Mochou Lake National Wetland Park
Mochou Lake is named for the birth of Mochou girl, an artist of Chu state who was good at singing and dancing The touching stories about Mochou girl have been circulating in Zhongxiang for more than 2000 years. In order to commemorate her, people changed the name of Canglang Lake , where she once lived, to Mochou Lake. Mochou Lake scenic spot includes Mochou Lake and Jingyue Lake, which has been rated as Mochou Lake National Wetland Park.
Mochou Lake ripples gently and is surrounded by willows. Mo Chou is attached to the people of high art by singing the famous song "snow in the spring", which has been praised for Mo Chou' folk singing“ Where is Mochou? To the west of Mochou stone city, the boat made two oars to urge Mochou to come. Mochou's daughter is originally a fisherman's daughter. She looks like hibiscus, has a natural beauty, and is good at singing and dancing. Every day, she waves her boat to sing on the waves of Mochou and between Bihe and Hongling. Over the past two thousand years, it has not only left the allusions of Mochou Lake, Mochou village, Mochou ferry and yangchunbaixue, but also made Zhongxiang a place of great wealth and outstanding people.
In recent years, Zhongxiang City has focused on developing a tourist attraction centered onXianling mausoleum and Mochou Lake scenic spot. The area of Mochou Lake Park is 3000 mu, and the landscape belt around the lake is 7000 meters. The scale is pleasant, and the coastline is tortuous. It is a green link connecting the urban area and the Xianling park. And in the lakeside pavilions walks and other leisure facilities have been built, . Mochou Lake Tourist trestle is 5800 meters long. It is the largest viewing platform in the trestle, with an area of 800 square meters. It is the best scenic spot for tourists to enjoy the lake view and urban architecture.
Mochou Lake scenic spot is a poetic world integrating lakes, islands, wetlands, mountains and other natural landscapes. It is a holy land for sightseeing, leisure and vacation.
