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Baiyang Lake, also known as Lake Baiyangdian, is located in the Xiong'an New Area of Baoding, a prefecture-level city in Hebei Province, China.^{[citation needed]} It is the largest freshwater lake in northern China.[1] It is referred to as the Kidney of North China.

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Baiyang Lake
Baiyang Lake
Location	Baoding, Hebei
Coordinates	38.850°N 116.000°E / 38.850; 116.000
Basin countries	China
Surface area	366 km2 (141 sq mi)

Baiyang Lake
Chinese	白洋淀
Literal meaning	White Sea Lake
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Báiyáng Diàn

Environment

Baiyang Lake brings together nine of the upper reaches of the river water.

The lake is home to about 50 varieties of fish and multiple varieties of wild geese, duck, and birds. The lake and side parks also are home to a vast number of lotus, reed and other plants. From harvesting the fauna and flora of the lake, the locals make a living.

Due to drought and over-exploitation of groundwater, as well as problems of industrial wastewater since the 1980s, faced with the test of water shortages and pollution of ecological problems to Baiyang lake, the city government of Baoding plans to solve this problem in ten years at a cost of 8 billion Yuan (year 2006).

Tourism

Baiyang Lake is about two hours by bullet train from Beijing.^{[citation needed]}It is a national and international tourist attraction flaunting its peaceful water scenes and vast lotus gardens. Hand-driven and motorized boats are available for small to medium-sized groups; large motorized boats are available for large groups usually accompanied by a tour guide. Tourists can travel by boat into waters full of lotuses and pick seeds, leaves, and flowers. They can also stop by boats or islands and buy local seafood. It is classified as a AAAAA scenic area by the China National Tourism Administration.[2] Islands on the lake host local restaurants that cook with local ingredients and hotels for the overnight tourist.

In Literature

Baiyangdian is the setting for one of the classics in Chinese children's literature Little Soldier Zhang Ga by Xu Guangyao.

References

На других языках

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- [en] Baiyang Lake

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[es] Lago Baiyangdian

Lago Baiyángdian (en chino:白洋淀,pinyin:Báiyángdiàn,conocido como la perla del norte). Es un lago de agua dulce, el mayor en la llanura de Hebei, al norte de la República Popular China. Es conocido como el riñón del norte de China. Su área es de 366 km². Debido a su ubicación se le considera un "oasis" en el árido norte de China.[1]

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[fr] Baiyangdian

Baiyangdian (en chinois : 白洋淀) est une vaste zone humide de 366 km2, située à 160 km au sud de Pékin, dans la préfecture de Baoding dans la province de Hebei en Chine. Elle est formée de 143 petits lacs[1].

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[ru] Байяндянь

Байяндянь (кит. 白洋淀) — крупнейшее озеро северного Китая, находится в провинции Хэбэй. Байяндянь называют «почками северного Китая». Площадь — 366 км².

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