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Thousand Islet Lake
eographic location:Chun’an County, Zhejiang
Province
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2. Level:AAAAA
Famous scenery:Qianmeifeng Island, Monkey Island,
Longshan Island, Lock Island, Santan Island
Suitable for the play season:Best in spring and
autumn
Qiandao Lake Scenic Area, also known as Xin’anjiang Reservoir, is
located in Chun’an County, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province. It is
129 kilometers away from Hangzhou in the east and 140 kilometers
away from Huangshan in the west. It covers an area of 982 square
kilometers and is located in the hinterland of the Yangtze River Delta.
Thousand Island Lake is 129 kilometers away from Hangzhou, 140
kilometers away from Huangshan City, Lin’an City in the north,
Changshan County in the south, Kaihua County and Zhangzhou City in
the southwest, Tonglu and Jiande two counties in the southeast, and
the border of northwest and Anhui Province. .
The shape of the Qiandao Lake is denim, and there are 1078 islands in
the lake. The islands in the Qiandao Lake have different shapes. The
islands are densely distributed and listed.
In 1982, Qiandao Lake developed tourism. In November 1986, the
Qiandao Lake Scenic Area was approved by the Ministry of Forestry
as a National Forest Park. In 2010, Qiandao Lake Scenic Area was
rated as a national AAAAA level scenic spot. In 2002, Qiandao Lake
Scenic Area was rated as China’s Demonstration Scenic Spot for
Protecting Tourism Consumer Rights and Zhejiang Youth Civilization
Model Demonstration Zone.
Its main attractions are Meifeng Island, Monkey Island, Longshan
Island, Lock Island, and Tantan Island.

3. Development History
In 1982, Qiandao Lake developed tourism
In 1982, Qiandao Lake Scenic Area became the first batch of national
scenic spots.
In November 1986, the Qiandao Lake Scenic Area was approved by
the Ministry of Forestry as a National Forest Park.
In 2011, the district planning of the “Two Rivers and One Lake”
Qiandao Lake Scenic Area was launched.
Geographical environment
Location horizon
Qiandao Lake Scenic Area is located in Chun’an County. The
geographical coordinates of the center are 118°58′—119°17′ east
longitude, 29°31′—29°41′ north latitude, 129 km east of Hangzhou and
140 km west of Huangshan. Square kilometers, located in the
hinterland of the Yangtze River Delta.

4. Hydrology
The water visibility of the Qiandao Lake Scenic Area is up to 12
meters, and the water quality meets the national Class I surface water
standard. The normal lake area has a high water level of 108 meters
and a storage capacity of 17.84 billion cubic meters, equivalent to the
capacity of 3,184 West Lakes. The water level of the lake is very
different, with a depth of 100 meters and an average depth of 34
meters.
Climate
The Qiandao Lake Scenic Area is located in the middle of the
subtropical zone. It belongs to the subtropical monsoon climate zone.

5. It is controlled by the northern high pressure in winter. It is
prevailing in the northwest wind. It is dominated by sunny and cold
weather, with low temperature and low rainfall. In summer, it is
controlled by the Pacific negative tropical high. Damp heat. The
climate is mild and humid with four distinct seasons. The frost-free
period is 8-9 months, the annual average temperature is between 15
°C and 17 °C, the frost-free period is 230-270 days, the annual
average precipitation is 1319. 7 mm, the spring rain, the plum rain,
the typhoon and rainstorm are the main, and there is drought in July
and August. . Its climatic characteristics: four distinct seasons,
abundant sunshine, abundant heat, abundant rainfall and moderate
temperature.
Natural resources
Plant resources
Qiandao Lake Scenic Area has a good ecological environment. The
forest coverage rate of 448 square kilometers is 81%, and the forest
coverage rate on the island is 93%. In November 1986, it was
approved by the Ministry of Forestry as a national forest park with
vascular plants. 1824 species.

