Liangzi Lake Ecotourism Zone

Liangzi Lake (Island) ecotourism area

synonym

Liangzi Lake ecotourism area generally refers to Liangzi Lake (Island) ecotourism area

Liangzi Lake (Island) Ecotourism Zone, with a planning area of 358 square kilometers, is located in the south of Ezhou City, bordering Dazhi city in the East and Jiangxia District in the West. It is located in the center of six cities and one district of Wuhan City, Huangshi City, Huangzhou City, Ezhou City, Xianning City, Dazhi city and Jiangxia District. It is 65 kilometers away from Wuhan, 60 kilometers away from Huangshi and 70 kilometers away from Xianning. The transportation is convenient.

Geographical profile

Liangzi Lake is one of the ten famous lakes in China and the second largest freshwater lake in Hubei Province. It is 82 kilometers long from north to South and 22 kilometers long from east to west. The annual average water depth is 3 meters. The lake covers an area of 420000 mu. The highest daily average water level is 20.57 meters, the lowest daily average water level is 16.41 meters, the highest water temperature is 33 ℃, and the lowest water temperature is 1.2 ℃. There are 99 bifurcations in Liangzi Lake, extending around the junction with Wuhan, Xianning, Dazhi, etc. The lake has a catchment area of 2085 square kilometers, with more than 300 water intakes. There is only one water outlet in Changgang, which is controlled by Fankou and modaoji gates. The outlet water flows directly into the Yangtze River through 90 Li Changgang.

Liangzi island is an exquisite island in Liangzi Lake. It is shoe shaped and surrounded by water. The island covers an area of 2.2 square kilometers, with Fanjiashan, Gongshan and Niushan in the North (from west to East), Dashan and Changshan in the middle, and residential areas in the West.

Historical evolution

Liangzi island has a long history. It is said that as early as the Three Kingdoms period, Shu Han General Guan Yu once practiced the water army on this island. There are some sites on the island, such as Gongti Mashi, Xiama lake and modaoji in the east of the island.

Around the Tang Dynasty, the pottery industry here was very prosperous. On the west side of the island, there are 48 earthenware sites. On the west side of Gongshan mountain, there are layers of waste pottery, such as pots and pots. According to experts' research, it belongs to the Five Dynasties period, which has been more than 1300 years.

In the Qing Dynasty, Liangzihu was regarded as an important town of the county. According to the records of Wuchang County, Liangzihu was initially listed as a city in Kangxi, with 200 households, which was the thoroughfare of Jiangxia (now Wuchang), Xingguo (now Yangxin) and Dazhi.

Before the Anti Japanese War, Liangzi island was very prosperous, known as "xiaohankou", with a population of more than 7000, dozens of hotels and more than 100 shops. It was a transshipment station and distribution center for materials and commodities in Southeast Hubei.

During the Anti Japanese War, Liangzihu was an anti Japanese base in southern Hubei. Wang Shoudao and Zhang tixue led the South detachment of 359 brigade and the 44th regiment of the New Fourth Army to fight against the Japanese puppets in Liangzihu (Island).

In the 1970s and 1980s, the fishing industry of Liangzi town was prosperous and developed, and township enterprises such as cotton spinning factory, wool spinning factory, oil refinery, hardware and electrical factory, standard parts factory and towel factory were set up on the island.

In April 2001, Liangzi Lake was renamed as Liangzi Island ecotourism area, which further defined the ecotourism development of Liangzi Lake (Island).

Liangzihu (Island) ecotourism area has a population of 9554, under the jurisdiction of 4 administrative villages and 2 neighborhood committees. The island has a population of 2568 and a floating population of 204. There are 8864 agricultural residents and 690 non-agricultural residents in the tourist area.

Advantages of tourism development

location advantage

Eastern Hubei city belt is composed of Wuhan, Huangshi, Ezhou, Huanggang and other large and medium-sized cities, which is the most densely populated area in Hubei Province (nearly 6 million urban population). Liangzihu is located in the center of this area with large population, high income and consumption level, dense industry and large proportion of city. In addition, the Beijing Kowloon Railway, Beijing Guangzhou railway, Shanghai Chengdu and Beijing Zhuhai Expressway, national highways 316, 306 and 107, and the golden waterway of the Yangtze River pass through the periphery of the area, and the surrounding cities and small cities can reach the area within two hours. It's only 30 minutes' drive from the planned tourist Wharf in the north of Liangzi island to Longquan scenic spot in Wuhan by speedboat. On the whole, the area has convenient transportation, short access time and good accessibility.

Condition advantage

Liangzi Lake is located in 110 ° 29 ′ - 114 ° 23 ′ e, 30 ° 01 ′ - 30 ° 23 ′ n, with mild climate and abundant rainfall. The annual average temperature is about 17 ℃ and the annual rainfall is about 1200mm. Four distinct seasons, summer without heat, winter without cold, subtropical monsoon humid climate, all year round can travel. Especially because of the lake water regulation, under the influence of the lake ecological environment, the climate is comfortable, which is very conducive to the development and construction of eco-tourism.

natural resources

① Famous lake and pearl. Liangzi Lake is one of the top ten famous lakes in China and the second largest freshwater lake in Hubei Province. It is the mother lake of wuchangyu. The water surface is broad and the water quality is clear. Its landscape is beautiful in the open space, with unique characteristics of clear, broad and beautiful. Surrounded by water, Liangzi island is known as Penglai and Changshou island. It is sunny, mild, beautiful and free from air, noise and water pollution.

