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Qiandao Lake, also known as the Xin'an River Reservoir, is a large reservoir in Chun'an County and Jiande City, southwest Hangzhou, Zhejiang. It is known for the many mountain-peak islands that gave it the name "Thousand-Island Lake."
Qiandao Lake, also called the Xin'an River Reservoir, serves as the water body for the Xin'an River Hydropower Station. It is located in Chun'an County and Jiande City, in the southwest of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China. The reservoir was created in 1959 following construction of a dam at Tongguan Gorge in Jiande. The reservoir covers an area of 567.40 square kilometers. Mountain peaks that remained above water after the reservoir was filled became islands. When the water level is maintained at 108 meters relative to the Yellow Sea datum, there are 1,078 islands, each at least 2,500 square meters—the feature behind the name "Qiandao Lake," or "Thousand-Island Lake." The lake area is divided into five zones: central, southeastern, northwestern, southwestern, and northeastern. The central and southeastern sections have been developed into commercial tourism zones. Primarily designed for power generation, the reservoir also supports flood control, irrigation, fisheries, navigation, and tourism. A suggested visit duration of about 5 hours is provided.
Qiandaohu Town, Chun'an County, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China
Qiandao Lake, also known as the Xin'an River Reservoir, serves as the water body for the Xin'an River Hydropower Station. Located within Chun'an County and Jiande City—both in the southwest of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China—the reservoir is primarily designed for power generation, while also supporting flood control, irrigation, fisheries, navigation, and tourism. It functions as a large-scale, multi-year regulating reservoir. Created in 1959 following the construction of a dam at Tongguan Gorge in Jiande, the reservoir covers an area of 567.40 square kilometers. Mountain peaks that remained above water after the reservoir was filled became islands; when the water level is maintained at an elevation of 108 meters (relative to the Yellow Sea datum), there are 1,078 islands, each measuring at least 2,500 square meters—a feature that earned the reservoir the name "Qiandao Lake" (literally "Thousand-Island Lake").
The entire lake area is divided into five distinct geographical zones—central, southeastern, northwestern, southwestern, and northeastern—with the central and southeastern sections having been developed into commercial tourism zones.
At the maintained water level of 108 meters relative to the Yellow Sea datum, 1,078 islands of at least 2,500 square meters each rise from the reservoir.
Created in 1959 after the Tongguan Gorge dam in Jiande, Qiandao Lake serves as the water body for the Xin'an River Hydropower Station.
The lake area is divided into five zones; the central and southeastern sections have been developed into commercial tourism zones.
Primarily designed for power generation, the reservoir also supports flood control, irrigation, fisheries, navigation, and tourism.
Opening hours are subject to official notices.
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Qiandao Lake is also known as the Xin'an River Reservoir.
At a water level of 108 meters relative to the Yellow Sea datum, the reservoir has 1,078 islands, each at least 2,500 square meters.
It is in Chun'an County and Jiande City, in the southwest of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.
The central and southeastern sections of the lake area have been developed into commercial tourism zones.
It is primarily for power generation and also supports flood control, irrigation, fisheries, navigation, and tourism.
The suggested visit duration is about 5 hours.
You may cancel for a full refund before procurement starts. Once procurement has started or the ticket has been issued, the order is non-refundable unless HelloChinaTrip cannot fulfill it. Third-party payment processing fees are not refundable.
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