"Xijiang River builds a stone wall, Wushan Mountain blocks clouds and rain, and the high mountain in the reservoir village leads to Pinghu Lake", which is a famous sentence written by President Mao Zedong 1956 after visiting the Yangtze River. With the impoundment of the Three Gorges Project, Chairman Mao's prediction that the Three Gorges will leave Pinghu has come true. In Shuiku Village, Chongyang County, Hubei Province, high mountains lead from Pinghu Lake, so the inscription of the artificially built reservoir is not only admired by later generations, but also named Qingshan Reservoir. It has the meaning of towering green hills and historical monuments, thus becoming a good place for modern tourism and vacation.
In the 1970s, the people of Shuiku Village in Chongyang County held high the banner of "water conservancy is the lifeblood of agriculture" and creatively carried out the construction of farmland water conservancy with the generosity of "Yu Gong Yi Shan". After completion, Qingshan Reservoir has a water surface of 44 square kilometers and a total storage capacity of 400 million cubic meters, making it an important water conservancy hub in Chongyang Basin. Magnificent buildings combine mountains and water into a spectacular ink painting.
Qingshan reservoir, rippling blue waves and baili lake, is full of poetry. The area dominated by the reservoir area has formed an eco-tourism area with beautiful mountains and rivers, lush vegetation and dotted islands.
Starting from the dam, you will soon see a grotesque mountain peak, which is the famous local "Golden Turtle Mountain". According to legend, this mountain is a treasure trove of Feng Shui for the real dragon emperor. One day, a pretentious scholar climbed the mountain alone. When he came to the top of the mountain, he was exhausted and fell asleep on a big stone. In his sleep, he was surrounded by ministers and waited on women like a cloud. Thunder and lightning, God really lifted the lid of "Golden Pavilion Mountain". After the rain cleared, the scholar suddenly woke up. This turned out to be a dream of Conan, so he had to complain that he didn't have that blessing.
On the widest surface of Qingshan Reservoir, in the center of the water is the famous "Longquan Pearl". "Longquan Pearl" is a round island, like a dragon ball embedded in the blue sea. In the center of Longquan Pearl, there is a sub-tree with strong vitality. Zimushu was originally afraid of water. Every year, no matter how high the water level is, the sub-tree is intact, so the locals call it a "magic tree" ...
Qingshan Reservoir Eco-tourism Zone is only 13.5 kilometers away from the county seat, with beautiful scenery, warm climate, pleasant scenery and convenient transportation. It is a famous tourist attraction in southern Hubei.