Qiandao Lake
Qiandao Lake is located inside Chun’an County, Hangzhou with a small proportion in the northwest of Jiande city. Qiandao Lake is about 130 kilometers away from Hangzhou downtown and 140 kilometers from Mt. Huang, Anhui Province. There are 1,078 islands inside the lake. Qiandao Lake is the national first-level water source and is reputed as “the clearest water in the world.” Qiandao Lake is an artificial lake, formerly known as Xin'anjiang Reservoir. The reservoir was built in 1955 and completed in 1960.Xianghu Lake
Xianghu Lake is located in the Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou. It features enchanting scenery and is known as the “sister lake” of West Lake. Xianghu Lake has unearthed the oldest canoe in the world and the remnant of King of Yue at the top of Chenshan Mountain is currently the best-preserved ancient city wall historical site, which witnesses the historical event of “Goujian, King of Yue sleeping on the brushwood and tasting the gall -- to nurse vengeance”, which indicates that Xianghu is the birthplace of Yue Culture (Zhejiang Culture). Xianghu Lake is also the hometown of the famous poet of the Tang Dynasty, He Zhizhang, and Li Bai, Lu You, Wen Tianxiang and other celebrities of the past have left behind them long-lasting poems in Xianghu Lake.Qingshan Lake
Qingshan Lake is a large artificial lake located 5 kilometers east of Lin’an District, Hangzhou. It is about 40 kilometers away from Hangzhou downtown. The lake was originally built in 1954 as a large reservoir for power generation, irrigation, tourism, etc. just like Qiandao Lake. Qingshan Lake is surrounded by mountains on all four sides and features an extremely beautiful environment. There are over 240 kinds of wild animals that inhabit Qingshan Lake, including white-necked long-tailed pheasants, white storks, black storks, wild ducks, etc. Also, in the north of the lake, there is a water forest rarely seen in China with an area of roughly 1 million sq m, like a jade inlaid in the blue water.