Poyang Lake has a lot of names in the ancient times, three we know most were from three stories. Poyang Lake has an average depth of 8.4 m, maximum depth was 30 meters. Due to a variety of reasons, in recent years, Poyang Lake always drought, the water ups and downs, especially in May 2011. Located in the north of Jiangxi Province to the south of the Yangtze River, the Poyang Lake is regarded as the largest freshwater lake in China, covering an area of 2,933 square kilometers. The lake depends on surface runoffs and rainfalls for water supply. Rivers flowing into the lake include the Ganjiang River, Fuhe River, Xinjiang River, Raohe River, Xiushui River, etc.

As a famous scenic area, the Poyang Lake has numerous sights such as the Fallen-Star Boulder and the Big Solitary Hill in the lake and Zhouyu Dianjiang Platform (the platform for Zhouyu, a famous senior official in the Three Kingdoms Period, to name his soldiers for particular posts) and Lake for Viewing Pavilion along the bank. At present, tourists can visit all the separate sights by boating along a special tour route.

The Poyang Lake is also a migratory birds conservation area with a reputation of Kingdom of Rare Birds. Every year, from October to March of the next year is the low-water season of the Poyang Lake. During this period, masses of lake shoals and wetlands appear in the area and various fish and shrimps breed in a large quantity, attracting numerous migratory birds. The lake becomes a paradise for these birds, which are famous for their large number, living-time through the winter and rare species in the world. About 0.8-1 million birds of 148 kinds fly to the Poyang Lake each year, including over 10 kinds of national first-class protected rare birds such as white crane, white stork, black stork and swan. Several viewing spots are set up in the migratory birds conservation area for visitors to enjoy this great spectacle. Poyang's fertile land with a fame of "land of plenty", is one of the oldest counties of the province. Poyang language is a kind of Gan dialect words, it retains many common Gan dialect, but also has its own characteristics. Poyang dialect, can help you to understand another side of the culture of Poyang regional in travel.


Key Words:
鄱阳湖 Póyáng Hú: Poyang Lake
赣江 Gànjiāng: Ganjiang River 
落星石 Luòxīng Shí: Fallen-Star Boulder
大孤山 Dàgū Shān: Big Solitary Hill
白鹤 Báihè: white crane
白鹳 Báiguàn: white stork