Xuanwu Lake Highlights: Must-See Features and Attractions
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At Xuanwu Lake, visitors can take a boat ride to view the basalt column forest made of rocks that look like knives cleaving the earth. Within the column forest are other smaller rock forest formations that look like bee hives with a bold rock column shooting out overhead. The three-tiered column forest forms a spectacular landscape reflecting off the clear waters of Pushi river, like thousands of upright soldiers protecting the warm volcanic springs below.
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Xuanwu Lake Reviews: Insider Insights and Visitor Experiences
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Xuanwu Lake Scenic Area is the core scenic spot of Huangyi Mountain. Xuanwu Lake Mountain is surrounded by water and has beautiful scenery. You can not only enjoy the clear greenness of the water by boat, but also feel the magnificent and magical beauty of the stone. Xuanwu Lake is named after the basalt column forest left by the eruption of the volcano 8 million years ago on the shore. Basalt column forest is a volcanic wonder, its height of 100 meters, its straight, are hexahedral stone columns, thick only about 50 cm, they are neatly arranged along the lake, like a knife and axe. The night is low, the campfire square on the shore of Xuanwu Lake, visitors sing and dance, laughter stirring the ancient basalt wall, in which to enjoy the harmony between man and nature, it is wonderful.
Xuanwu Lake is located outside the northeast city wall of Nanjing City, connected by Xuanwumen and Jiefangmen to the city. It was opened as a park in 1909, then known as Yuanwu Lake Park, and also known as Wuzhou Park, Houhu Lake and so on. The shore of Xuanwu Lake is wedged, about 10 kilometers in circumference, covering an area of 437 hectares and about 368 hectares of water. There are 5 islands in the lake, divided into four large areas, each island has a bridge or embankment to connect, easy to visit. The depth of the lake is no more than 2 meters, the lake is fished, and the lotus is planted. In summer and autumn, the water is green and pink lotus is hidden. The lake is full of fragrance and the scenery is charming.
Xuanwu Lake by boat tour blue waves, along the green trees and green mountains, basalt is a ghostly work, a good browsing sightseeing place.
Huangyi Mountain Xuanwu Lake Scenic Area, the meteorite River twists and turns, and the volcanic lava scene on both sides of the Straits is thousands of times. Take a boat to see the basalt column forest, vertically upright, arranged in an orderly manner, like a knife and axe, standing in the sky.