Qiandao Lake (Thousand Islets Lake) which situated at Chunan County about 160 kilometers to the west of Hangzhou City Zhejiang Province, is one of forty-four state-level scenic spots and entirely the biggest national park throughout China. Every year, millions of visitors both international and local will be attracted by the unique scenery here. Actually, the Thousand Islets Lake is a young lake which artificially formed as the result of being a reservoir for constructing Xinan River Waterpower Plant in year 1959. Covering an area of over 143000 acres, the lake has a storage capacity of 17.8 billion cubic meters with average depth of water at 34 meters. According to the national water evaluation standard, the water in the lake is ranking among the top which can be drunk directly from the lake.
The Thousand Islets Lake is a beautiful lake which consists of a total of 1,078 islets in which each with its own formation. This is the reason why the lake is named as Thousand Islets Lake. The lake is not only grand like Taihu Lake in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, but it is also as exquisite as the West Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. In spring, flowers spring up everywhere, dressing the lake in many vibrant colors while in summer, visitors can enjoy boating on the pure green lake and will most probably to be reluctant to leave. Visitors might be attracted by the hills in heavy red in autumn while the Thousand Islets Lake which are blanketed with snow are still forwarding their warmly welcomes for visitors from all over the world.
Thousand Islets Lake has developed over twenty travel sites throughout the years, in which can be divided into four types: nature, wildlife, historical sites, and entertainment. In the middle of the lake, an islet in the shape of a plant blossom is famed for its beautiful natural scenery and perfect environment and also regarded as the best place to view the surrounding landscape. Here, you can also be able to see many wild animals like swans, mandarin ducks and bitterns sometimes. For those who have rich interest in wild animals can continue to appreciate the animal show or go to feed ostriches in Ostrich Islet and take photos with them. Moreover, you may even ride on an ostrich's back if you are brave enough to do so. In addition, various traditional activities are offered there. Different seasons have different activities: Muju (local drama) in the spring, Dragon Lantern show in the fall, Tiao Zhu Ma (local dancing party) in the summer may be visitors' favorites.
In other word, the Thousand Islets Lake is just like an enchanting dream. Matching with the ocean-blue sky, snow-white cloud, and golden bright sunlight, the lake with its pure water is so charming that is hardly to describe the special beauty by our language. Each islet here is vibrant, each hill here is emerald, and each mountain here is verdant. This is a perfect destination which enables you to escape from the bustling city life and enjoy the true nature livings.