Hong Lake (Chinese: 洪湖; pinyin: Hóng Hú) is a 348 km2 (134 sq mi) freshwater lake in the municipal region of Jingzhou, in central China's Hubei province.

Map including Hong Lake (labeled as HUNG HU 洪湖) (1953)
Map of Soviet zones including Lake Hong

Its name originates from: Hong (洪) vast, immense; flood, deluge + Hu (湖) lake, and is used as the name for the nearby county-level city of Honghu.

It is known for its lotus flowers.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_travel/2003-09/24/content_34334.htm Archived 2010-07-20 at the Wayback Machine Honghu Lake at Chinaculture.org


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Lake
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