Speaking of lakes in Hangzhou, the first thing we think of is the world-famous West Lake . "If you want to compare the West Lake to the West, light makeup and heavy makeup are always suitable!" This praise by the great writer Su Dongpo not only vividly displayed the charm of West Lake, but was also evaluated by later generations as a swan song to praise the beautiful scenery of West Lake. The West Lake, with its willows like paintings, bridges like smoke, shimmering in the clear and empty in the rain, has naturally become the "beautiful person" of Hangzhou. But today we are not talking about West Lake, but about another lake in Hangzhou. Although it is a completely artificial lake, it is also one of the most beautiful lakes in Hangzhou, and its capacity is equivalent to three thousand times that of West Lake. It is Qiandao Lake , which is known as the back garden of the Yangtze River Delta region.
Qiandao Lake, also known as Xin'anjiang Reservoir, is an artificial lake formed after the closure of the dam. The lake area reaches 573 square kilometers and the storage capacity is 17.84 billion cubic meters, which is equivalent to the capacity of 3184 West Lakes. It is the largest artificial lake in my country. lake. Qiandao Lake is one of the first national-level scenic spots in my country. It is a dazzling emerald on the golden tourism line of "Hangzhou-Qiandao Lake-Huangshan", a famous city with famous mountains, waters and famous mountains. The scenic area has strange clear water, thousands of islands competing for beauty, beautiful natural scenery, and excellent ecological environment. It is known as "the middle reaches of the clear water painting of Thousand Islands". Its most important characteristic landscapes are the so-called Thousand Islands, Silky Waters and Golden Belt.
Qiandao Lake, as its name suggests, is named because there are more than a thousand islands of different shapes in the lake. Each of these islands has its own characteristics. They are verdant and set against each other with the green mountains and clear waters. Looking from a distance, it would be difficult to tell them apart if it were not for the golden soil belt ("golden belt") surrounding the connection between the islands and the lake. Wherever there is a mountain, there is water. The island has a quiet environment, excellent ecology, and rich historical sites. There is a "Flower Island" with fragrant laurels and clusters of red plums, an "Animal Island" full of monkeys and poisonous snakes, and a strange stone island with many strange rocks. It is a "historic island" with remnants of ruins and so on. Of course, the most worth seeing is Meifeng Island, a first-level scenic spot in Qiandao Lake. Because it has the highest altitude, it is the best place to climb up the scenic spot and view the lake. You can have an unobstructed view of the beauty of Qiandao Lake.
As for the water of Qiandao Lake, let alone how clear it is. Although it is 100 meters deep, it has visibility as high as 12 meters. The open lake surface of nearly 600 square kilometers clearly reflects the blue sky and white clouds as well as the surrounding mountains, lush green forests and other scenery in the water. Boating on the lake can experience the artistic conception of "the boat is traveling in the scenery and the people are swimming in the painting". People can't help but think of a poem by Shen Yue of the Southern Dynasties praising its clear water: "The clearness of the hole is as clear as the shallowness, the bright mirror has no winter and spring; the trees are written thousands of feet long, and the scales can be seen in the hundreds of feet." Moreover, the water quality of Qiandao Lake is pure and sweet, reaching the national Class I water quality standard, ranking first among the large rivers and lakes in China. It not only benefits thousands of households in Hangzhou, but even the Nongfu Spring we often drink is taken from the depths of Qiandao Lake. . It was praised by Mu Qing, the former president of Xinhua News Agency, as "the most beautiful in the world".
However, behind the magnificent scenery of lakes and mountains, it is of course inseparable from people's dedication and love. Looking at the vast expanse of blue waves in front of us, who would have thought that there are two thousand-year-old cities hidden underneath, as well as a piece of poignant nostalgia. In 1959, in order to cooperate with my country's first five-year plan, my country's first self-designed and built large-scale water conservancy and hydropower station was built at Tongguanxiakou of Xin'anjiang. The reservoir formed by intercepting and impounding water will be built in Han and Tang Dynasties The two thousand-year-old cities of "Lion City and Hecheng ", together with many surrounding towns and acres of fertile farmland, were all submerged under Qiandao Lake. Nearly 300,000 people have since left their hometowns and immigrated. It can be seen that the beautiful water of this lake is full of The ancestors' longing for their hometown. For the sake of the beautiful lake in front of them, today's Qiandao Lake people are doing everything they can to protect it, insisting on closing mountains for forestation, closing polluting enterprises, regularly cleaning the lake surface, etc. I believe that it is because of the care of the Qiandao Lake people that this beautiful water will last forever. Blessings forever!
