South Dongting Lake

South Dongting Lake (also known as The pearl of the Yangtze River) is a large freshwater lake located in the north of the province of Hunan, China, in the Dongting Lake region. The South Dongting Lake occupies approximately one-eighth of the total combined area of all wetlands in the world.^[1] The lake is internationally regarded as an important wetland.

References

↑ He Ping; Wang Baozhong "Landscape ecological assessment and eco-tourism development in the South Dongting Lake Wetland, China Journal of Environmental Sciences, China. 2003. iOS press. Retrieved August 18, 2012.

Lakes of China

Notable freshwater lakes	Lake Xingkai Poyang Lake Dongting Lake Lake Tai Hulun Lake Lake Hongze Nansi Lake Bosten Lake Chao Lake Gaoyou Lake Ngoring Lake Gyaring Lake Sayram Lake Baiyangdian Lake Hong Lake Longgan Lake Liangzi Lake Dian Lake Ulansuhai Nur Luoma Lake Erhai Lake Junshan Lake Fuxian Lake Shijiu Lake Wabu Lake Nanyi Lake Dongping Lake Ge Lake Yangcheng Lake Chenghai Lake Dianshan Lake Yangzong Lake Xingyun Lake Qilu Lake Yilong Lake Ayding Lake Buir Lake Chagan Lake (China) Daming Lake Diexi Lake Dongqian Lake Heaven Lake Hundred Flower Pond Karakul (China) Kunming Lake Lugu Lake Ruyi Lake South Lake (Jiaxing) Tangjiashan Lake White Cloud Lake Xuanwu Lake Yueya Lake (Nanjing)

Notable salt lakes	Qinghai Lake Namtso Serling Lake Zhari Namco Tangra Yumco Ulungur Lake Yamdrok Lake Pangong Lake Lake Rakshastal Aibi Lake Ayding Lake

National Parks	Jingpo Lake Wudalianchi Lake Lake Tai West Lake East Lake (Wuhan) Tianchi Lake (Tianshan) Songhua Lake Jingyue Lake Slim West Lake Lake Dongting Hongfeng Lake Lake Dian Lake Jin (Taining) Crescent Lake (Dunhuang) Qinghai Lake Lake Chao Fairy Lake West Lake (Huizhou) Lake Qiong Bosten Lake Feiyun Lake Huguang Rock Bailong Lake Lake Sayram Huating Lake Zhelin Lake

Protected wetlands	Dongting Lake Poyang Lake Dalai Nur South Dongting Lake West Dongting Lake Xingkai Lake Bita Lake Lake Napa Lashi Lake Ngoring Lake Gyaring Lake Manasarovar Lake

Nature Reserves	Hengshui Lake Xingkai Lake Wudalianchi Lake Shengjin Lake Lake Poyang Dongting Lake Erhai Lake Serling Lake West Lake (Dunhuang) Gahai Lake Qinghai Lake Caohai Lake Dalai Nur Kanas Lake Lake Hongze Haba Lake

Reservoirs	Three Gorges Dam Longtan Dam Longyangxia Dam Danjiangkou Dam Sapung Lake Qiandao Lake Xinfengjiang Reservoir Liujiaxia Reservoir Changshou Lake Yantan Dam Jiangkou Reservoir See also: List of dams and reservoirs in China

Hunan topics

Changsha (capital)

General	History Politics Economy

Geography	Cities Yangtze River Xiang River Zi River Yuanjiang River Lishui River Wuling Mountains Xuefeng Mountains Nanling Mountains Luoxiao Mountains Lake Dongting

Education	Hunan University Hunan University of Arts and Science Hunan Normal University Hunan Agricultural University

Culture	Han people Xiang dialect Nü shu writing system

Cuisine	Stinky tofu Dong'an chicken

Visitor attractions	Shaoshan Village Wulingyuan Avatar Hallelujah Mountain Mount Heng Zhangjiajie Fenghuang County

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