The water area of Beihu Lake has experienced four or five hundred years of vicissitudes from its appearance to its formation. Its basement is an alluvial plain on the western edge of Shandong hills. In the thirty-third year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (AD 165), the Yellow River burst, which made the low-lying land from Xiaokoumen, Jining Prefecture (now rencheng district) to Tiancun, Sun Yang Province become a lake. Later, after a long-term evolution, it formed today's Beihu Lake. Beihu Lake has beautiful scenery and a vast area. Now the water area of Beihu Lake is 8.9 square kilometers, which is four times that of Hangzhou West Lake and more than ten times that of Daming Lake in Jinan. North Lake is adjacent to the ancient canal in the east and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal in the west, showing the trend of two rivers embracing the lake. There are 36 rivers flowing into the lake, including Sihe River, Baima River, Fuhe River, Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, Old Canal, Zhaowang River, Caihe River, Zhushui River, Zhuzhaoxin River, Wanfu River and Dongyu River. These rivers radiate into Nanyang Lake and North Lake from the east, north and south directions, which makes the water in the lake abundant and the water quality good, providing good conditions and excellent environment for aquatic breeding and aquatic entertainment.
Beihu Lake is a natural freshwater lake, where the climate is pleasant, the water is abundant, the sunshine is abundant, the water quality is fertile, and the grass is rich in fish and fertilizer. The water depth here is generally 1.5-2 meters. There are many kinds of aquatic organisms such as fish, shrimp and shellfish in the lake, and there are more than 8 kinds of fish, including carp, whitebait and other valuable fish with high economic value. It is an important freshwater fish and lake product base in Shandong Province. Beihu Lake has a wide surface, abundant nutrients, shallow bottom, abundant sunshine, warm climate, great transparency and abundant light and heat resources, which has created a superior natural ecological environment. This environment is very suitable for the growth of aquatic economic plants such as reed, lotus, water chestnut, etc. and the reproduction of aquatic products such as fish, shrimp and crab. According to the investigation, there are 115 genera of phytoplankton, 74 species of aquatic vascular plants, 68 species of zooplankton and benthos, and 78 species of fish and shrimp in Beihu Lake. There are many rare animals such as mink, leeches, wild ducks and wild birds in the lake, and more than 5 kinds of valuable lake products such as Polygonum hydropiper, lotus root, Zizania latifolia and reed are also produced in Beihu Lake. Among them, carp (four nostrils), soft-shelled turtle, mullet, snail, crucian carp, green shrimp, eel, river crab, white rice shrimp, duck, Baizi goose, lotus seed, Polygonum hydropiper, water chestnut and bitter Cao Jiang are famous for their excellent quality.
Beihu Lake has excellent ecological environment and is a good habitat for birds. According to the survey, there are more than 13 species of birds in the lake area, including 27 resident birds, 27 Xiahou birds, 9 wintering birds and 68 traveling birds. There are 11 species of birds protected by the state, such as swan, bustard, long-eared osprey and white-tailed harrier. Birds in the lake area are mainly waterfowl, such as green-winged duck, bean goose, striped goose, swan, cygnet and bustard. Abundant bird resources provide a foundation for developing eco-tourism activities such as bird watching.
Beihu Lake has an excellent leisure and pleasant landscape. Stepping into the Shuanglong Bridge at the entrance of the scenic spot, the four brave faces at both ends of the bridge are lifelike. Fu Lu and Jixiang Arch, which are composed of flowers and green leaves on both sides of the tunnel, are ingenious and interesting. Green rolling hills, ginkgo privet trees are green, and strange rocks stand on the spiritual wall of Taihu Lake. Fountains and waterside pavilions complement each other. If you are in the newly-built lakeside wharf, the long beach is swaying with weeping willows, the waves on the shore are surging, and the rocks are ups and downs, with thousands of blue waves and water and sky. On the lake, large and small cruise ships ride the wind and waves and swim in it. On the smooth highway around the lake, there is an endless stream of tour buses and pedestrians. Outside the lake embankment, a wetland is embedded in the edge of the North Lake. Inside and outside the lake embankment, the trees are lush and shady, the cool breeze blowing from the lake and the rich fragrance of lotus flowers floating in the distance are really "the lake is in the picture and people are in the fairyland".
