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Qiandao Lake , or
Qiandaohu, is a giant lake with literally 1000 small islands. Many of these
islands are developed for tourism. The water is so clean that a major mineral
water processing plant is located there.
Qiandao Lake, located in Chun'an County, west of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province
is one of the first-class national scenic spots and is the largest national
forest park at present. The lake covers five hundred and seventy square
kilometers including over one thousand islands of different sizes. Besides the
surrounding green hills and large amount of animals and plants, it is also
famous for its water. The average depth of the water here is more than one
hundred feet and the visibility in the water is twenty two to twenty nine feet.
As national first-class water it is so pure that it can be drunk directly.
In recent years Qiandao Lake has developed over twenty travel sites, having
six sections of different features.
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Plat Blossom
Mountain
Set in the middle of the lake; this is the best part of Qiandao Lake, named
after five conjoined mountains. It resembles a plat blossom and has gained fame
for its beautiful natural scenery and perfect environment. The sight-seeing
platform in this section is by far the best place to view the surrounding area.
The other one is Ostrich Island. On this island visitors can feed ostrich, take
photos with them or even ride on their backs.
Stone Forest
This section is located forty kilometers from the town centre of Qiandao Lake
and is made up of three parts: Xishan part, Turquoise part and Hawksbill part,
covering ten square kilometers. It is called "the first stone-forest in Huadong
Area". With strange stones, cliffs, elf caves and an ancient path, it is
characterized by an otherworldliness that is hard to find anywhere else.
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Dragon Hill
(Long Shan)
It consists of Dragon Hill and Five-Dragon Island. The Hairui Temple was
built here by the Chun'an people to commemorate Hairui, a famous official of the
Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), who once served as head of this county. Hairui Ci is
the essential structural work piece, including carving of wood, stone and brick.
There also are over twenty pieces of poem steles in Hairui Ci. On the top of the
Dragon Hill stands a bell tower.
Xian Hill (Xian Shan)
Xian Hill lies in the southeast area of the lake, including Xian Shan, Tian
Chi (a pond), Guihua Island (Guihua Dao) and Mi Hill (Mi Shan). Xian Hill has
trees which bear fruit all year round. Scenery on other parts of the hill is
also charming and beautiful.
Qiandao Lake is located in the center of tourist line of
"Hangzhou--Qiandaohu--Huangshan" so it is very convenient to get there. Now
there are more than thirty hotels providing over seventy-five hundred beds. What
some people are most interested in is food - the forest here produces large
amounts of edible plants and people can get fresh-water fish
too.
