Where is Taihu Lake?

Taihu Lake is located in the south of Jiangsu Province, adjacent to Zhejiang Province, at the junction of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, and in the south of the Yangtze River Delta. It is the largest lake in the eastern coastal area of China and the third largest freshwater lake in China. The lake is 3.33 meters above sea level, 48 meters deep and covers an area of 2,338 square kilometers. Taihu Lake is famous at home and abroad for its beautiful lakes and mountains and splendid human landscape. It is a famous scenic spot in China, attracting a large number of Chinese and foreign tourists every year.

Taihu Lake, called Zhenze and Tuju in ancient times, is also called Lize and Wuhu. Located in the center of the affluent triangle of Shanghai, Nanjing and Hangzhou, it is a lake formed by sedimentation in the ancient bay at the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and Qiantang River. Around it, there are stars holding the moon, such as Dianling Lake Group, Yangcheng Lake Group and Tao Ge Lake Group. The criss-crossing rivers, streams and lakes connect Taihu Lake with the surrounding lakes, forming a unique water town in the south of the Yangtze River.

Taihu Lake is known as "36,000 hectares, surrounded by 800 Li", but the actual area has changed greatly since its formation due to siltation, artificial reclamation and other factors. Today, Taihu Lake is connected to Wuxi in the north, Huzhou in the south, Yixing in the west and Suzhou in the east, with a water area of about 2,250 square kilometers.

Although the area of Taihu Lake basin is smaller than Poyang Lake and Dongting Lake, it has a mild climate and rich specialties, and has been a famous land of plenty since ancient times. Taihu Lake is rich in aquatic products, rich in fish and shrimp, known as "Taihu Lake is 800 miles long, and fish and shrimp are inexhaustible".

The surface of Taihu Lake is foggy and the water quality is pure. There are 48 large and small islands in the lake, together with the peaks and peninsulas along the lake, which are called 72 peaks, forming a natural picture of mountains outside the mountain, lakes in the lake, mountains with heavy waters and mountains surrounded by water. Everywhere along the lake, or mountains and rivers blend, in various poses; Or the garden is elegant and poetic; Or stalactites are magnificent and strange along the sky; Or bridges and flowing water, green grass, flowers, exquisitely carved, forming a world-famous Taihu Lake scenic area. It is a national key scenic spot.