In which province is Chagan Lake located?

Chagan Lake is in Jilin Province.

Chagan Lake, formerly known as Chaganpao and Hanhe, is called "Chagannur" in Mongolian, which means a white and holy lake. It is mostly located in the Qiangarros Mongolian Autonomous County in the northwest of Jilin Province. Within the territory, it borders Qian'an County to the west and Da'an City to the north. It is located in the water network area where the Nen River and the Huolin River meet. It is a barrier lake at the end of the Huolin River. Generally, the largest lake surface is 307 square kilometers, with a winding shoreline and a circumference of 104.5 kilometers. When the water storage elevation is 130 meters.

As of June 2021, the water area exceeds 400 square kilometers and is a national-level inland wetland and water ecosystem type nature reserve. With a water storage of more than 600 million cubic meters, it is the largest natural lake in Jilin Province.

Chagan Lake has diverse resources and is uniquely endowed by nature. Especially the fishery resources are rich. Since the Liao and Jin Dynasties, emperors of all dynasties have visited Chagan Lake for "touring", "fishing and hunting", and held "Feast of the First Fish" and "Feast of the First Goose".

The achievements of Chagan Lake

In 2002, the Chagan Lake Tourism Economic Development Zone (provincial level) was established with the approval of the Jilin Provincial Government. Infrastructure such as roads and bridges has been built, and entertainment projects such as bamboo rafting on the lake, water entertainment, and winter net fishing have been developed, and the original small fishing village has been built into a national AAAA tourist attraction, a national water conservancy scenic spot, and a national county tourism brand. Among the top 100 scenic spots, Chagan Lake’s winter fishing was rated as one of China’s top 100 scenic wonders. It was successfully selected into the “Eight Scenic Spots of Jilin” and was known as the “Ice Lake Flying Fish”. The highest single-net fishing output of 168,000 kilograms was listed in the Guinness Book of the World. record.

The Chagan Lake Tourist Resort is characterized by large lake wetlands, grassland scenery and Mongolian customs in summer, and winter net fishing and display of Chagan Lake's long-standing fishing and hunting culture as its main content in winter. It integrates sightseeing, It is a comprehensive tourist area integrating entertainment, leisure, vacation, catering, shopping and other functions.

It has become an important fishery production base in Northeast China, a grassland tourist scenic spot in western Jilin Province, a green food fish development base in Jilin Province, and a demonstration area for Jilin Province to develop an eco-friendly and benefit-oriented economy. Chagan Lake is also listed on the list of China's important wetlands and wetland nature reserves, and has been approved as a national nature reserve.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Chagan Lake