East Lake
East Lake, located in Wuchang District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, so this name. East Lake was the largest city lake in China, and now China's largest city lake is Lake Township in Wuhan. Water area of 33 square kilometers, is six times the West Lake in Hangzhou. East Lake is located in the south bank of the Yangtze River, is formed by the congestion of the Yangtze River, more than 100 years ago and Wuchang other lakes connected and connected with the Yangtze River, frequent water. From 1899 to 1902, the Governor of Huguang Zhang Zhidong ordered the construction of the Wujin embankment and Wuqing embankment between the Yangtze River and the East Lake, and built the Wutai Gate and Wufeng Gate on the embankment. In the human intervention, from the East Lake and its surrounding lakes and the Yangtze River separation. East Lake on the south side of the hills, the east coast, the West Bank for the post plains, the northwest shore alluvial plain. East Lake once for the surrounding areas important water supply, after the water eutrophication, part of the city water supply to the Yangtze River water. East Lake existing freshwater fish 18 families 67 species, of which Wuchang fish is the most expensive. ...