6. In 2015, there were 20 species of tree species that were under
national protection. There are 1824 species of vascular plants, 126
species of 69 genera and 35 families of ferns, and 1698 species of 761
genera of 159 families of seed plants. It is a national protected plant
of 18 species; the scenic area also preserves relatively broad-leaved
mixed-leaf forest areas with a large area and thousands of acres of
fields and planting communities of sharp-pointed plants.
Animal resources
There are 13 species of 94 species of fish resources in Qiandao Lake.
There are 87 species of freshwater fish in the lake, and the annual
fishing volume is more than 4,000 tons. There are 61 species of
mammals, 90 species of birds, 50 species of reptiles, 1800 species of
320 species of 16 species of insects, and 12 species of 4 families and 4
families of amphibians.
The wild animals that are protected at the national level include cloud
leopard, leopard, blackbird, Chinese merganser, and white-necked
long-tailed pheasant. They are protected by macaques, black bears,
pangolins, otters, big civet cats, and golden cats. , river otter, gazelle,
Hainan goose, pheasant, black-winged pheasant, black pheasant,
snake-carving, white-tailed hawk, red-bellied eagle, squirrel eagle,
gray-faced eagle, common cockroach, big cockroach, forest eagle, red
dragonfly, gray Piggybacks, swallows, falcons, scoops, white autumn

7. cranes, brown-winged owls, horned owls, spotted owls, eagle owls,
long-eared owls, octopus, sparrow hawks, goshawks, white pelicans,
grasses 41 kinds of cockroaches, short ears, cockroaches, big
cockroaches, etc.
Main Attractions
Thousand islands, deep harbor
Qiandao Lake has a branch shape, with 1078 islands in the lake and
the largest artificial lake in China. The islands of the Thousand Island
are different in shape, and the islands are densely distributed and
listed.

8. Main island
Meifeng Island
Meifeng Island is located on the Zhuangyuan Peninsula at the western
end of the Qianhu Lake Lake Center, 12 kilometers away from
Qiandaohu Town. It is identified as the first-class attraction of
Qiandao Lake by the islands dotted, the criss-crossing of the harbor
and the ecological environment. On a sunny day, you can see more
than 300 islands on the Meifeng Observation Deck.
Monkey Island
Monkey Island, formerly known as Yunmeng Island, consists of more
than ten green islands. The Chinese Academy of Sciences uses the
water trapping method to make it a veritable monkey island.

9. Longshan Island
Ancient is a famous place in western Zhejiang. In the autumn of 1959,
Longshan became Longshan Island due to the completion of the
construction of the Xin’anjiang Reservoir. The island is built with
Hairui, flying the horns, and picking up from the sea, and the 500-
step stone steps can directly reach the Ninggu Bell Tower.
Lock island
Locking the island is the world of locks. There are 160,000 kinds of
heart locks all over the island, and there is a lock and wisdom lock.
The first lock museum in China – Zhonghua Lock Exhibition Hall and
the most peaceful lock in the world. Also settle here.

10. Santan Island
Santan Island is located at the junction of the central lake area of
Qiandao Lake and the Southeast Lake District. It is 10 kilometers
away from Qiandaohu Town and covers an area of 80 hectares.

11. History and culture
Cultural site
In 2009, Qiandao Lake has discovered many ancient cultural sites and
ancient tombs, the Neolithic cultural sites of Wulong Island, the
Western Zhou Dynasty to the Spring and Autumn Cultural Site of
Xiaotangwu, the cultural sites of the Spring and Autumn Period and
the Jin Dynasty to the Jinshui; Ancient temple buildings such as the
bone tower of the island, the honey mountain, the Yinshan, and the
ancient tombs such as the Ye Gong Tomb and Zheng Yunzhong Tomb.
Ancient architecture
Lushan Academy, Shixia Academy, Shushu Academy, etc., Hairui,
Longmen Tower, Yiguan Tower, Xiaojin Temple, etc., Yaoshan and
Qinchuan’s wind and rain ancient bridge, Festival Xiaofang, and
widely distributed in rural areas of Shanxiang Ming and Qing
Dynasties residential buildings, ancestral temples, home temples, etc.

