Yinghu Lake

Yinghu, a national AAAA tourist area, is located 16 kilometers southwest of Ankang City, Shaanxi Province. It is the largest freshwater lake in the five northwest provinces. The total area is 102.8 square kilometers, of which the water area is 77 square kilometers, the perimeter is 540 kilometers, the storage capacity is 2.6 billion cubic meters, and the average water depth is more than 100 meters. The scenic spot has clear water, blue sky, Qinba fairyland, excellent water quality, rich species, mild climate and numerous islands. It is known as "Thousand Island Lake in Shaanxi". It is a provincial scenic spot with unique Qinba and Han River natural scenery and one of the top ten beautiful sceneries in Shaanxi.

Yinghu Lake

Yinghu, a national AAAA tourist area, is located 16 kilometers southwest of Ankang City, Shaanxi Province. The total area is 102.8 square kilometers, of which the water area is 77 square kilometers, the perimeter is 540 kilometers, the storage capacity is 2.6 billion cubic meters, and the average water depth is more than 100 meters. The scenic spot has clear water, blue sky, Qinba fairyland, excellent water quality, rich species, mild climate and numerous islands. It is known as "Thousand Island Lake in Shaanxi". It is a provincial scenic spot with unique Qinba and Han River natural scenery and one of the top ten beautiful sceneries in Shaanxi. In January 2014, Ankang Yinghu lake ecological environmental protection project (Yinghu Lake Wetland Reserve) passed the evaluation of the Ministry of environmental protection and the Ministry of finance, and was listed in the first batch of 15 key lake ecological environmental protection projects in China.

Yinghu lake is an important water source of the Middle Route Project of South to North Water Diversion in China. In September 2012, the municipal Party committee and municipal government decided to establish Ankang Yinghu Lake eco-tourism area to manage the planning areas of all scenic spots under the jurisdiction of Yinghu Town, Jihe town and Liushui town. In addition, xiangxidong scenic area under the jurisdiction of Hanbin District is also included. Set up the Party Working Committee and Management Committee of the ecotourism area as the agency of the municipal Party committee and the municipal government, focusing on the planning, development, construction and management of the core scenic spots of Yinghu, Jihe, Liushui and Xiangxi cave. In November 2014, Yinghu will become a national tourist destination, with a planned investment of 3 billion yuan.

Main attractions

The main scenic spots are super large cable-stayed bridge, power station hub project, Tianzhu Mountain, baiyun temple, Yuxing Island, Guanping Island, Niulang Zhinv stone, Han Dynasty tomb, etc. The first eye-catching thing for driving sightseeing is the hydropower station dam, which is located in the huoshiyan gorge, with a total crest length of 541.5 meters and a dam height of 128 meters. Therefore, it has the reputation of "the first dam in Shaanxi". Solid as gold, grand momentum, eye-catching. When the flood is discharged, the waterfall is suspended high, the beads are sprayed and the jade is splashed, and the thunder is powerful, which is spectacular and full of pride. Beside the dam is a famous Buddhist resort, baiyun temple in Tianzhu Mountain. Not far from the dam is a super large steel cable-stayed bridge designed and built by our country, which has the world's advanced level. Ying lake, the title of Qin Ba, swallow the Han River, vast waves, mixed boundless. It is not only vast, but also beautiful. The lake is full of waves, jade and islands. Visitors come thousands of miles away from the river, and the mountain is in the same color of water and sky. When you look at the lake in the morning, you can see the red sun in the evening, and you can see the sunrise on Mount Tai. At noon, there are lots of fish sails and egrets, and the mountains are verdant, and thousands of fish are chasing. At night, there are thousands of lights like stars, and the stars and the moon reflect the stars with the bright water, which is just like the scenery of Dongting. Jinluo, Cuiping, Yuxing and other islands have invested a lot of money in the construction. The exquisite and unique pavilions, platforms, buildings, pavilions, halls, corridors, pavilions, zoos, Diaoyutai, aquatic sports grounds and other landscapes are interspersed among them, which make the charm of Qin style and Chu style and modern fashion, graceful reflection and rustic taste of the mountains and countryside complement each other, forming a magnificent picture, more poetic and enjoyable .

Yinghu is a place where literati gather, recite poems, paint and shoot programs. Yang Liyuan, a poet of Ankang, was highly praised for his poems after visiting Yinghu lake. Words said: the polar eye Ying lake, clouds across the sky, sail drum river waves. The banks are verdant, the flowers are burning on the cliffs, and the Green Island warblers are singing. The longitudinal boat is flying with snow, the pearl is splashing with jade, and the egret is flying with rosy clouds. With the tour place, beautiful scenery, thousands of hectares of blue red swaying. The peaks reflect the green, the fishing boats are warm, and the tea songs of Xiuling are green. There are many caves and ravines, streams and springs, beaches and crystal scales. Fields, fields, fields, fields, fields, fields, fields, fields, fields, fields and fields. Qin Bamei, majestic and splendid, has a myriad of weather. Ying lake is a cornucopia. There are 113 species of fish with great development value in the lake. For example, the expensive, crystal clear silver fish, with an annual output of hundreds of thousands of Jin; lakeside tea, "Ankang Yinfeng" Maojian tea, with high tea quality and true tea flavor. The lake bank is also rich in citrus, with an annual output of more than one million tons. Yinghu Management Office has speeded up the construction of supporting facilities for tourism, entertainment, transportation, housing and entertainment, making this tourism pearl inlaid in the Qinling Mountains, a scenic spot integrating power generation, tourism, agriculture, irrigation, breeding and ecology, "attracting people like ants year by year, and boyin Yinghu small Pengcai."

