Qian Dao Hu Cruise Scenery

Thousand Islets Lake Cruise Scenery

Being the largest man-made lake in China, Qian Dao Hu has developed numerous scenic attractions. These attractions comprise nature, wildlife, historical and cultural sites and entertainment.

Wulong Scenic Area (Five Dragons Islet)

Located in the Central Lake District, Wulong Scenic Area is the lake's most famous attraction. It is composed of four islets - Lock Island; Bird Islet; Zhenqu (True Delight) Garden and Qishi (Strange Stone) Islet. These islets are connected by three bridges - Yule (joyful fish), Xingyun (lucky) and Zhuangyuan (number one scholar). The area features folk customs and highlights locks culture, stone sculpture and its inherent natural beauty. Wulong Scenic Area has received many awards for its excellent tourist facilities and friendly service.

Lock Islet: This islet is an amazing world of locks with over 160,000 of them in various shapes and forms. Visitors can experience the thrill of springing a lock open and hanging it at the Happiness Lock, Wisdom Lock or twelve Zodiacal Animals Lock Hanging Squares. The first lock museum in China is here and houses more than 200 different types of locks. The islet is home to the famed Safety Lock, a copper lock 3.4 meters high and weighing 2.6 tons. It is the world's largest lock and is recorded as such in the Guiness Book of Records.

Bird Islet: Bird Islet has over 6,000 birds representing fifty species of wading birds, waterfowl and birds of prey. It is a wonderful place for visitors to study the birds' behaviors including the opportunity to even converse with a mynah. It is permissible to feed the birds here.

Zhenqu Garden: There are lots of activities, particularly for kids, available here including trampolines and slides. This islet also has extensive folk art exhibitions.

Qishi Islet: Over a thousand stones gathering from different places in China including the 'Chinese Four Famous Stones' can be seen on this islet. Also, there is a stone art museum and other related attractions.

Meifeng Islet (Plum Peak)

Situated in the Central Lake District of Qian Dao Hu, Meifeng Islet is regarded as one of the lake's leading scenic spots. Its sightseeing platform offers visitors a panoramic view of Thousand Islets Lake. Meifeng's lush environment showcases an abundant variety of plants and a memorable landscape. Additionally, there are some entertaining attractions including cable car rides, boating on the lake and grass skiing.

Prices: Cable Car: 40 Yuan (round-trip); Sedan Chair (Palanquin): 50 Yuan/Person (round-trip); Grass-Skiing 15Yuan/person (for one time)

Wenxin Islet (Warm and Fragrant Islet)

The Aquatic Amusement Center here has many forms of water-based entertainment. Parasailing, hydroairplane rides, windsurfing, aeroboating, bicycling and sailing are among the activities available. In addition, nicely decorated log cabins that ring the shoreline are ideal for lodging. The islet also has a bowling center and a variety of folk singing and dancing performances.

Longshan Islet

Longshan Islet is a 'must-see' cultural attraction of Thousand Islets Lake. This islet is home to such legendary attractions as Hai Rui Memorial Temple, Shixia Academy of Classical Learning and the Bell Tower.

Shenlong Islet

Can you imagine an islet full of snakes? Well, Shenlong Islet has over 10,000 snakes of various kinds. Visitors can not only view these snakes, but can also experience the thrill of entering a 'snake house' and getting very close to the reptiles. There are also staged performances presenting actors and dancers interacting with the slithery creatures.

Sweet Osmanthus Islet (Guihua Islet)

The Sweet Osmanthus is so named due to the wild, sweet smelling yellow-gold flowers that are scattered everywhere on the islet. There are karst formations throughout the area as well as many types of exotic looking rocks.

Heaven Pool (Tianchi)

Tianchi used to be a quarry when the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279) built their palaces. Now, the Heaven Pool has become a cultural attraction. The most popular sites are Viewing Fish at Heaven Pool (Tianchi Guanyu); the Stone Culture Display and the Stoneware Workshop. These and other attractions on the islet provide visitors an insight into China's long and glorious history.

Honey Mountain Islet (Mishan Islet)

Situated on the Southeast Lake District of Thousand Islets Lake, the Honey Mountain Islet is the place where the fable of 'One boy is a boy, two boys half a boy, three boys no boy' happened. Also, it is a garden where many pious men and woman gathering to burn incense to pray for good fortune every year.

Huangshan Jian
Admission Fee: 40 Yuan/Person

Huangshan Jian is a new attraction that opened to visitors in September, 2005. It covers 99 acres and is an ideal place to view the verdant hills and emerald green waters of the Thousand Islets Lake. Huangshan Jian's highest peak reaches a height of 266 meters and affords a view of more than ninety islets. From this vantage point, the islets look like strings of pearls scattered on the lake. Looking southeast, a deep and imposing gorge can be seen and looking southwest, one can see the largest island of Thousand Islets Lake shrouded in the mist. At present, visitors can admire the beauty of the lake from the sightseeing platforms halfway up the peak or at the top of the peak itself.