When it comes to the largest lake in Shandong Province, many people may know that it is Weishan Lake, which has many titles, including the largest freshwater lake in Shandong Province and the largest freshwater lake in northern China. So, do you know the name of the largest reservoir (artificial lake) in Shandong Province? What is the origin of this name?
Compared with the popularity of Xin'anjiang (Qiandao Lake), the largest reservoir in Zhejiang Province, it seems that the largest reservoir in Shandong Province is a little unknown. Many people have heard of Xiashan reservoir for the first time.
Xiashan reservoir, known as the first reservoir in Qilu, was built in 1960. It is located in Weifang City, Jiaodong Peninsula. Xiashan reservoir is also called Xiashan lake. It is rare that both the reservoir and the lake have the same name, which is very direct and straightforward. Unlike the Xin'anjiang reservoir, there is a "stage name" of Qiandao Lake.
Xiashan reservoir is very large, with water surface area equivalent to dozens of Daming lakes. However, Daming Lake is an urban lake in Jinan, and there is no comparability between them.
The main purpose of building Xiashan reservoir at that time was to solve the flood disaster on both sides of the lower reaches of Weihe River, farmland irrigation and coastal people's draught problems. Now, Xiashan reservoir has a tourism function. There are many scenic spots and beautiful scenery in the lake area.
There is a gorge mountain at the north end of the reservoir, which is the origin of the name of the reservoir. Xiashan is not high, only about 170 meters above sea level, but it is also magnificent in the plain. Xiashan mountain looks like a tiger, so it is also called Wohu mountain. There are also many cultural landscapes on the mountain, such as Yuhuang temple, Niangniang Temple, Lvzu cave and Bowen cave. It is said that Liu Bowen, a military master of the Ming Dynasty, once lived in seclusion here.
In the reservoir, there are several small islands, the largest of which is called qililan Island, which is located at the southern end of the reservoir. The island is thickly planted with trees and has high tourism development value.