Poyang Lake covers an area of about 384 1 km2.
Poyang Lake is one of the main tributaries in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and an important seasonal lake in the Yangtze River basin.
The lake area is 3 150 km2, and the high water level is 4 125 km2 (20m).
But when the water level is low (12m), it is only 500 square kilometers.
According to the hydrological data in 2008, when the water level is 22.59 meters, the lake area is 4070 square kilometers.
Poyang Lake is mainly composed of Ganjiang, Hexiu, Xinjiang, Raohe and Fuhe.
Shi Zhongshan in Hukou County, Jiujiang City flows into the Yangtze River from south to north.
Poyang Lake plays an important role in regulating the water level of the Yangtze River, protecting water sources, improving the local climate and maintaining the ecological balance around it.
Poyang Lake is the catchment center of the basin.
It only connects the entrance of the lake with the Yangtze River.
It controls the water balance between the basin and the Yangtze River.
The average annual runoff of the lake is 65.438+059 billion cubic meters.
It not only receives water from five rivers in the basin, but also receives water from the Yangtze River in some cases.
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The scenic spots along Poyang Lake are:
I. Ancient Fuyang City Site
Huzhou Island, 60m south of Wuchang Village, Sishan, Zhouxi Town, duchang county, has natural barriers such as Wangjiashan, Yao Zui Mountain, Lion Mountain, Tuoshan Mountain and Shihu Mountain in the northwest, Chengtou Mountain in the south, Henggang River at the foot of the mountain and Poyang Lake in the north. The terrain is open and flat, with an area of about 1 square kilometer.
According to Hanshu, Zhiyangjian County was one of Zhang Yu County 18 County in the sixth year of Emperor Gaozu (20 BC1) and abandoned in the second year of Southern Song Dynasty (42 AD1).
More than 600 years later, Fuyang City sank into the lake due to the flooding of Lipeng Lake.
The city site is listed as a provincial cultural relics protection unit.
Second, the old temple
Located on the east bank of Poyang Lake, northwest of Duchang County17km, across the lake from Nankang Town of Xing Zi County, with a straight distance of 7km from north to south.
The temple was built in the Tang Dynasty, on a stone platform more than 7 meters high at the southern foot of Xishan Mountain, facing the lake and the mountain.
According to legend, after the war between Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang at the end of Yuan Dynasty, the temple was named "General Yun Temple" and later "General Yuan Temple".
In the 15th year of Jiaqing in Qing Dynasty (A.D. 18 10), it was named as the "General Temple of Xianyingyuan" and was destroyed during the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. In the seventh year of Guangxu (A.D. 188 1), it was overhauled and renamed "Dingjiang Wangdian".
Three. Wang Hu Pavilion
Located in the north of wucheng town, Yongxiu County, it is the confluence of Ganjiang River and Hexiu River.
The pavilion was built in the Jin Dynasty and is now built in the early years of the Republic of China. When you board the pavilion, you can see the sky and water, the boats are rushing and the scenery is excellent.
Wang Hu Pavilion is also famous for its pavilions. According to legend, Chen Youliang was stationed in wucheng town at the end of Yuan Dynasty and fought Zhu Yuanzhang in Poyang Lake.
His beloved princess Lou was clever and astute, and gave Chen a clever plan to defeat the enemy, telling him to raise the flag and beat the drums to return to the team, and to surrender if he lost.