Hengshui Lake

Hengshui Lake, commonly known as "qianqingwa" or "qianqingwa reservoir", covers an area of 75 square kilometers (57 square kilometers in Jizhou and 18 square kilometers in Taocheng). It is the second largest freshwater lake in the North China Plain. In July 2000, it was approved by the State Forestry Administration and the provincial government as Hengshui Lake Wetland and bird Provincial Nature Reserve in Hebei Province. In June 2003, it was approved as a national nature reserve.

Transportation: from Hengshui station to Hengshui Lake, take No.10 south line in front of the station. The fare is one yuan. To visit Hengshui Lake, you need to rent a boat. You can visit Bird Island and plum blossom island by the way of a 6-person boat in the nature reserve with a maximum of 60 yuan.

Hengshui Lake

Hengshui Lake is located in the north of Jizhou city, Hengshui City, Hebei Province. It is a famous lake wetland in Hebei Province. There are broad lake water, dense reed marshes, lotus pond, Lake Island and so on. Tourists can take a boat tour of the lake, take photos of lotus and reed, walk around the island in the middle of the lake, and watch various animals. It is a good place for Hebei to relax and play on weekends. Hengshui Lake has a large area, about ten kilometers long. The south side of the lake is close to Jizhou city, and most of the lake areas are free of charge. However, the main place to visit the lake is Hengshui Lake National Wetland Park at the north end. You also need to visit the lake by boat and the island in the middle of the lake, so it is also a must for ordinary tourists to visit Hengshui Lake. The gate of the wetland park is about 15 km from Jizhou city and 13 km from Hengshui City. After you buy a ticket at the gate of the scenic spot, you will first come to the garden near the gate. There are also several small ponds in the garden, where lotus is planted. You can have a simple look. And then take a boat tour of the lake, which is also the focus of Hengshui Lake scenic spot. The boat on the lake is mainly to visit two islands in the middle of the lake, reed marsh and lotus lake. The boat is divided into two routes. One is to visit Sansheng Island - Meihua Island - Hehuadian Lake - reed marsh, and then return to the dock. This is also a classic route to visit the scenic spot. The single ticket is about 20 yuan, and the charter boat is 120-450 yuan according to the number of people and the type of boat. The cruise ship can stop at each point for about half an hour, and the whole journey takes about 3 hours. After visiting Hengshui Lake, you can also taste Hengshui delicious "Le Zi Hao Guan Tang Bao"! Only in this way can we make this trip worthwhile!

brief introduction

Hebei Hengshui Lake National Nature Reserve is located in Hengshui City in the central and southern part of North China Plain, with a total area of 187.87 square kilometers, between 115 ° 27 ′ 45 ″ - 115 ° 42 ′ 6 ″ E and 37 ° 31 ′ 39 ″ - 37 ° 42 ′ 18 ″ n. Its biodiversity is very rich, with inland freshwater wetland ecosystem and national class I and II birds as the main protection objects. The noble crane, the beautiful swan, the clever gull and the light egret dance and play leisurely. Hengshui Lake is a fairyland in the world and a paradise for birds.

In 602 BC, the Yellow River burst and changed its course, forming a depression with perennial water accumulation. It is known as "qianqingwa" in history, covering an area of 120 square kilometers, including 19 square kilometers of deep water. It is known as "Jiangnan in the north" for its rippling blue waves and late singing of fishing songs. The main source of water comes from the canal, the Yellow River and the Yangtze River, which can be described as "containing the Yangtze River and the Yellow River in one lake - Hengshui Lake".

The nature reserve is a warm temperate continental monsoon climate zone with four distinct seasons. The annual average temperature is 13.0 ℃ and the annual rainfall is 518.9mm. The superior natural environment is very suitable for the survival and reproduction of wild animals and plants. There are 370 species of plants, 194 species of insects, 26 species of fish, 17 species of amphibians and reptiles, 296 species of birds, 17 species of mammals, 201 species of phytoplankton, 174 species of zooplankton and 23 species of benthos. Among the numerous wild animals and plants, bird resources are particularly prominent. Seven species of Red Crowned Crane, white crane, black stork, Oriental White Stork, great bustard, Golden Eagle and white shoulder Eagle are under the first-class national protection, and 44 species of Swan, cygnet and grey crane are under the second-class national protection. There are hundreds of thousands of summer migratory birds nesting and breeding here every year, mainly including bearded gulls and black winged stilettos. There are more than 3000 grey cranes wintering and tens of thousands of geese. The grey starlings blocking the sky form a magnificent landscape.

Hengshui Lake Nature Reserve is not only rich in biodiversity, beautiful natural scenery, but also rich in cultural heritage and has a long history. Located on the South Bank of Hengshui Lake, the ancient city of Jizhou was built in the sixth year of emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty (201 BC). It is known as "the world is divided into nine states, and Jizhou is the first". Many legends about the wall of the Han Dynasty, the wall of the Ming Dynasty, many ancient tombs of the Han Dynasty, stone tablets, Li Sanniang's stone mill and Zhulin temple have reappeared the natural, historical and cultural landscape of Hengshui Lake, which makes people feel the magic and beauty of Hengshui Lake.

