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East Lake () is a large lake within the city limits of Wuhan, China, and the largest urban lake in China. Wuhan's East Lake covers an area of 88 square kilometers (33 square kilometers of water area〔http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/hubei/wuhan/donghu.htm〕). It is one of the 5A tourist zones of China. East Lake admit over million people yearly. It is one of the largest sites in Huazhong District. It is also the largest "City Lake" in China. East Lake is made of four areas, Ting Tao, Mo Shan, Luo Yan Island and Museum of Hubei Province. One end of Mo Shan features a Daoist temple built over the putative site of where one of the characters in "Romance of Three Kingdoms" performed special Qi Men Dun Jia rites before the famous battle of Red Cliffs. No one knows precisely the actual location, but the Mo Shan site was an archeological dig in the early part of the twentieth century. ==Notable sites around the lake== In clockwise order, starting from the southwest corner: * Liyuan Park - a large urban park on the west side of the lake, with a popular free swimming area * Hubei Provincial Museum * Hubei Art Museum; the two museums are across the street from each other, just a block from the main entrance to Liyuan Park * Wuhan Donghu Ocean Aquarium, proud of its flock of penguins〔(Little penguin in Wuhan aquarium ), Xinhua, 2007-01-02〕 * Wuhan Railway Station - a few km northeast of the lake * Moshan ("Millstone Mountain") Scenic Area, including East Lake Cherry Blossom Park * The "Chu Castle" (楚城)〔(Chu castle on Mo Mountain in Wuhan )〕 * Wuhan Botanical Garden * Japanese Cherry Blossom garden - best place to view cherry blossoms in spring. * China University of Geosciences, Wuhan Campus * "Ba Yi" ("First of August") open-air swimming pool * Houshan (Monkey Mountain) but no monkeys. One must travel to nearby Forest Park to see live monkeys, some un-caged. * Wuhan University main campus Several causeways cross the eastern part of the lake, providing access to recreational fishing sites and beaches. In 2012, the construction of a major 6-lane road across the lake (''Donghu Tongdao'') was started; it is expected to be completed by the end of 2014.〔(图文：东湖通道开工 计划后年通车 ), 2012-10-28〕 In 2010, plans for extensive new development on the lake shores caused widespread criticism among the citizenry.〔(The Battle for East Lake in Wuhan ), 13 April 2010〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「East Lake (Wuhan)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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