When can you visit Taihu Lake in Huzhou?

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Huzhou Taihu Lake attractions introduction:

Taihu Lake was called Zhenze in ancient times, also known as the Five Lakes. The third largest freshwater lake, with an area of ??more than 2,000 square kilometers, 48 ??large and small islands and 72 peaks. The mountains and rivers here are interdependent and rich in layers, forming a natural picture of "green mountains outside the mountains, lakes outside the lake, and peaks clustered with caves and springs". While admiring the "beautiful and delicious scenery of Taihu Lake, you can also visit the famous mountains and gardens of Jiangcai and explore the history.

The east, north and west coasts of Taihu Lake and the islands in the lake are the birthplaces of Wuyue culture. There are a large number of cultural relics and historic sites, such as the Yuecheng ruins of Helu City in the Spring and Autumn Period, the Grand Canal in the Sui Dynasty, Baodai Bridge in the Tang Dynasty, Zijin Temple in the Song Dynasty, Tianchi Bookstore in the Yuan Dynasty, Yangwan Street in the Ming Dynasty, three caves in Yixing, three mountains in Wuxi and Suzhou East, West Dongting Mountain, etc.

The administrative division of the Taihu Lake Basin is divided into three provinces and one city: Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai, and Anhui. Jiangsu has 19,399 square kilometers, accounting for 52.6%; Zhejiang has 12,093 square kilometers, accounting for 32.8%; Shanghai has 5,178 square kilometers. kilometers, accounting for 14%; Anhui has 225 square kilometers, accounting for 0.6%. The basin is distributed with the megacity Shanghai, four prefecture-level cities in Jiangsu Province: Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou, and Zhenjiang, and three cities in Zhejiang Province: Hangzhou, Jiaxing, and Huzhou. There are 30 counties (cities) in the prefecture-level cities. There is one megacity with a population of more than 5 million, one large city with a population of 1 million to 5 million, three cities with a population of 500,000 to 1 million, and a city with a population of 200,000 to 500,000. 9. As of 1997, the total population in the basin was 36.11 million, accounting for approximately 2.9% of the national population, including 18.44 million agricultural people and 17.67 million non-agricultural population. The urbanization level reached 49%. 22.66 million acres, 3.84 million acres less than in 1985, of which 18.56 million acres are paddy fields, 4.1 million acres are dry land, and the multiple cropping index is 200%. Cultivated land accounts for 41%, water areas account for 15%, and construction land accounts for 18%. %, other land use 26%.

The natural conditions of the Taihu Lake Basin are high in the southwest, low in the northeast, slightly higher on the periphery, and slightly lower in the middle, with mountains and hills accounting for 16%. , rivers and lakes account for 16%, and plains account for 68%. Taihu Lake is not only located in the center of the entire basin, but also the water conservancy center of the entire basin. The water from the upper reaches of the southwest of Taihu Lake mainly comes from the East and Xitiao Streams in the Tianmu Mountains of Zhejiang and from Suzhou. After the Jingxi River in Wanjie Mountain and Maoshan Mountains merges in Huzhou, the main stream flows into Taihu Lake from Changdou Port and Xiaomeikou, and the rest disperses into Taihu Lake from Wuxing and Changxing "Seventy-two Ports", and another part passes through the pond. The waterway drains directly to the east. The main flow of Jingxi River flows into Taihu Lake from Dapukou of Yixing, and the water from Taohu and Xinghu areas flows into Taihu Lake from Baidu, Yixing. Another part flows directly to the east through the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and flows to various ports along the lake in Wuxing and Changxing. There are Hengtang connections with Baidu in Yixing, and the water volumes can be adjusted with each other. There are also hundreds of ports in the northeast of Taihu Lake (many of which have been abandoned), the main ones are Liangxikou, Shadunkou, Xukou, and Catfish. mouth, Guajingkou, Nanshe, etc., cross the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, enter Yangcheng and Dianmao Lake Group, and then pass through the Huangpu River, Wusong River and many ports between Taicang and Changshu to the Yangtze River and the sea. Among them, the Huangpu River has the largest discharge , the amount of flood discharge in 1954 accounted for about 80% of the entire basin. The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal runs through the north, east and south of Taihu Lake, connecting many east-west drainage channels and playing a mutual regulating role. The water in the lower reaches of Taihu Lake has changed greatly since ancient times. There is a record in "Shangshu·Yugong" that "the three rivers entered and the earthquake was settled". However, people have different explanations for Sanjiang. Usually it refers to the Songjiang River (now Wusong River) that goes east to the sea from Taihu Lake, the Dongjiang River that goes to the sea from the southeast, and the Loujiang River (now the Wusong River) that goes from the northeast to the sea. Among them, the Songjiang River is the mainstream. By the Tang Dynasty, the Songjiang River was "20 miles wide and as deep as Ganpu", but the Dongjiang River no longer existed. After the Ming Dynasty, the Wusong River's main drainage status was gradually replaced by the Huangpu River. Today, the Wusong River, Huangpu River, and Liuhe River can be regarded as the result of the evolution of the three rivers in Taihu Lake.

