Where is Yixing Yunhu Scenic Area?

Yixing Yunhu Scenic Area is a national AAAA-level tourist attraction.

Yixing Yunhu Scenic Area is located at the southern end of Hengwu South Road, Xizhu Town, Yixing City. Yunhu, formerly known as Hengshan Reservoir, is a large national reservoir with a water collection area of ??154 square kilometers. It is surrounded by mountains, with clear water quality and beautiful natural scenery. , is a rare tourist resort. The entire scenic area is composed of five parts: the reservoir scenic area, the Buddhist cultural area, the resort service area, the pastoral scenery area, and the farmhouse style area, with a construction area of ??more than 30,000 square meters.

Hengshan Reservoir is located in the southwest mountainous area of ??Yixing, Jiangsu Province. It was first built in 1958 and completed in 1969. It is a water conservancy project mainly for flood control, irrigation and water supply, combined with aquaculture, power generation and tertiary industry comprehensive utilization. hub. The reservoir has been designated as an all-ecological water source protection site in Yixing City. The reservoir has a total storage capacity of 112 million cubic meters, a drainage area of ??154.8 square kilometers, a dam length of 4090 meters, a three-hole spill gate, a hole width of 4.6 meters, a weir crest elevation of 32 meters, and a designed discharge volume. 485 cubic meters per second. There is a water conveyance culvert on each side of the dam, with a daily water supply of 250,000 cubic meters. The water quality is between Class I and Class II all year round. The reservoir was repaired and reinforced in 2001, and in September 2003 It was completed in May and reached the standard of once in 2,000 years.

The Hengshan Reservoir is formed by the eastern edge of Maoshan Mountain, and the terrain of the reservoir area slopes from south to north. The total area of ??the reservoir area reaches more than 1,070 hectares, and the total drainage area reaches 154.8 square kilometers. The upper reaches are steep mountains with an average altitude of more than 500 meters. It belongs to the subtropical monsoon climate zone with pleasant, warm and humid climate. The entire reservoir area is surrounded by mountains, with undulating mountains and 10,000 acres of rippling blue waves, and the green coverage rate reaches more than 98%. There is Tongpen Island in the center of the reservoir. The island is lush with trees and is closely connected to the reservoir water. The air in the reservoir area is fresh and humid. It is a green gem gifted by nature to Yixing, the Tao capital, and it is also a "natural oxygen bar" for tourists to relax and exercise.

The Hengshan Reservoir has an excellent ecological environment and rich animal and plant resources. The upper reaches of the reservoir area is a wetland, and many trees grow in the water, forming a unique natural landscape - a water forest. On both sides of the reservoir area, there are 250,000 square meters of imported green sheep lawn and nearly 100,000 camphor trees. There is an ecological leisure park downstream, which is lined with green trees, singing birds and fragrant flowers, and has many fitness and entertainment facilities. There is also a nursery and flower base of 500 acres, with countless rare tree species such as nanmu, Hanxiao, magnolia, beech, black cypress, maple, rosewood, yew and so on.

Address: Xizhu Town, Yixing City, Wuxi City

Type: Lake Picking/Farmhouse

Play Time: Recommended 4-5 hours

Ticket information:

Free and open.