Lotus Lake Wetland Park (Chinese: 莲花湖湿地公园; pinyin: Liánhuāhú Shīdìgōngyuán) is a park located in Fanhe Town, Tieling, Liaoning, China.[1] The wetland park mainly includes Deshengtai Reservoir, Wujiao Lake, Dalianhuapao and Sino-North Korean Friendship Reservoir. [2] It is a complex wetland mainly composed of artificial ponds, rice paddies, rivers and small, shallow lakes, with a total area of 4,226 hectares.
| Lotus Lake Wetland Park | |
|---|---|
| 莲花湖湿地公园 (Chinese) | |
 Lotus Lake Wetland Park in Fanhe Town Tieling City | |
  Lotus Lake Wetland Park  Lotus Lake Wetland Park | |
| Location | Fanhe Town, Tieling |
| Coordinates | 42°16′N 123°44′E / 42.267°N 123.733°E |
On April 26, 2007, the National Forestry and Grassland Administration officially approved the pilot project of Lotus Lake National Wetland Park in Tieling. [3] The Lotus Lake was historically part of the Northeast Wetland, a type of swamp wetland, with a total drainage area of 200 square kilometers.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Tieling: The beauty of wetland lotus". Xinhuanet.com. 2020-07-15. Archived from the original on July 16, 2020.
- ^ "Tieling: the tranquility and gentleness of Lotus wetland". Liaoning Meteorological Bureau. 2020-06-28.
- ^ "Seven cities report on Liaohe, one city's 'zero emissions' effort". China News Service. March 12, 2010.
- ^ "Liaoning Tieling will invest more than 5 billion yuan to repair Lotus Lake Wetland Park". Xinhua News Agency. 2007-04-17.