12. Discovery of human tooth fossils
In the winter of 1974, a group of archaeologists from the Institute of
Vertebrate and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
and the Zhejiang Museum discovered a cultural relic in the upper
reaches of the Xin’an River. A cave named Liguidong in Jiande Lijia
Town was found in the cave. An ancient human tooth fossil.
This ancient tooth fossil is a right upper canine. The crown is 11.6 mm
high, with a median diameter of 8.5 mm and a lip diameter of 9.5
mm. Scientifically identified, this human tooth fossil is a type of
sapiens like the Liujiang people who renewed the stage after the late
century. It is about 50,000 years ago. According to archaeological
practices, named after the land, this human tooth fossil was named
“Jiande people.”

13. Millennium City
In 1959, due to the construction of the Xin’anjiang Hydropower
Station, the “Lion City” and “Hecheng” that began in the Han and
Tang Dynasties were submerged under the Qiandao Lake overnight.
According to historical records such as “Zi’an County Records”, in
October 1955, the Ministry of Power Industry built the Xin’anjiang
Hydropower Station and selected the copper officials at the junction
of Chun’an and Jiande.
On September 21, 1959, the Xin’an River was intercepted and the
reservoir area began to store water. Since then, these two long-
established cities in the west of Zhejiang have quietly “sinked” into
the bottom of the Qiandao Lake.
On January 7, 2011, the ancient city was awarded the provincial
cultural relics protection zone.
Safeguard
Focusing on protecting the ecological environment of Qiandao Lake,
comprehensively develop comprehensive management of small
watersheds, reduce soil erosion, strengthen the rational development
and protection of land, energy and mineral natural resources,
improve resource utilization efficiency and comprehensive utilization
level, and actively promote clean production processes. Focus on the
development of high value-added, non-polluting or light-polluting

14. products, strictly implement total pollutant discharge control, pay
attention to the prevention of ecological environment safety, protect
forest resources, protect biodiversity, build a sound environmental
security system, and comprehensively maintain and improve The
environmental quality of Chun’an County.
Honors
In 2001, Qiandao Lake Scenic Area was rated as a national AAAA level
scenic spot.
In 2002, the Qiandao Lake Scenic Area was awarded the National
Demonstration Scenic Spot for Protecting Tourism Consumer Rights
and the Zhejiang Youth Civilization Demonstration Scenic Spot.
In 2010, Qiandao Lake Scenic Area was rated as a national AAAAA
level scenic spot.
In 2015, Zhejiang Province Key Ecological Functional Zone
Demonstration Zone and the beautiful Hangzhou Experimental Zone
were honored by the industry as “the model of Chinese lake tourism”.

15. Travel Information
Route information
Self-driving
After transiting from Hangzhou, after exiting the city, take the
Hangqian Expressway (Hangzhou Xinjing Expressway) from the
South Hub of Hangzhou, turn right at the Yangxi Hub and take the
Qiandao Lake branch line to the Qiandaohu Town for a total length of
129 kilometers and 90 minutes.
Coach
Xiaoshan Airport Airport Bus: Fare 72 yuan
Hangzhou Huanglong Intercity Bus: Ticket price 38 yuan
Hangzhou West Railway Station: Fare 61 yuan
Hangzhou Passenger Transport Center: 70 yuan fare
Hangzhou East Railway Station Square to Qiandaohu Passenger
Transport Center: Ticket price 65 yuan
Qianjiang Market to Qiandaohu Sunshine Station: Ticket price is 38
yuan

16. Ticket information
High season (March 1 to November 30 each year): 130 yuan / person.
Low season (from December 1st to the end of February): 120 yuan /
person.
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