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Qiandao Lake: Located in Chun’an County on the western outskirts of Hangzhou, the lake is approximately 129 kilometers from the city. Qiandao Lake, which literally means “thousand-island lake,” derives its name from the 1,078 islands within its waters. A reservoir that was formed after the construction of the Xin’an River Hydroelectric Power Station, it contains more islands than any other lake in the world. It is now considered a tourism area and a popular spot for holiday homes. Two ancient towns that date back a thousand years weresubmerged beneath the lake: Hecheng and Shicheng.

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Night Tour on Thousand-Island Lake

Night Tour of Thousand-Island Lake was formally launched in April 2011. It has become a featured leisure travel activity at night after unceasing improvement. You can taste boat dishes, watch original ecological performance, and enjoy the night scene

Forest Oxygen Bar

Located at the edge of the beautiful Southeastern Lake Area of Thousand-Island Lake, Forest Oxygen Bar neighbors G320 and is only 15-minute drive away from Qiandaohu Town. It has the best forest vegetation (National Preserve of Subtropical Primitive

Tianchi Pond is the quarrying relics of Southern Song Dynasty. Hangzhou was made the capital in this dynasty, and Tianchi Pond was thus chosen as the quarry to provide stones for the construction of the palaces. It has now been transformed into a hig

Covering an area of only 0.36km2, Mishan Island is a small island full of the sense of Zen. Mishan Mountain has been a Buddhist resort since ancient times. After years’ of improvement, it has now become a unique fairyland on the lake.

Sightseeing on Meifeng Peak

Being 12km away from Qiandaohu Town, Sightseeing on Meifeng Peak is located at Zhuangyuan Peninsula, which is at the west end of the Central Lake Area of Thousand-Island Lake. It has been listed as a first-class scenic spot because of its scattered i

Longshan Island

Longshan Mountain has been a famous scenic spot in west Zhejiang since ancient times. As the saying goes, “Bronze bridge, iron well and gold hill; stone canyon, traditional academy and alive Longshan Mountain”. Being 5km away from the town, this scen

Longchuan Bay Scenic Area is located at the Southwestern Lake District of Thousand-Island Lake. Being 42km away from Qiandaohu Town, Longchuan Bay covers an area of about 2.31km2. Scattered islands of various sizes and crossed ports form the beautifu

Fishing with Huge Net

Fishing with Huge Net is the unique skill of the fishermen of Thousand-Island Lake. The whole working process consists of scouting fish school, setting enclosure, pricking the net to drive the fishes and drawing the net to catch the fishes. It costs

Tip of Huangshan Mountain

Being 8km away from Qiandaohu Town, Tip of Huangshan Mountain Scenic Spot is located inside Pearl Archipelago, which is in the Southeastern Lake Area of Thousand-Island Lake. Its main peak has a height of 266m above the sea level, making it the highe

Rafting at White Cloud Brook

Being 26km away from Qiandaohu Town, Rafting at White Cloud Brook is located inside White Cloud Brook, Songcun Township, Chun’an County. It is the most special canyon rafting in West Zhejiang. There’re lush trees and grotesque rocks in the canyon.