Dongjiang Lake

About

Dongjiang Lake (simplified, traditional, pinyin: Dōngjiāng Hú) is a reservoir located in Chenzhou city, southeast Hunan province, China. It is close to the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway and China National Highway 107. Situated 38 km away from the downtown area, it covers an area of 200 square kilometers. The Dongjiang scenic area includes the following: the Dongjiang Lake landscape, Dongjiang Reservoir Dam, Hougu Mountain Rainfall, Yongcui Gorge, and Swan Mountain National Forest Park. It is well known in China as a place for tourism, vacation, and rehabilitation.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.