In the historical development, the soil and water of Beihu raised Beihu people, forming local food culture and flavor snacks. The North Lake Fish Banquet is famous all over the country, and the local traditional dishes such as stewed goose, auspicious longevity, stewed water chestnut with fresh fish, drift soup fish balls, Babaoyuan fish soup, duck lying in the snow, loach drilling tofu, cheese fish, lotus leaf meat and old turtle leaning against the riverside are deeply loved by people all over the country. Bengrou dry rice, Yutang pickles, satchel fire, San soup, Hu spicy soup and other local snacks are well-known both inside and outside the province, and the rich and unique food culture has laid the foundation for Beihu tourism.
Beihu Lake has rich historical and cultural accumulation. Princess Wencheng, a good emissary of Han and Tibetan, grew up on the shore of Beihu Lake. Poet Li Bai took a boat from the east gate of Rencheng _ He 'nan, build house by the lake, and enjoyed the wine and poetry; Du Fu, a poet, lingered in the waters of Beihu Lake, and wrote a famous poem, "It rains when the water is ripe, and it is barren in August." Zhu Yingtai, Mulan and Li Qingzhao left household touching stories on the shore of Beihu Lake. Fuxi Loi Wo Temple, Kangfu Ancient City, Shifo Temple and Wanghaitang were embedded in them, leaving precious historical relics for Beihu Lake. Six major landscapes, such as "The Iron Tower is clear and the Vatican is clear", "Looking at the White Night", "Mo Hua Quan Bi", "Sunset on Fengtai", "Clear Smoke in Irrigation Graves" and "The South Pool is clean", are listed around the North Lake, which reflect each other and shine together with the North Lake. As a domain with 8 miles of water, Beihu was also the haunt of Liangshan heroes in those days, leaving behind their heroic deeds. Kangxi and Qianlong visited the south of the Yangtze River six times, and Beihu once enjoyed the cool and leisure for them. All these endow Beihu with rich cultural connotations and add a heavy sense of Beihu history.
Address: Resident of the Management Committee of the Beihu Provincial Tourism Resort in Jining
Tour time: about 6 hours
Price description: The scenic spot is under construction, and tickets are not accepted at present
Featured landscape: (1) Rainy scene: the scene of fish jumping off the water and dancing in groups in rainy days. After the rain, there is a rainbow and the scenic spot "dark clouds half cover the sun", which is a unique feeling of bright and dark, with strong contrast and wet ink, that is, "watching the painting after the rain". (2) Snow scene: When the snow first melts, the houses put on snow hats and the trees put on snow gowns, which is beautiful. (3) Sunglow from Zhaohui: Due to the large surface area, the sunset from Zhaohui is reflected in the lake, which makes people think and feel gloomy.
Tour route: Happy Valley Amusement Park-the symbol stone of Beihu Lake-the strange stone "Can't Love"-Beihu Pavilion-Crocodile Garden-Snake Island-Luming Literature Island.
Supporting service facilities:
There is an electronic touch screen in the scenic spot for sightseeing and inquiry;
tourist service center: there is a tourist center in the scenic spot, with reasonable location and eye-catching logo, which is very harmonious with the surrounding landscape; The reception area reaches 32 square meters, and the internal facilities are fully equipped, providing publicity materials on eating, living, traveling, traveling, entertainment and shopping in this tourist area, providing tour route maps, information on changes in tourist flow, etc. Provide tour guide (explanation) service, and publish the list of tour guides and their languages; There is a film and television introduction system to introduce the tourism situation of the scenic spot to tourists; There are chairs and stools of the same grade and quantity for tourists to rest and use, and facilities such as crutches and wheelchairs for the disabled are equipped. Jining Beihu Scenic Area signed a medical service agreement with Xuzhuang Street Health Center within its jurisdiction, and Xuzhuang Street Health Center set up a clinic in the tourist center of the scenic spot, and stationed professional medical staff for a long time. During the peak tourist season, two tertiary hospitals in Jining will set up temporary medical points in the scenic spot to meet the medical service demand in the peak tourist season.
Location of scenic spots
6 kilometers south of Jining City, rencheng district, Jining City, Shandong Province.