Hongfeng Lake Scenic Area, the Red Maple Lake

Hongfeng Lake Scenic Area, the Red Maple Lake

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The hongfeng lake scenic spot is located about 32 kilometers (20 miles) west of guiyang. It is regarded as the pearl of the guizhou plateau and the most charming of the three lakes in guizhou. The other two are albino lake and dongfeng lake.

Hongfeng lake is the largest artificial lake on the guizhou plateau. At 57.2 square kilometers (22 square miles), it is 12 times the size of Beijing’s Ming tombs reservoir and six times the size of the famous west lake in hangzhou. The west lake and surrounding scenic areas cover a total area of 240 square kilometers (93 square miles). There are many red maple trees in the surrounding mountains. Their leaves turn red every autumn — that is the name of the lake.

Hongfeng lake scenic area consists of four parts: north lake, south lake, back lake and minority villages. North lake is the smallest and is famous for its various islands, such as bird island, snake island and turtle island. Along the coast are ancient tombs from the western han dynasty.

Bonfire party, red maple lake scenic area

Bonfire party, red maple lake scenic area

Nanhu is famous for its caves, including general cave, fishing cave and underground cave. Back lake is famous for its picturesque countryside. There are many roads along the bank of the lake, people can take a leisurely walk and enjoy the beautiful scenery.

The hongfeng lake scenic area has many interesting rural buildings, including traditional miao dwellings (stilted buildings), buyi SLATE houses and dong drum towers with a roofed bridge. Take a boat ride to the drum tower and enjoy panoramic views of the red maple lake. The minority villages on the lakeside are unique. According to the custom of the village, tourists can be warmly welcomed and even reluctant to leave.

Hongfeng lake scenic area beautiful and quiet. It is an ideal tourist destination that can be conveniently included in a trip that includes the dragon palace and huangguoshu waterfall.

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