Thousand-island Lake

Thousand-island Lake is a National AAAAA scenic region and a well-known lake with the most islands in the world. It was created as a reservoir of the Xinanjiang Hydropower Station, China's first large-scale self-designed and constructed hydropower station. Due to its excellent national first-class level water quality, which is suitable for direct consumption, Thousand-Island Lake is hailed as having the Cleanest Water in the World. Three thousand times larger than West Lake, Thousand-island Lake has an impoundment of 17.84 billion cubic meters.

The captivating green and purity are what give Thousand-island Lake their beauty. At first glance, undulating hills in the distance appear to be stacked in multiple layers, embedded in the lush, lush landscape paintings of blue sky, jade lake, and starry islands. A harmony of diverse greens in the lovely lake is created by the natural color transition between each island.

More interestingly, the water in Thousand-island Lake changes color with the seasons and weather, appearing white on foggy days and changing from green with yellow in the spring to emerald green in the summer to crystal-like in the fall.

The Chinese character made up of numerous green islands is best seen from Huangshan Peak, which is located in the southeast lake area. Additionally, visitors can go to Tianchi Island, a former quarry site excavated during the Southern Song Dynasty, and Osmanthus Island to see masses of osmanthus trees growing wild.

Surface area: 4,128 km2
Location: Menggu Rd, Chunan County, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province.