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Fuxian Lake (Chinese: 抚仙湖; pinyin: Fǔxiān Hú) is a body of water in Yunnan Province, China. It stretches through Chengjiang, Jiangchuan and Huaning Counties, spanning an area of 212 square kilometers. It is the third-largest lake in Yunnan, after Dian Lake and Erhai Lake, and the deepest, at 155 meters.
Chao'an (Chinese: 潮安; pinyin: Cháo'ān) is a district of Chaozhou City in eastern Guangdong Province.It was Chao'an County until June 2013, when it became a district of Chaozhou. [1]
Black Dragon Pool (simplified Chinese: 黑龙潭; traditional Chinese: 黑龍潭; pinyin: Hēilóngtán) is a famous pond in the scenic Jade Spring Park (Yu Quan Gong Yuan) located at the foot of Elephant Hill, a short walk north of the Old Town of Lijiang in Yunnan province, China.
• Languages and dialects: Zhuang, Yue languages (mainly Cantonese), Southwestern Mandarin, Pinghua: ISO 3166 code: CN-GX: GDP (2023) [2]: CN¥ 2,720 billion () US$ 386 billion GDP per capita
Daoxiang Lake Park (also known as Daoxianghu Park or Daoxianghu Wetland Park) is a major public park in northwestern Beijing. This park was created by residents of Sutuoxiang region with money raised by themselves in 1984. Daoxiang Lake Park is one of the largest public parks with views of wetlands and agricultural fields in Beijing.
Arrow Bamboo Lake (箭竹海, Jiànzhú Hǎi), covering an area of 170,000 m 2, is a shallow lake with a depth of 6 m. It lies at an elevation of 2,618 m, and was a main feature site for the 2002 Chinese film Hero. Panda Lake (熊猫海, Xióngmāo Hǎi) features curious color patterns of blue and green. Giant Pandas were said to have come to ...
The lake and surrounding area was made into a park in 1911 after the end of the Qing dynasty. [1] [4] It was renamed from Yuanwu Lake Park to "Continental Park" in 1928 and officially made Xuanwu Lake Park in 1935. [3] A plan was made for the 2005 creation of the Li Yu Cultural Park, Garden Park, Qingyinge pavilion and an immortality garden. [3]
The lake was named Yueyaquan in the Qing Dynasty. Mildred Cable and Francesca French visited the lake during their travels in the region in 1932 and recorded their impressions in their book The Gobi Desert: "All around us we saw tier on tier of lofty sand-hills, giving the lie to our quest, yet when, with a final desperate effort, we hoisted ourselves over the last ridge and looked down on ...