The original name of Zhao Tai in the reservoir is "Recruiting Taiwan". According to legend, at the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu established Wang Mang's army, set up an army in Wan, set up a high platform on the top of this mountain, recruited soldiers and held a military parade. Later, it was known as the "recruitment platform" and was called "recruiting Taishan". Later, when water conservancy experts involved in reservoir planning named the reservoir, they changed the word "Zhaoping" into a homophonic word "Zhaoping", meaning Zhaoping (bright) and Pingping (regular and peaceful), hence the name "Zhaoping Platform".

2/kloc-0 At the beginning of the century, the reservoir was developed into a water conservancy scenic spot, named "Zhaopinghu Scenic Spot". It is a national water conservancy scenic spot, a national AAA-level tourist scenic spot, a provincial-level scenic spot and the birthplace of China Liu. It is an important part of the tourism pattern of Funiu Mountain and the east gate of Lushan Yaoshan and Giant Buddha Scenic Area. Convenient transportation and superior geographical location. The upper reaches of the reservoir are Yaoshan, a national key scenic spot and a national AAAA-level tourist area. At the same time, there is the largest Buddha in China and the largest clock in the world. The reservoir is surrounded by "Baili Hot Spring Belt". The natural scenery of the scenic spot is charming, the trees are shaded and the mountains are undulating. Fish sails on the lake, herons and birds gather, water and sky are the same color, and hundreds of people compete to swim. The water conservancy buildings in the scenic area are magnificent, including the magnificent river dam and the magnificent "First Gate of the Central Plains" and other large-scale water conservancy projects. The scenic spot has a profound cultural heritage, including the famous Mozi Pavilion, the marvelous ancient Sister-in-law Stone, Qiu Gongcheng, the site of Lushan County in the Han Dynasty, and Liu Xiu's ancestral platform. At the same time, the scenic spot is also the birthplace of Liu in China. Liu ancestral hall is located at the northern end of the dam, covering an area of nearly 654.38 million square meters and a construction area of 35,000 square meters. The main buildings are: 65,438+0,000 square meters Yulong Square, Ancestor Hall, World Liu Memorial Hall, World Liu General Pavilion, etc. The whole building complex is decorated with red walls and tiles, simple and elegant, resplendent. In 2004, the 4th World Liu Xungen Friendship Association was successfully held. Since 2005, the "World Liu Descendants' Unified Ancestor Sacrifice Meeting" has been held in the scenic spot on April 19 of the Gregorian calendar every year.