Baiyang Lake, also known as Lake Baiyangdian, is located in the

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, a prefecture-level city in

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, China. It is the largest freshwater lake in northern China. It is referred to as the Kidney of North China.

Environment

Baiyang Lake brings together nine of the upper reaches of the river water. The lake is home to about 50 varieties of fish and multiple varieties of wild geese, duck, and birds. The lake and side parks also are home to a vast number of lotus, reed and other plants. From harvesting the fauna and flora of the lake, the locals make a living. Due to drought and over-exploitation of groundwater, as well as problems of

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since the 1980s, faced with the test of water shortages and pollution of ecological problems to Baiyang lake, the city government of Baoding plans to solve this problem in ten years at a cost of 8 billion Yuan (year 2006).

Tourism

Baiyang Lake is about two hours by bullet train from Beijing.It is a national and international tourist attraction flaunting its peaceful water scenes and vast lotus gardens. Hand-driven and motorized boats are available for small to medium-sized groups; large motorized boats are available for large groups usually accompanied by a tour guide. Tourists can travel by boat into waters full of lotuses and pick seeds, leaves, and flowers. They can also stop by boats or islands and buy local seafood. It is classified as a

AAAAA scenic area AAAAA (5A) is awarded to the most important and best-maintained tourist attractions in the People's Republic of China, given the highest level in the rating categories used by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. As of 2020, there are 279 touris ...

by the

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. Islands on the lake host local restaurants that cook with local ingredients and hotels for the overnight tourist. Baiyangdian Lake

In Literature

Baiyangdian is the setting for one of the classics in Chinese children's literature

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by Xu Guangyao.

References

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