Changshou Lake () or Shizitan Reservoir () in

Changshou District Changshou () is a district in Chongqing, China, located by the Yangtze river, with a history spanning several thousand years. Changshou is from the Yuzhong District of downtown Chongqing. Administrative divisions Changshou District administe ...

Chongqing Chongqing ( or ; ; Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Chungking (), is a municipality in Southwest China. The official abbreviation of the city, "" (), was approved by the State Co ...

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. In the purpose of generating electric power, four hydraulic power stations were built after the

dam A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use ...

construction had been completed in the 1950s. Since then a state farm was set up for

fishery Fishery can mean either the enterprise of raising or harvesting fish and other aquatic life; or more commonly, the site where such enterprise takes place ( a.k.a. fishing ground). Commercial fisheries include wild fisheries and fish farms, ...

and

horticulture Horticulture is the branch of agriculture that deals with the art, science, technology, and business of plant cultivation. It includes the cultivation of fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, herbs, sprouts, mushrooms, algae, flowers, seaweeds and no ...

as well as

animal husbandry Animal husbandry is the branch of agriculture concerned with animals that are raised for meat, fibre, milk, or other products. It includes day-to-day care, selective breeding, and the raising of livestock. Husbandry has a long history, starti ...

. Its surface area is 60 km² with an irrigation area amounting to 248 km². There are many

islands An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island ...

within the lake, good for tourism.

References

Bodies of water of Chongqing Changshou {{Chongqing-geo-stub

See also

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