② Rare birds are produced in different ways. As a permanent freshwater lake wetland, Liangzi Lake area has well-developed beach, no severe cold in winter and rich and colorful animal and plant resources. According to the preliminary statistics, there are 137 species of birds in 40 families of 16 orders, including 5 species of national class I protected birds and 15 species of national class II protected birds. There are 105 species of fish in the lake, which belong to 21 families. There are more than 30 species of main economic fish, among which 15 species are more valuable and rare, such as Wuchang fish, silverfish, Siniperca chuatsi, etc.

③ The wonder of Liangzi. Liangzi Lake has beautiful scenery and a long history. Since ancient times, there have been several unique wonders in the lake: Liangshan yingyue, Jinniu basin, huangpengzui, liangzimen, Xianren cave, etc.

④ Ecological environment. There is basically no industry along the lake in Liangzi Lake area, which is dominated by agricultural economy. Therefore, the ecological environment is basically not damaged, especially the clear water body and wetland along the lake. According to the environmental monitoring data, the water quality of Liangzi Lake is excellent, which can be directly drunk.

Human resources

Liangzi Lake has a long history. Liangzi town is one of the three ancient towns in Ezhou. The wayaohai site in Changshan, Liangzi Island, is the first pottery kiln site of Tang and Five Dynasties found in Central China. The unearthed pottery was exhibited in the Royal Museum of England. Liangzi island is the place where Guan Yu, the great general of Shu Han, performed his military duties during the Three Kingdoms period. Zhang Yuzhao, a famous calligrapher and a great Confucianist, was originally from Longtang, Changling, and was respected as a national teacher in Japan. Liangzihu district is an old revolutionary base. The existing Zhangjia buildings in liangzidao are the headquarters of the older generation of revolutionaries such as Li Xiannian, Wang Zhen and Zhang tixue in the Anti Japanese guerrilla war in southern Hubei. Liangzi Island ecotourism area is also the hometown of Zhao Yizhong, the national fighting hero.

Brand advantage

Wuchangyu, Liangzihu and Changshou island are the three major tourism development brands of Liangzihu (Island). Liangzi Lake is the origin of Wuchang fish. Chairman Mao's famous saying "only drink the Yangtze River, but also eat Wuchang fish" makes Wuchang Fish famous at home and abroad. Liangzi Lake is expanding the scale of Wuchang fish culture, developing intensive culture of Wuchang fish, and striving to build the largest Wuchang fish base in China. Liangzi Lake is famous for its excellent ecological environment and pollution-free freshwater fish. Liangzihu Wuchang fish, red tail fish, crabs and other green agricultural products have also become famous brands in the market.

Based on the strategic height of sustainable development, governments of Ezhou City and Liangzihu district have determined the tourism development and industrial orientation of Liangzihu, and established a tourism leading group headed by the city's main leaders. The unique eco-tourism resources of Liangzi Lake (Island) have attracted the attention of some leaders of the central government and Hubei Province: in September 2001, Zou Jiahua, vice chairman of the National People's Congress, and Wang Wenyuan, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference, visited Liangzi Lake (Island) successively, marveling at its natural scenery and ecological environment. Xie Zhenhua, director general of the State Environmental Protection Administration, Guan Guangfu, Jia Zhijie and Jiang Zhuping, former secretaries of the Hubei provincial Party committee, all visited Liangzi Lake (Island) and gave a high evaluation of its rich tourism resources. The Hubei provincial government also vigorously supports Liangzi Lake as the focus of water tourism in Hubei Province.

Current situation of tourism development

infrastructure

The "master plan", "feasibility study report" and "environmental impact report" of Liangzi Lake eco-tourism project have been completed successively, and all of them have passed the provincial expert review. The revision of the master plan and the "detailed plan" are about to be completed. Fanhu highway has been put into use, and the second phase of Changling tourism terminal has been completed. At present, there are two 10kV trunk lines, four 10kV public power distribution stations and 35kV liangzidao power transmission and transformation station. At present, Liangzi island has a branch office of telecommunication and a branch office of post. The installed capacity of the program-controlled system is 500. The digital base station of mobile phone has been built. The environmental friendly water flushing public toilet with a total investment of 150000 yuan has been built and put into use. It has built a waterworks (2000 tons per day), hardened 3 kilometers of roads, and completed the navigation mark project and waterway drainage project of Liangzi Lake.

Transportation capacity

Liangzi island now has star standard Liangyuan Hotel, Hongda Hotel, Liangzi Island Resort, seven star villa, more than 50 family characteristic hotels, and more than 2000 beds on the island. The water passenger transport market is jointly operated by Liangzihu branch of Ezhou Xingda shipping company, modaofanshunda shipping company and Changling water shipping company. The three companies have 30 5-seater speedboats, 20-25 seater speedbuses, 1 50 seater speedbus and 2 80 seater luxury speedbuses, with a daily transport capacity of 15000 people (Times)

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