Hong Lake
Lake in Hubei, China
29°50′52″N 113°20′26″E / 29.847791°N 113.340454°E / 29.847791; 113.340454Hong Lake (Chinese: 洪湖; pinyin: Hóng Hú) is a 348 km2 (134 sq mi) freshwater lake in the municipal region of Jingzhou, in central China's Hubei province.
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Its name originates from: Hong (洪) vast, immense; flood, deluge + Hu (湖) lake, and is used as the name for the nearby county-level city of Honghu.
It is known for its lotus flowers.[1]
See also
- Red Guards on Honghu Lake
- Red Guards on Honghu Lake (film)
References
- ^ http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_travel/2003-09/24/content_34334.htm Archived 2010-07-20 at the Wayback Machine Honghu Lake at Chinaculture.org
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Lakes of China
- Poyang
- Dongting
- Chao
- Tai
- Hongze
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- Xingkai
- Poyang
- Dongting
- Tai
- Hulun
- Hongze
- Nansi
- Bosten
- Chao
- Gaoyou
- Ngoring
- Gyaring
- Sayram
- Baiyangdian
- Honghu
- Longgan
- Liangzi
- Dianchi
- Manasarovar
- Ulansuhai
- Luoma
- Erhai
- Junshan
- Fuxian
- Shiju
- Wabu
- Nanyi
- Dongping
- Ge
- Yangcheng
- Chenghai
- Dianshan
- Yangzong
- Xingyun
- Qilu
- Yilong
- Ayding
- Buir
- Chagan
- Daming
- Diexi
- Dongqian
- Heaven (Changbai Tianchi)
- Baihua
- Karakul
- Kunming
- Lugu
- Ruyi
- South
- Tangjiashan
- Baiyun
- Xuanwu
- Yueya
- Kanas
- Dushu
- West (Hangzhou)
- East (Wuhan)
- Tangxun Lake
- Kunming
- Jinji
- Yuyuantan
- West (Huizhou)
- Slim West
- Taiye
- Dianchi
- Daming
- Yueya
- Ruyi
- South
- Xuanwu
- Qujiangchi
- Lotus Pond
- Baiyun
- Yinglong
- Caiyun
- Moon
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