Hong Lake

Hong Lake
Location	Hubei

Surface area	348 km² (134 sq mi)

Settlements	Honghu

Hong Lake (Chinese: 洪湖; pinyin: Hóng Hú) is a 348 km² (134 sq mi) freshwater lake in the municipal region of Jingzhou, in central China's Hubei province.

Its name originates from: Hong (洪;) vast, immense; flood, deluge + Hu (湖) lake, and is used as the name for the nearby town of Honghu.

It is known for its lotus flowers.^[1]

References

^ http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_travel/2003-09/24/content_34334.htm Honghu Lake at Chinaculture.org

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