Dongting Lake – A Romantic Place!
Dongting Lake, located in the northern
side of Hunan Province is the second largest fresh water lake in China. The
size of the lake varies depending on the season as the lake is known as the
flood basin lake of Yangtze River. This lake is considered given birth to the
famous Dragon Boat Race, which is the symbol of Chinese culture. During off
rainy/flood reason there will be lot of ridges mushroom in the lake. Since size
of lake fluctuate a lot, sometime the size may fluctuate in the same day. It is
having an area of 2, 820 square KM.
Literally inspiring
The lake is inspirational in character
and as result, there are lots of poems and fictions have been written as base
themes. Such is the beauty of this enthralling natural wonder. The lake is
divided in to, Datong Lake, East, West, north and south lake. The climate in
this part of the lake is humid and warm. There will be seasonal variations. During
summer and autumn, you can expect little bit rain and the climate will be
sunny. The surrounding areas are fertile for agricultural activities and also having
good water management facilities; you can see lot of agricultural farmings
here.
Core attractions:
The hanging bridge:
The huge cable hanging bridge built over Dongting Lake is an engineering marvel
is indeed a tourist attraction. This is considered as the next generation
cable-stayed bridge having the ability to change viscosity depending on the
electromagnetic field variations. This is achieved as the cable dampers are
supported with magneto rheological fluid.
Junshan Hill Island: The Lake is the home for Junshan Hill Island. The hill is situated in the
center of the lake having 72 small and large peaks. This is one of the
extremely beautiful places with naturally gifted landscapes. Ferry services are
operated to reach to this hill location. Junshan Island was previously known as
Dongting Island and there is an interesting folklore story behind the name
change. The hill island is famous for bamboo trees. The island is also the home
for various water sports such as the dragon-boat festival and lotus festival.
Four rivers, Xiangjiang, Zishui,
Yuangiang and Lishui are converging in the lake. Therefore the lake can be
called as a natural reservoir. Also this lake regulates the flow of water in to
Yangtze River.
The east part of the lake is well known
for various plant species and good location for bird watching. You can find
about 1,086 different types of plants in this island. Also, there are about 207
different types of birds and 114 different types of fresh water fish species
you can see here.
The south part of lake is famous for
fishing. This part of the lake is extremely beautiful with the naturally gifted
landscapes. Moving west to the lake, tourists can see the famous San Jiang Kou
entrance. The river Xiangjiang enter here and the river Yangtze flow out from
here to the east.
How reach Dongting Lake?
Travelling to Dongting Lake is very
convenient from Yueyang. Yueyang is a developing city well connected with air,
train and road transport networks. Apart from this tourist can depend ship or
ferry service to reach to the lake location. If commuting by bus, tourist can
take Municipal Bus service from Yueyang. For group tourists, minis bus service
or taxi services are also available from Yueyang. Taxi fares will be calculated
CNY 5 per 2 Kilometer.
Rich with folklore stories, Donting Lake
will leave a mark of love in the hearts of tourists and is the best romantic
place in China!
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