Hengshui Lake has the functions of flood storage, flood prevention, drought prevention, climate regulation, soil erosion control and environmental pollution degradation. It not only benefits the people of Hengshui, but also plays an important role in mediating the climate and improving the ecological environment in the surrounding areas and even in Beijing and Tianjin. It is also the source of water storage for the south to North Water Diversion Project, providing drinking water and industrial and agricultural water for Hengshui and its surrounding cities, and promoting regional economic development Economic development plays an important role. Its ecological, social and economic benefits are huge.

The unique natural landscape of Hengshui Lake Nature Reserve and the typicality, rarity and particularity of its protected objects have aroused wide attention from all walks of life. On November 4, 2001, during his inspection in Hengshui, Comrade Jiang Zemin was very concerned about the protection and construction of Hengshui Lake Nature Reserve, and gave an important instruction: we should do a good job in publicity and protect the wetland of Hengshui Lake. Party committees, governments and relevant departments at all levels have attached great importance to and strongly supported Hengshui Lake Nature Reserve. In particular, Hengshui municipal Party committee and government have strengthened the protection, construction and comprehensive management of the lake area and its surrounding environment in accordance with the guiding ideology of building Hengshui ecological brand, city business card and driving Hengshui economic development, which has further improved the ecological environment.

Hengshui Lake Nature Reserve is located in Beijing Tianjin economic circle, Bohai economic circle, Yellow River Economic Cooperation Zone and Northeast Asia economic circle. It is within the holiday economic circle of Beijing and Tianjin, Shijiazhuang, Taiyuan, Zhengzhou and Jinan, and 26 prefecture level cities. Its obvious location advantage, unique wetland resources, beautiful and pleasant natural scenery and long history and culture have unique preconditions for developing eco-tourism. Therefore, in accordance with the principle of protection development utilization protection virtuous cycle, with the protection of biodiversity as the core, with ecological popular science tourism as the feature, and with the realization of sustainable utilization of natural resources and sustainable economic development as the goal, the wetland will be restored through the implementation of the West Lake and Fuyang new river beach; the south to north water diversion will be used to open up new waters and expand the wetland area; and the surrounding water sources will be constructed In order to make Hengshui Lake nature reserve a beautiful environment, resource protection, residents' pleasure and Economic Development Zone, we should strengthen the protection of biodiversity in the core area and buffer area, and promote the development of ecological popular science tourism and related industries in the experimental area and demonstration area Dade National Nature Reserve has become a demonstration area of wetland protection at home and abroad with wetland protection, economic development and sustainable utilization of natural resources. Hengshui Lake National Nature Reserve welcomes friends at home and abroad with its beautiful appearance and charming smile.

ecological environment

Hengshui Lake Nature Reserve was established in June 2000. In June 2003, it was promoted from provincial level to national level. After joining the East Asia Australasia Plover bird protection network, it is now an important ecological environment support area and a national eco-tourism demonstration area in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei. The nature reserve covers an area of 163.65 square kilometers and is rich in biodiversity. 383 species of plants, 34 species of fish, 416 species of insects, 17 species of amphibians and reptiles, 20 species of mammals and 323 species of birds have been found and recorded in the reserve, among which 56 species are under the state class I and II key protection.

Hengshui City adheres to the development concept of "green water and green mountains are golden mountains and silver mountains", takes the road of "ecological revitalization and green rise", and achieves remarkable results in wetland protection. The pollution around Hengshui Lake is basically clean. More than 400 enterprises, workshops and farms have been relocated, more than 600000 square meters of buildings have been demolished, and 13800 mu of artificial aquaculture has been banned. The "12th Five Year Plan" national demonstration project of good lake ecological environment protection has been implemented to remove dandelion and sediment humus every year and curb the aggravation trend of eutrophication and swamp. For many years, the fishery resources have been increased and released, and the fishing ban period of nine months every year has been implemented to effectively transfer water nutrition and enhance the self purification capacity of the lake.

Through continuous treatment, the water environment of Hengshui lake has changed markedly. The phenomenon of local stench and white foam in summer and autumn has basically disappeared. The water quality has increased to level III, and birds have gradually increased from 286 to 323. During the 13th Five Year Plan period, we will implement the Hengshui Lake wetland protection and restoration project of Sino German financial cooperation, introduce the international advanced concept of sustainable development, improve the level of ecological civilization construction, and create the "most beautiful wetland in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei" worthy of the name.

honor

On July 13, 2000, the provincial government approved the establishment of Hengshui Lake Wetland and bird Provincial Nature Reserve in Hebei Province.

In October 2002, he joined the Chinese people and biosphere reserve.

Chinese PinYin : Heng Shui Hu