the third largest saltwater lake in China. The lake is 4,718 meters above sea level, approximately rectangular in shape, more than 70 kilometers long from east to west, more than 30 kilometers wide from north to south, and covers an area of ??about 1,961km?.

2. Nanwan Lake

Nanwan Lake is located 5 kilometers southwest of Xinyang City, Henan Province, with Nanwan Lake as the center and mountains, forests and islands as the scenic connotation. The water area of ??Nanwan Lake is 75 square kilometers, with 61 islands (three are currently open) scattered at random with different scenery. The upper reaches of the lake is the main production area of ??"Xinyang Maojian", and the lake is rich in Nanwan fish.

3. Qinghai Lake

Qinghai Lake is called "Cowenbu" in Tibetan (meaning "blue sea"). Located in the northeastern part of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and within Qinghai Province, it is the largest inland lake in China. It was formed by the collapse of faults between Datong Mountain, Riyue Mountain and Qinghai Nanshan in the Qilian Mountains. Qinghai Lake is the largest inland saltwater lake in China and an important water body that maintains the ecological security of the northeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

4. West Lake

West Lake is located at No. 1 Longjing Road, Xihu District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, in the west of Hangzhou City. The West Lake Scenic Area has a total area of ??49 square kilometers and a catchment area of ??21.22 square kilometers. square kilometers, the lake area is 6.38 square kilometers. West Lake is surrounded by mountains to the south, west and north. The lake is divided into several water surfaces by Baidi, Sudi, Yanggongdi and Zhaogongdi.

5. Taiping Lake

Taiping Lake is located in Huangshan District, Huangshan City, Anhui Province. It is one of the key scenic spots in the Huangshan Tourist Area. It is located on the golden tourist route from Hefei to Huangshan, 50 kilometers away from Huangshan. The city's Tunxi is 143 kilometers away, between Mount Huangshan and Mount Jiuhua. It is 30 kilometers away from the south gate of Mount Jiuhua, a holy land of Buddhism, in the north, and 30 kilometers away from Gengcheng Town, the north gate of Mount Huangshan, a national treasure, in the south. The geographical location is very advantageous.

6. Kanas Lake

Kanas Lake, an AAAAA tourist attraction, a national geological park, a national forest park, a Chinese nature reserve, a national natural heritage, and a national low-carbon The tourism experimental area and the most beautiful lake in China, Kanas Lake is known as the "Wonderland on Earth and the Garden of the Gods" due to its towering snow peaks and green slopes with ink forests. The lakes and mountains are so beautiful.

7. Lugu Lake

Lugu Lake is located at the junction of Yanyuan County in Sichuan Province and Ninglang County in Yunnan Province. It is under the jurisdiction of Sichuan and Yunnan Province, and the east of the lake is Yanyuan County. Lugu Lake Town (formerly Zuosuo District), and the west of the lake is Yongning Township, Ninglang County. The lake runs slightly from northwest to southeast, with an area of ??50.1 square kilometers and a reservoir capacity of 2.252 billion cubic meters.

8. Jingbo Lake

Jingbo Lake, the largest alpine barrier lake in China and the second largest in the world, is located on the Songhua River in the southwest of Ning'an City, Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province, China On the main stream of Mudanjiang River, a tributary, it is 50 kilometers away from Ning'an City and 351 meters above sea level. The average depth of the lake is 40 meters.

9. Yuncheng Salt Lake

Yuncheng Salt Lake is one of the three largest sodium sulfate inland salt lakes in the world. Because its salt content is similar to the "Dead Sea" in the Middle East, people can float in the water without sinking, so it is known as the "Dead Sea of ??China". Yuncheng Salt Lake is an ancient and typical inland saltwater lake. Geological research shows that Yuncheng Salt Lake was born during the Himalayan tectonic movement in the Tertiary period of the Cenozoic.

10. Qiandao Lake

Qiandao Lake, the Xin'an River Reservoir, is located in Chun'an County, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province. A small part is connected to the northwest of Jiande City, Hangzhou City. It is the site for the construction of Xin'an River An artificial lake formed by the hydropower station impounding the upper reaches of the Xin'an River. After the Xinanjiang Reservoir was built, the dam intercepted the upper reaches of the Xinan River into a huge lake.