The Chinese people have developed and managed the Taihu Lake Basin for thousands of years, and have accumulated rich experience in excavation of river channels, construction of river embankments and seawalls, and construction of Tangpu polders, making the Taihu Lake Basin an early An area with developed economy and abundant products in our country. Our ancestors built a large number of water conservancy projects, forming a complete lake and river network system in this area with hills to the west, sea to the east, and rivers to the north and south. This river and lake system can swallow, spit, store, and discharge, and can reap the benefits of irrigation, drainage, navigation, and aquaculture.

Taihu Lake is a natural huge reservoir. Taihu Lake has a storage capacity of 4.423 billion cubic meters when the water level is 2.99 meters, with an average water depth of 1.89 meters. When the water level is 4.65 meters, the storage capacity is approximately 8.3 billion cubic meters. Taihu Lake not only receives water from hundreds of rivers in the upper reaches, but also the drained water in the downstream Hudong area will flow back into the lake in case of heavy rains. When the water level of the Yangtze River rises and there are no sluices to control the river ports, the river water will also flow into the lake. Due to the large lake surface, more than 23 million cubic meters of water can be stored for every 1 centimeter rise, so the changes in flood and dry water levels are small. Generally, the water level starts to rise during the rainy season in April every year, reaches the peak in mid-to-late July, and enters the dry season in November, with the water level being the lowest from February to March. Generally, the amplitude of flood and drought changes is between 1 and 1.5 meters. In 1991, the average water level in Taihu Lake was 4.79 meters, the highest in history; in 1934, the average water level in Guajingkou was 1.87 meters, the lowest in history.

Due to the regulation of Taihu Lake, although the downstream plain is relatively low-lying, it is still protected from the threat of floods in ordinary years.

Taihu Lake can store water during the flood season. Not only the downstream areas rely on Taihu water for irrigation, but most of the upstream areas also rely on Taihu water for irrigation. Taihu water can be irrigated all the way to the foot of the western mountains. In ordinary years, irrigation water sources are sufficient. When water sources are insufficient in special drought years, water needs to be diverted from the Yangtze River. Now more water turning stations have been built at the mouth of Tongjiang River to divert the river into the lake, making the water source more abundant.

Taihu Lake not only plays a great role in irrigation of the entire basin, but also plays an important role in the urban and rural water supply in the basin. A lake with good water can not only be directly used by cities such as Wuxi and Suzhou along the lake, but also the Huangpu River, with Taihu Lake as its source, has clear water flowing for a long time, which is of great significance for siltation, sewage, salt water and urban water use in Shanghai. Unfortunately, the Huangpu River currently receives a large amount of industrial wastewater every day. According to analysis by relevant units, black odor will occur whenever the ratio of upstream water to received sewage is less than 8:1. For example, there was a severe drought in the Taihu Lake Basin in 1992. According to monitoring data, the water in the Huangpu River was black and smelly for 268 days. The amount of chemicals used to purify tap water has increased several times, and the water still has a strange smell when it leaves the factory, seriously affecting people's health. In recent years, Taihu Lake has been seriously polluted. The water quality of the entire region has declined. Jiangnan water towns have encountered difficulties in even drawing water. The protection of Taihu Lake has been put on the agenda and listed as a national key management project. Two provinces and one city jointly took action to control key pollutant-discharging units within a time limit and ensure that they meet discharge standards. Otherwise, they will be ordered to stop production and ban the use of phosphorus-containing detergents. The first phase goals have now achieved initial results. Due to the regulation and storage of Taihu Lake water and the replenishment of water sources from the Yangtze River, the entire plain river network in the Taihu Lake Basin can maintain a certain navigable water depth. Since ancient times, the shipping industry in the Taihu Lake Basin has been very developed. At present, the region has more than 900 trunk and branch routes with a navigation mileage of 12,000 kilometers, forming a shipping network with direct access to rivers, lakes and seas, connected trunk and branch routes, and extending in all directions. According to incomplete statistics, there are 47,000 ships of various types and 1.34 million tons in the entire basin. The freight volume in 1983 reached 173 million tons, equivalent to 3.3 times the freight volume of the main stream of the Yangtze River. About 70% of the cargo collected and distributed through inland rivers in Shanghai Port accounts for 44% of the water transport volume in the three cities of Suzhou, Wuxi and Changzhou.

