Alpine flat lake in Reservoir Village
The construction of Qingshan Reservoir started at the end of 1967 and was basically completed in 1973. The reservoir is 127.5 meters high, 507 meters long, 60 meters wide at the top, has a rain-bearing area of 441 square kilometers, a total storage capacity of about 448 million cubic meters, an average annual water inflow of about 372 million cubic meters, and an average water surface of about 18 square kilometers. It has comprehensive effects such as flood control, power generation, irrigation, shipping, and breeding.
"Standing higher on the stone walls of the Xijiang River, cutting off the clouds and rain in Wushan Mountain, the high mountains in the reservoir village come out of the flat lake", this is a famous poem written by Chairman Mao Zedong in 1956 after taking a swim in the Yangtze River. With the construction of the Three Gorges Project to impound water, Chairman Mao's prophecy that the high gorge will emerge from the flat lake has come true. In Reservoir Village, Chongyang County, Hubei Province, the mountains rise out of Pinghu Lake, so the inscription on the artificially built reservoir not only benefited future generations, but was named Qingshan Reservoir. It means green mountains and historical monuments of the Wei and Wei Dynasties, thus becoming a good place for modern tourism and vacation.
In the 1970s, the people of Reservoir Village in Chongyang County held high the banner of "water conservancy is the lifeblood of agriculture" and carried out pioneering farmland water conservancy construction with the spirit of a foolish old man moving mountains. The completed Qingshan Reservoir With a water surface of 44 square kilometers and a total storage capacity of 400 million cubic meters, it has become an important water conservancy hub in the Chongyang Basin. A magnificent construction, integrating the mountains and water into a spectacular ink painting.
Qingshan Reservoir, with rippling blue waves and a hundred-mile flat lake, is full of poetry. The area with the reservoir area as the main body has formed an eco-tourism area, with mountains and rivers interdependent, luxuriant vegetation and scattered islands.
Starting from the dam, you will soon see a strangely shaped mountain peak, which is the famous local "Jingui Mountain". It is said that this mountain is the geomantic treasure land of the True Dragon Emperor. One day, a pretentious scholar climbed the mountain alone. When he reached the top of the mountain, he was exhausted, so he fell asleep leaning on a large stone slab. In his sleep, surrounded by ministers, Waiting for girls like clouds. There was a burst of lightning and thunder, and God really lifted the lid of "Jingui Mountain". When the rain passed and the sky cleared, the scholar suddenly woke up and realized that it was Nan Ke Yimeng, so he had to blame himself for not having that blessing.
On the widest water surface of Qingshan Reservoir, in the center of the water is the famous "Longquan Pearl". "Longquan Pearl" is a round island, like a dragon pearl inlaid on the vast blue water. In the center of the "Longquan Pearl" grows a very vigorous catalpa tree. The catalpa tree is originally afraid of water. During the flood season every year, no matter how high the water level is, the catalpa tree is not damaged, so the locals call this catalpa tree. The catalpa tree is also called the "magic tree"...
The Qingshan Reservoir Ecological Tourism Zone is only 13.5 kilometers away from the county seat. It has beautiful mountains and waters, a mild climate, pleasant scenery, and convenient transportation. It is a well-known tourist attraction in southern Hubei.