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Why is it one of the five largest freshwater lakes in China and famous for being the "Toilet Seat Hotel"?

Taihu Lake is one of the five largest freshwater lakes in China, located at the boundary between Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Huzhou in Zhejiang is named after Taihu Lake, so Taihu Lake still has a certain reputation. Taihu Lake is also a must-visit place for people who are committed to traveling around the world. Later, it became famous as the "Toilet Seat Hotel", attracting many tourists.

In fact, after analysis by scientists and verification using scientific knowledge, it has been confirmed that Taihu Lake is indeed a sea trace lake, which means that Taihu Lake used to be a large bay. It's just that due to the alluvial sedimentation of the Yangtze River and Qiantang River, the bay was closed by sand bars with sedimentation, forming the current Taihu Lake. Later, under the action of river water and rainwater, the seawater continued to desalinate, forming the current Taihu Lake. freshwater lake. Therefore, although Taihu Lake is a lake in name, it has the momentum of the sea.

Taihu Lake has a total area of ??eight square kilometers, but its characteristics are irreplaceable. Because Taihu Lake combines the characteristics of lakes, agriculture, mountains, water and other aspects, it is also the only provincial tourist resort in Zhejiang Province that relies on the development and construction of Taihu Lake resources, and has become an important tourism, leisure and holiday base. Now this resort area has various attractions such as Taihu Villa, Taihu Paradise, Taihu Pearl, International Convention and Exhibition Center, Hot Spring Resort Center, Fisherman's Wharf, etc., and the natural rivers are intertwined and dotted.

The most eye-catching thing here is the Sheraton Hot Spring Resort Hotel, known as the "Pearl of Taihu Lake". This is the "Toilet Seat Hotel" mentioned at the beginning. This hotel was designed by a world-renowned architect. The Sheraton Hot Springs Hotel is 101.2 meters high, 116 meters wide, and has a total area of ??65,000 square kilometers. At the same time, it is also the first platinum seven-star floating hotel in China, echoing the Oriental Pearl Tower in Shanghai. And it can compete with the Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai, which is also a floating hotel.