Weishan Lake is a fault lake located in the south of Weishan County, Shandong Province, China.

Weishan County, Shandong Province mainly manages the water surface of Weishan Lake, while Jiangsu owns the right to use the beach (wetland) in the west of the lake. The water surface area of Weishan Lake under Peixian County is about 4 square kilometers (including part of Zhaoyang Lake), and the shoreline is 62 kilometers long. The water surface area of Weishan Lake area under the jurisdiction of tongshan district in Xuzhou City is about 1 square kilometers, and the shoreline is 6 kilometers long.

Zhaoyang Lake, dushan lake Lake and Nanyang Lake are connected end to end in the north, and are connected by waterway, so they are collectively called Nansi Lake. Weishan Lake is the largest of the four lakes, with an area of 66 square kilometers and a water depth of about 3 meters. It is the largest freshwater lake in the north of China, and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal passes by the lake.

There are many cultural monuments in Weishan Lake, including the Weizi Tomb in the Yin Dynasty, Zhang Liangmu in the early Han Dynasty, Muyi Tomb in the Spring and Autumn Period, Fuxi Mausoleum (Temple), Zhongzilu Temple, Liuhe Spring, Notre Dame Spring, Xi Cemetery, Gumulan Temple, Taishan Temple, and a large number of temples, pavilions, ancient stone tablets, Han stone reliefs, Song Ancestral Hall, Stone Mill and other monuments.

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Gourmet

1. Weishan Lake Red Heart Salted Duck Eggs:

After the duck eggs produced by Weishan Ma Duck were developed, the duck eggs turned orange-red, oily and beautiful. In addition, the salted duck eggs were rich in inorganic salts such as calcium and iron, and the calcium and iron contents were higher than those of eggs and fresh duck eggs, so they were good food for supplementing calcium and iron in summer.

2. Weishan Lake lotus leaf tea:

Lotus leaf tea is mainly based on lotus leaves. Ancient and modern medical (food) classics such as Compendium of Materia Medica, Diet Spectrum for Living with Interest, and China Herbal Tea Formula Complete Book hold that lotus leaves have the effects of clearing away heart fire, calming liver fire, purging spleen fire, lowering lung fire, clearing away heat and nourishing mind, lowering blood pressure and diuresis, astringing fluid and stopping sweating, stopping bleeding and fixing essence.

3. Weishan Lake Fish Banquet, also known as "Ganlong Fish Banquet", is divided into 12 courses and 18 courses of fish. In the thirty years of Qianlong, Aisingiorro Hongli made his fourth southern tour, stayed in Weishan Lake, and local officials invited two fish banquets. Qianlong is unhappy: 12 courses of fish are ok, remember that it is not expensive. Weishan people adhere to the sacred will, practice simplicity, explore traditional famous foods, give food a good name, and promote the food in Jiangbei water town.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia: Weishan Lake.