The whole Taihu Lake water system * * * has more than 0/80 large and small lakes/kloc-,and together with the large and small rivers entering and leaving the lakes, it forms a cobweb-dense water system. It is very beneficial to shipping, irrigation and regulating the water level of rivers and lakes. Jiangnan Canal is an integral part of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. It draws the Yangtze River south from Jianbikou, Zhenjiang, passes through many rivers and lakes in Taihu Lake system, swallows rivers and lakes, and regulates water volume, thus becoming an important main stream of this water network.
There are more than 40 islands in the lake, the largest of which is Dongting Mountain in the west. On the east and north banks, there are Dongting Dongshan, Lingyan Mountain, Huishan Mountain, Maji Mountain and other low hills, which are connected by mountains and rivers and have beautiful scenery. They are famous tourist areas. The hills along the lake and the lake Nakajimayama are rich in tea, silkworm and subtropical fruits such as bayberry, loquat, chestnut and citrus.
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There is a historical legend about the origin of Taihu Lake:
Legend has it that one day a long time ago, the Queen Mother was going to celebrate her birthday, and the Jade Emperor asked Si donkey kong to give her a generous gift. When the Queen Mother saw it, she was so happy that she couldn't even close her mouth.
It turned out that the Jade Emperor sent a big silver basin with 72 extra-large jades and various birds and animals carved with colorful jade, which was a cornucopia. Looking from a distance, it still looks like an exquisite bonsai, and all the immortals are full of praise.
However, the Queen Mother held a flat peach party and didn't invite Bi Mawen. As a result, the Monkey King, the Great Sage of Monkey, lost his temper and made a scene in Heaven. When he saw this big silver basin sent by the Jade Emperor, he hit it with a stick regardless of willy-nilly, and the silver basin fell from the sky and hit a big hole on the ground.
Silver turns into glistening water, forming a 36,000-hectare lake, so the lake fell from the sky, and the word "Tian" fell horizontally on the bottom, which is the word "Tai", so the lake was called "Taihu Lake". 72 jadeites make up 72 peaks, which are distributed in the middle of Taihu Lake. The fish carved with jade is the whitebait whose muscles are as white as silver and whose meat is tender and delicious in Taihu Lake.
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