Yinghu resort is located in the northeast of the scenic spot, covering an area of 14.1 square kilometers. Here, the reservoir is surrounded by mountains. The mountains are winding, the peaks are stacked, the forest is dense, the air is fresh and pleasant, and the birds and animals are endless. The reservoir has nine bends and ten curves, which is like a dragon swimming, so it is called "Fairy Lake". After years of construction, the tourism projects here include natural swimming pool, water parachute, cruise boat, water art performance, children's playground, green barbecue

Golf course, etc., as well as scenic resort villas, multi-functional conference hall, Chinese and Western restaurants, song and dance hall and other entertainment facilities. At the entrance of the resort, you can see the noble and elegant Victorian style gate tower and the scarlet European style bell tower. Looking up, the dam of the reservoir stands up, and there are more than ten western style villas, restaurants and conference halls in the surrounding mountains. The grass beside the building is full of flowers. The dam of Yinghu reservoir is more than 50 meters high, more than 100 meters long, with a water surface area of 2.4 square kilometers. The deepest part of the water bottom is 50 meters above the water surface, equivalent to more than ten storeys. It is the largest reservoir in Ankang. Hidden in the mountains, the reservoir is like a swimming dragon, with a total length of several kilometers. Sitting on a yacht, it is like being in the middle of a winding river. It is clear that it has reached the end of the water. When it turns, it is still floating in the water. It is really in line with the ancient poem that "there is no way out at the end of the mountain and there is no way out, and there is another village with hidden willows and bright flowers".

Tourism information

Route: after getting off at Ankang Railway Station, tourists can take No.2, No.3, No.4, No.5 bus or taxi to Ankang City. Then take the shuttle bus (including minibus and minibus) from Yinghu intersection (formerly anhuo intersection, to Yinghu bus station) in Ankang City to Yinghu wharf; or take a taxi from Ankang Railway Station to Yinghu wharf directly. Tourists from Xi'an can take XI'AN-ANKANG, shenmu-ankang, Xi'an-Hanzhong (via Ankang), xi'an-guiyang (via Ankang), etc.

Transportation cost: the bus fare from Ankang Railway Station to the urban area is 2 yuan / person time, and the taxi fare is 50 yuan; the bus fare from Yinghu intersection to Yinghu wharf is 5 yuan / person time; the taxi fare from the railway station to Yinghu wharf can be charged according to the odometer or negotiated (the reference price is about 60 yuan).

It is suggested that the tourists who take the shuttle bus should choose the small one, which is more comfortable, convenient and fast.

Tour route: Yinghu Wharf - Yinghu Villa - Jinluo Island - Cuiping villa. The whole tour takes about 4 hours. After the tour, you can return to Yinghu wharf and return to Ankang City by bus. You can also return to Ankang City by bus from Cuiping island.

geographical environment

Yinghu lake is the largest fresh water lake in the five northwest provinces formed by the dam construction of Ankang Hydropower Station, with a circumference of 540 km and a total area of 102.8 square kilometers, of which the water area is less than 100%

77.8 square kilometers, known as "Thousand Island Lake in Shaanxi". The dam crest of the power station is 541.5 meters long and 128 meters high, so it has the reputation of "the first dam in Shaanxi". Level. In the scenic area, there are not only power station range rover, water world, valley Exploration Tour, Baiyun Jinxiang, Yinghu Park, fishing and other sightseeing projects, shopping places. It is an ideal place to travel to Yinghu lake and enjoy the return of nature. Ying lake is surrounded by mountains on all sides. It has both wide and clean water area and winding water environment. It can provide various services for tourists, such as rowing, pedaling, speedboat, fishing, swimming and so on. The surrounding mountains are low, the slope is gentle, the vegetation is dense, and the peaks are strange and spectacular. It is the best choice for summer cool and leisure vacation. The deepest part of the reservoir is 35 meters and the dam is 4 meters high. The lake is wide and clean. The water of the lake rises gently with the wind. When you go boating on the lake, you can have a panoramic view of the surrounding scenery, which is calm and natural. The sand on the Bank of the lake is very fine. The local people call the lake "Ankang reservoir".

natural resources

The natural bathing beach in Yinghu lake has clear water and fine sand. It can swim, fish and cook fish in a pot. It's very attractive. Because the surrounding mountains are not high, the slope is gentle, and the vegetation is dense, so there are many wild birds, and the harvest of farm fruit is also good. Plum, sour jujube, chestnut, mushroom, you can pick them. It doesn't cost much, but you can appreciate the happiest scene of the farmers. Yinghu lake is rich in natural resources and is known as "biological gene bank", "ecological botanical garden" and "natural zoo". There are nearly 1000 kinds of biological species and nearly 100 kinds of animals. Among them, 34 species are listed as rare animals under state protection. There are 55 proven species with rich mineral resources. Mercury, witherite, barite, placer gold, terracotta, manganese, slate and turquoise are among the top in China. Yinghu scenic spot is rich in tourism resources. There are nearly 100 islands in the lake. It is known as "Thousand Island Lake in Shaanxi". It is famous for its natural beauty, such as Tianzhu Mountain, baiyun temple, Niulang and Zhinv stone, Hongniang cave and so on

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