Houguan Lake

Houguan Lake

Houguan lake is located in Caidian District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, and between the Third Ring Road and the ring road of Wuhan city. It is the second largest lake in Caidian District, with beautiful scenery. Houguan lake is originally a part of the East Lake system in Caidian, but with the process of urbanization, Houguan lake has become an independent lake.

brief introduction

In the transparent and clear Houguan lake, the withered and yellow reeds and lotus leaves have a unique charm

From time to time, a wild duck passed by the lake, causing ripples. In order to protect the water quality, 50 meters of the lake bank has been included in the reserve. Some farmland, vegetable gardens and pigsty have been removed, and the newly planted trees and grass guard the land. Now, the water of Houguan lake is green and the sky is blue. There are orange orchards by the roadside, red oranges dotted in the branches like stars. In the orange garden, there are many weeds, and the original color is really painted in your mind.

scenic spot

Houguanhu Wetland Park is the largest wetland park in Wuhan. There are nearly a hundred waterfowls and forest birds in the park. There are precious first-class and second-class national protected birds living here. There are also four kinds of key protected fish in Hubei Province, such as 鯮鯮、鮈、鮠、鮈、鮈、鮠、鮠、鮠、鮠、 and four kinds of provincial protected mammals, such as South China rabbit, badger, hog badger and muntjac. Going deep into it is like entering an animal paradise and enjoying with it.

The whole length of the World Marathon is 42.195 kilometers. A full 110 kilometers walk on the country greenway of Houguan lake. If a person walks along the country greenway of Houguan lake or runs a whole circle, it means that he has completed two and a half marathons in one breath.

In houguanhu Wetland Park, it will take about three hours to take a complete "walk" along the whole houguanhu greenway. The beautiful scenery along the way makes people relax and time passes slowly and comfortably.

Along the lake, you can see the high-rise buildings in Zhuankou economic development zone, where prosperity and tranquility blend.

The most "amazing" is the animals here. Some rabbits and badgers are chasing cars when they see cars coming. When people walk by the lake, there will be small animals playing hide and seek with you from time to time. They will flicker under your feet; birds will tease you from time to time, hover and dive for several circles above your head, and then fly away.

After the completion of the Greenway in the Wetland Park, there are more and more tourists, but so far there has been no animal injury incident. "Houguan lake is the Houguan lake of all citizens. This urban oxygen bar is everyone's oxygen bar. I believe everyone will cherish this unique natural environment after feeling it."

Highlights: cycling, camping, bird watching, lake tour, fishing and flower appreciation

The origin and legend of the name

It is said that the shape of the lake is like the word "Guan".

It is also said that it was named "Houguan Lake" because of the legend of Jiang Ziya.

It is said that when Jiang Ziya was young, he was good at both civil and martial arts, and his martial arts were unparalleled. However, he was born at a wrong time, and he was not valued by the imperial court. When he was 47 years old, there was a severe drought. His father died in search of water, and his mother was dying. Jiang Ziya begged for water while carrying her mother.

Finally, the mother and son found a large lake in Caidian, and settled down by the lake. They made a living by cutting firewood and fishing. On this day, a begging old man with straw sandals and a broken hat came. Seeing his pity, Jiang's mother did not hesitate to pass her only piece of bread to the old man. The old man said, "I still have my wife seriously ill in bed. Please help me and send my wife for treatment. You can see the North Star and cross three mountains to the north."

The next day, Jiang Ziya went over three mountains and saw a palace. A man came out of the palace. It was the old man who begged yesterday. After the recommendation of the old man, Jiang Ziya became an official in the court. Later, Jiang Ziya became a marquis and assisted six Zhou kings. Therefore, the local people call the big lake he lived in before he became an official "Houguan Lake". Every student from Caidian District who goes to Beijing for the examination must go to Hankou by water from Houguan lake. The good news from the capital spread to Hankou and Caidian by water. Those students who want to pursue their official career often stand by the Houguan lake on the day when the list is released in the capital, waiting for the good news.

People simply call this lake "Houguan Lake". Later, word of mouth, it evolved into "Houguan Lake".

transport line

1. Self driving tour route: please search Bailian bridge in Caidian District for navigation

① Hanyang → Hancai Expressway → get off the expressway, turn right → bailianhu bridge → get off the bridge (houguanhu Wetland Park).

② Hanyang Avenue → Xintian Avenue → Wuxian road → bailianhu bridge → get off the bridge (houguanhu Wetland Park).

③ National Highway 318 → No.4 Qianli road in Development Zone → zhiyinhu Avenue → South Wuxian Road (houguanhu Wetland Park) 2. Take bus no.266, 26, 267, 268 to Caidian bus No.5 (greenway Park Station)

3. Metro lines 3, 4 and 11 are all distributed around it.

Address: 58 pengjiashantou, Hanyang District

Longitude: 114.114271

Latitude: 30.492771

Tel: 13886140237

Chinese PinYin : Hou Guan Hu