In 1959, the Xin'an River Reservoir was built, and the towering dam intercepted the upper reaches of the Xin'an River into a huge lake with vast waves. Continuous mountains and ridges submerge into the lake and become islands, large and small, with a total of 1,078, hence the name "Thousand Island Lake".
The water area of ??Qiandao Lake is 575 square kilometers, more than 100 times larger than Hangzhou West Lake, and its water storage capacity is 17.8 billion cubic meters, equivalent to 3,184 West Lakes. Qiandao Lake is located in Chun'an County, Zhejiang Province.
Qiandao Lake integrates the majestic rivers and lakes, deep canyon scenery and rich cultural heritage. It is famous for its clear mountains, beautiful waters, strange caves and strange rocks. Putting the boat on the lake is like entering a glass mirror. In addition to clear water, there are countless islands.
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There is a beautiful stone forest on the bank of Qiandao Lake. It covers an area of ??10 square kilometers and is a labyrinth-like karst landform. It consists of Lanyuping and Tortoiseshell Ridge and is dominated by stone lions. Xishanping Stone Forest, formerly known as Baiyun Mountain, is the main tourist part of Qiandao Lake Stone Forest.
The peaks in the area stand on top of each other, and the blue-green stones rise from the ground like spring bamboo shoots, like woods, like castles, like houses, like villages, like the waves of the sea, like the sudden rise of a mad tide, like The beasts gallop, like dragons soaring into the sky, like birds spreading their wings.
Qiandao Lake Stone Forest Scenic Area, Zhangliang Cave is very charming. Zhang Liang Cave is not a deep cave. It is more like a deep concave ridge than a cave. It is about five meters long and two meters deep.
There is a stone table inside, called the chessboard stone. It was the place where Zhang Liang played chess with his teacher Huang Shigong when he lived in seclusion. Zhang Liang was the founding father of the Han Dynasty. Legend has it that he once met the immortal Huang Shigong. Huang Shigong took out a collection of "Tai Gong's Art of War" and awarded it to him.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Qiandao Lake Scenic Area