Where is the largest reservoir in Hainan?
Danzhou Songtao Reservoir
Songtao Reservoir is located 20 kilometers southeast of Danzhou City, spanning Danzhou and Baisha counties. It is an alpine Tianchi that enjoys the reputation of "Pearl of the Treasure Island" . Located in the upper reaches of the Nandu River, it was built in 1958 and took 10 years to complete. It is one of the largest earth dam projects in my country. It is 81.1 meters high and 760 meters long. It intercepts the rushing water of the Nandu River in the Nanyang and Pankeyang valleys. The reservoir area covers an area of 144 square kilometers, and there are more than 300 islands in the reservoir. The total storage capacity is 3.34 billion cubic meters. It stores rainwater in an area of 1,400 square kilometers on both sides of the upper reaches of the Nandu River. It connects a large number of water conservancy projects through channels at all levels to form a unified irrigation system that irrigates large areas in the west and northwest of Hainan Island. land. The Songtao Reservoir area is vast, surrounded by mountains and covered with vast virgin forests. It is not only beneficial to agriculture, fishing and industry, but also a good place for summer vacation, vacation and sightseeing in Hainan Island. The most popular thing is to take a boat tour to see the scenery of the reservoir area. Boating on the blue waves, you can see the winding mountains, towering ancient trees, quiet green lakes, and looming fishing boats. It really feels like a boat sailing in a painting.
Countless flowing dreams once danced on the fluttering colorful flags, and countless beautiful reveries created a charming halo in the swaying years.
Songtao Reservoir, this area of peaks and mountains gathers together. , the Feng Shui treasure land with colorful mountains, flowing fairy springs and surging rivers has become more graceful and vibrant under the spring breeze of reform, making it even more bright, dazzling and charming.
Songtao Reservoir was opened in 1958. Construction started in July 1969, and benefits began in 1969. The entire reservoir area was basically completed in 1970. Before and after the construction of the reservoir, party and state leaders paid great attention. On February 9, 1960, the beloved Premier Zhou happily wrote the inscription "Songtao Reservoir"; In June 1962, dramatist and poet Tian Han and his wife An'e came to visit. After taking a boat trip to the reservoir, they left a popular poem:
The winding road turns into Fanyang, and the thousands of miles of pines are scented with sweat and blood.
Shixin's fishing boat crossed the mountain ridge.
The mountains under the white clouds were deep purple, and the green leaves at the top of the city were tender and yellow.
The belly fish was infinitely beautiful. , the canal was opened early to save the western wasteland.
Songtao Reservoir is one of the ten largest reservoirs in the country. Its vast mountains, vast water, vast territory and rich resources are rare in the country and rare in Hainan. It irrigates 1.23 million acres of fertile farmland in three cities and two counties. It supplies 470 million cubic meters of water to Haikou, Yangpu, and Dahe Old Town Development Zone every year, transports more than 100 million kilowatt hours of electricity, and returns it to 12 medium-sized reservoirs in the northwest of Qiongdao and 33 Zong Small Reservoir provides water replenishment. As the second largest earth dam project in the country, the Songtao Reservoir ensures the development and utilization of its land, thermal energy and tourism resources. An integrated multi-functional comprehensive water conservancy project. History has proven that Songtao Reservoir is the pioneer of special economic zone construction and the backbone of the economic development of the special zone.
The unique Songtao Reservoir is known as the "Tianhu". It is 15 kilometers away from Nada and is located in the upper reaches of the largest Henan Crossing River in Hainan. It originates from Wuzhishan and flows through Baisha into Danzhou. The total water surface area is 130 square kilometers and the storage capacity is 33. 4.5 billion cubic meters, with a rainwater collection area of 1,496 square kilometers. The reservoir coastline is 544 kilometers long, and the main water route is 66.5 kilometers, including approximately 39 kilometers from Nanfeng to Baisha Yacha Port (upstream), and approximately 39 kilometers from Nanfeng to Songtao Dam. 27.5 kilometers (downward), if you take the boat that goes through the mountains and valleys, you can go all the way to Wuzhi Mountain, which "holds up half the sky in the desert". It is conveniently connected by water and land, with smooth transportation and unique tourism ecological resources. The northern section of the Wangdi Palace area connects the planned Lianhuashan Forest Park and Lanyang Hot Spring; the eastern section connects to the rugged nine-kilometer Bindiku Bay of the island and can directly reach the famous Lumuwan Waterfall. The southern section can be accessed by land via Baisha. Changjiang Bazhuo Western Industrial Corridor; to the south is Feicui Mountain, which leads to Shishi City; to the north is the world-famous Yangpu Port, and is surrounded by the Tiannan scenic spots Dongpo Academy, Rezuo Liangyuan Botanical Garden, Bayi Stone Flower Water Cave, and the Suspected Wonderland. Egret Paradise, Lanyang Hot Spring, which has been famous for thousands of years, and Yunyue Lake, where fairies dress up.
Songtao Tianhu has a vast water area that resembles the sea, with white sails dotting the river and fishermen singing all over the river, and the scenery is changeable. On weekdays, the waves are vast and sparkling, but when they get angry, huge waves surge and splash against the reefs. Under the sunset, the Songtaoba area is brilliant, reflecting the bright red water surface. The water and sky are the same color, setting off the undulating mountains and whirling coconut groves. The mountains and rivers are beautiful, magnificent and gorgeous, poetic and picturesque.