Chizhou people's "West Lake", located in the eastern suburb of the city, is 1.5 times that of Hangzhou West Lake.

The West Lake in Hangzhou is famous all over the world. Since ancient times, famous writers have also left many classic calligraphy and pen and ink for the West Lake, which brings together the beautiful scenery and humanities of Hangzhou and is a must-see attraction for Hangzhou tourism. During this trip to Chizhou, Anhui Province, I found that there is a lake here that is very similar to the West Lake in Hangzhou, because it integrates mountains, water and wetlands, with beautiful natural scenery and profound cultural accumulation. Its local status is comparable to that of Hangzhou West Lake, located in the eastern suburb of Chizhou City, with an area of 1.5 times that of the West Lake.

Pingtian Lake, generally referred to as Qishan-Pingtian Lake Scenic Area, consists of Qishan Scenic Area, Bishan Scenic Area, Pingtian Lake Scenic Area, Wetland Scenic Area and Taoyuan Scenic Area. Like the West Lake, Pingtian Lake is open to tourists free of charge. After all, it is impossible to stop such a big lake. Because it is located in Guichi District of the city, the geographical position of Platform Lake is also very superior. The scenic spot is connected to Jiuhua Holy Land in the south, Qiupu River in the west, and faces Chizhou Ancient City and Xinghua Village scenic spot. Visitors can also regard this place as a microcosm of Chizhou City or Guichi District, and it is also the best interpretation of Chizhou's place name "Mountains and rivers are in the city".

I came to Pingtian Lake this time for the sunset here. Unfortunately, I couldn't take photos because of the limited weather, so I drove to one of the parking lots in the scenic spot for aerial photography. The water area of Pingtian Lake is really large. Even if the drone flies to the highest 500 meters, it can't see the whole picture, but it is found that there are many small islands by the lake. Not as rich as Qiandao Lake, but not monotonous. Many islands have also built roads to connect them.

Pingtian Lake is really too big. There are few tourists here, and occasionally some running citizens pass by. Later, when we drove back to the city, we found that there were many tourists in the northwest corner of Platform Lake. There were yacht marinas, coffee bars, music Little Square, hydrophilic beaches and lake pavilions on the lake, which made the play of Platform Lake particularly rich.

According to historical records, Yue Fei, a famous soldier in the Southern Song Dynasty, was stationed in Qishan for crossing the river to resist gold, and was trained as a sailor in Pingtian Lake. It is not difficult to see from the aerial photos that this is indeed a good place for training. Pingtian Lake brings together the scenery and humanities in Guichi District. If you come to Chizhou to live in Guichi District, it is still worth seeing.