Baofeng Lake

Baofeng Lake (Chinese: 宝峰湖), also spelled Baofeng Hu,[1] is an artificial fresh-water lake[2] in the Wulingyuan Scenic Area located on the south side of Suoxiyu Village, Wulingyuan District, Zhangjiajie City, Hunan, China.[3] It was created in the 1970s.

Baofeng Lake
宝峰湖
Baofeng Lake宝峰湖 is located in Hunan
Baofeng Lake宝峰湖
Baofeng Lake
宝峰湖
LocationWulingyuan Scenic Area, Wulingyuan District, Hunan Province, China
Coordinates29°19′21.1″N 110°33′10.1″E
TypeArtificial lake
Max. length2.5 km (1.6 mi)
Average depth72 m (236 ft)

The lake is an artificial reservoir[4] that is created by blocking gorge and building dam, [5] its average depth is 72 metres (236 ft), length is 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi), and it is surrounded by forested stone peaks.[6][7]

Baofeng Lake is one of the filming locations for the TV series Journey to the West[8] and Wulong Mountain Suppression of Bandits.[9]

History

In the 1970s, Suoxiyu's local villagers built dams to generate electricity, which inadvertently created a lake.[10] The lake was named Baofeng Lake because it is backed by the Baofeng Mountain.[11]

References
  1. "Zhangjiajie tour guide wants to go to US to invite James Cameron to make Avatar sequel". Sohu.com. January 29, 2010.
  2. Nelia G. Neri."Awesome Avatar". SunStar. January 22, 2020.
  3. "Zhangjiajie Baofeng Lake Scenic Area Green Car officially runs". news.163.com. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
  4. Alan Taylor."Travel Monday: A Photo Trip to Zhangjiajie". The Atlantic. May 7, 2018.
  5. "Brief Introduction of Baofeng Lake". zjjto.com. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
  6. "Baofeng Lake". zhangjiajie-wulingyuan.ru. Archived from the original on 2017-12-13. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  7. "The world's two major underwater helium masters will challenge "extreme suffocation" in Zhangjiajie". news.163.com. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  8. Nathalie Tomada."Avatar is real and it's in Zhangjiajie". The Philippine Star. November 11, 2019.
  9. "Introduction to Baofeng Lake". China Daily. 2009-09-28.
  10. "On the top of Tianmen Mountain lovers look out over a thousand years". Wen Wei Po. 2018-11-15.
  11. "Baofeng Lake". People's Government of Hunan Province. 2012-12-21.
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