Hong Lake

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Hong Lake (pinyin: Hóng Hú) is a 348 km2 (134 sq mi) freshwater lake in the municipal region of Jingzhou, in central China's Hubei province. Its name originates from: Hong vast, immense; flood, deluge + Hu lake, and is used as the name for the nearby county-level city of Honghu. This lake's water levels and drainage have been profoundly shapes by centuries of human activity, most notably the building of dikes to redirect floodwaters It is known for its lotus flowers.

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