Jinji Lake
| Jinji Lake | |
|---|---|
| 金鸡湖 | |
West bank of Jinji Lake with Suzhou skyline in the background: day (2008, top) and night (2017, bottom) | |
  Jinji Lake | |
| Location | Suzhou, Jiangsu |
| Coordinates | 31°18′49″N 120°41′30″E / 31.313611°N 120.691667°E |
| Type | Fresh water lake |
| Basin countries |  China |
Average depth | 2.5–3 m (8.2–9.8 ft) (average) |
| Islands | 2 |
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Jinji Lake (Chinese: 金鸡湖; pinyin: Jīnjī Hú) is a fresh water lake located in the central part of Suzhou Industrial Park, Jiangsu, China. It occupies an area of 7.18 square kilometers (2.77 sq mi) and its average depth is about 2.5–3 meters (8 ft 2 in – 9 ft 10 in). There are two man-made islands in the lake.[1]
History
[edit]Originally a marshy and shallow pond, Jinji Lake was re-developed through AECOM's award-winning landscape plan in 2003 into one of China's largest lakefront parks.[2]: 111
Geography
[edit]The lake is one of the largest inland lakes in China.[3] The northern and western shores of the lake is concentrated on shopping and entertainment amenities.[4] The green spaces are along the eastern and southern shore.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "金鸡湖景区" (in Chinese). Retrieved 2012-06-28.
- ^ Lin, Zhongjie (2025). Constructing Utopias: China's New Town Movement in the 21st Century. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-779330-5.
- ^ "Jinji Lake, Suzhou: How to Have Fun & Get There". www.travelchinaguide.com. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
- ^ a b "Jinji Lake". Archived from the original on 2019-02-22. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
External links
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Media related to Jinji Lake at Wikimedia Commons
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