Jincang Lake

Jincang Lake (金仓湖, pinyin: JīnCāngHú) is an artificial wetland park; completed in 2008, located in Taicang, Suzhou, China.

Jincang Lake
Artificial recreational wetland park
金仓湖
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangsu
Prefecture-level citySuzhou
Country-level cityTaicang
Area
 • Total6 km2 (2 sq mi)
Websitehttp://www.tccx.gov.cn/

Background of the project

In 2003, the government invested in constructing a new highway connecting Suzhou, Kunshan and Taicang. The soil was mainly taken from the village of Donglin in Taicang, leaving a relatively large space that the government elected to transform into Jincang Lake.

In November 2007, the project was officially started. After about ten months of hard work, in early October 2008, the project was finished and Jincang Lake (and its surrounding park) was opened for use to residents of Taicang.

Events

Many organizers have chosen to use the park to hold festivals, competitions, and other large events since it was first opened to the public. Below, several notable events that have been held at the park are listed.

YearEvent
2009Taicang International Bicycle Carnival Competition[1]
2010Bicycle Carnival Competition[2]
2011Jincang Lake Cooling Culture Festival[3]
2011Jincang Lake Tent Festival[4]
2011Taicang Tourist Culture Festival[5]

Attractions

Inside Jincang Lake, there are several areas unique in their features for tourists to enjoy.

Barefoot Forest Park

One area is the Barefoot Forest Park (赤足森林, Pinyin:ChìZúSēnLín).[6][7] The concept originates in Germany, where it was first established to allow local residents to "get closer to nature and walk barefoot to feel nature's existence". In Taicang, there is a large presence of German companies and German nationals operating and living within the city. In order to provide a leisure place for both foreign and local people, the government decided to build this barefoot forest park as an homage to those that exist in Germany.

References
  1. 大汉网络 (2009-09-16). "关于举办2009中国太仓金仓湖国际自行车嘉年华竞赛活动公告". Taicang.gov.cn. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  2. "金仓湖中秋国庆活动丰富多彩_扬帆网 | Tcyfw.Com | 太仓网络生活消费门户 | 太仓新闻门户 | 太仓门户网". Tcyfw.Com. 2010-09-21. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  3. "苏州文学艺术网". Wl.suzhou.gov.cn. 2010-08-18. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  4. "2011中国太仓旅游节暨金仓湖帐篷节于16日开幕 - 国内 - 户外资料网". 8264.com. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  5. ""2011太仓旅游文化节"国际户外全能挑战赛激烈上演"+pindao+"_中国网络电视台". News.cntv.cn. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  6. "太仓金仓湖(图片、地址附景点介绍)|聚焦太仓 - 太仓论坛". Bbs.etaicang.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  7. ":: 新华网 :: - 地方联播". Xinhuanet.com. 2008-10-31. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 2011-12-30.

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