The wide and shallow waters of Taihu Lake also provide a good place for various fish to migrate, spawn and grow. There are more than 30 kinds of fish and shrimp in Taihu Lake, among which whitebait, white-shell shrimp and anchovy are the aquatic treasures. The Taihu Lake Basin is my country's key freshwater fishery base, and the region's freshwater fish production accounts for about 10% of the country's total. In the late 1990s, crab farming was also developed on a large scale in East Taihu Lake.

Taihu Lake has a large area, many scenic spots, many cultural and historical sites, and excellent scenic tourism resources. Taihu Lake has vast expanse of blue waves, morning light, evening rain, mist and sunshine, and the ever-changing natural scenery. Together with the surrounding mountains and small islands in the lake, it is a combination of beauty and beauty, making people relaxed and happy. At present, the famous scenic spots include Wuxi Liyuan, Yuantouzhu and Suzhou Dongting East Mountain and Dongting West Mountain. Generally speaking, Taihu Lake is connected with the two scenic tourist cities of Suzhou and Hangzhou, the "Paradise on Earth", and the entire Splendid Jiangnan. In recent years, with the filming of the TV series of my country's "Four Masterpieces", Wuxi has successively built the "Three Kingdoms City" and "Water Margin City", becoming a new tourist hotspot. At present, a long bridge across the lake has been erected from Suzhou to Dongting Xishan. Xishan is no longer an "isolated island". Tourist flights have been opened from Suzhou and Wuxi to Huzhou, crossing Taihu Lake. With the development of tourism, the tourism benefits of Taihu Lake are immeasurable.

After the founding of New China, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai provinces and one city did a lot of water conservancy work in the Taihu Lake Basin and built many water conservancy projects. The Taihu Basin Management Bureau was established in December 1984, under the dual leadership of the Ministry of Water Resources and Electric Power and the State Council Leading Group for Comprehensive Management of the Yangtze Estuary and Taihu Basin. It is now under the direct leadership of the Ministry of Water Resources.

In 1991, heavy rains and floods occurred in the Taihu Lake Basin. Suxi was in emergency! Taihu Lake was in emergency! The highest water level in Taihu Lake since recorded records was 4.79 meters. The disaster caused losses of tens of billions of yuan. The whole country was shocked! After the disaster , under the unified deployment of the State Council, the people of the two provinces and one city worked together to accelerate the construction of the "Ten Backbone Projects" for Taihu Lake management, including the Taipu River, Wangyu River, Hangjiahu South Pai, and the Huanhu Levee. According to the plan, 10 key backbone projects and the construction of flood control projects on the upper reaches of the Huangpu River will be basically completed around 2000, so that the flood control standard in the Taihu Lake Basin will reach a 50-year return rate; the last batch of projects will be basically completed in 2002. At present, the main flood channels of Taihu Lake have been basically unblocked, and the overall framework of the Taihu Lake control project has been formed, which has initially improved the flood control and waterlogging conditions in the basin.

Taihu Lake is a pearl embedded in the Yangtze River Delta and a treasure of the motherland. Utilizing, developing, managing and protecting Taihu Lake is the important task of our generation.