Surrounding Peach Blossom Lake, there are undulating green hills, verdant ancient trees, and deer and rabbits appear from time to time in the forest. 300,000 acres of trees form a natural botanical garden, as well as "Shimenkan", "Flying Waterfalls and Spring" and many more. A natural landscape. In 1992, with the approval of the Provincial People's Government, Taohua Lake Scenic Area was designated as a provincial forest park.
Taohua Lake, located 35 kilometers south of Taojiang County, is formed by the water stored in the Taohua River Reservoir. It has an area of ??more than 10,000 acres of landscape and the reservoir can store 170 million cubic meters of water. The lake is full of clear water and is dotted with small islands. You can take a boat trip and have a panoramic view of the lakes and mountains. Around Peach Blossom Lake, there are undulating green mountains, ancient trees, and deer and rabbits in the forest. 300,000 acres of trees form a natural botanical garden, and there are many natural landscapes such as "Shimenkan" and "Flying Waterfalls and Spring". In 1992, with the approval of the Hunan Provincial People's Government, Taohua Lake Scenic Area was designated as a provincial forest park.
Enter the majestic park gate, walk along the cement ring road, and enter the reservoir dam, which is located under Ziliang Rock. Ziliangyan is a famous mountain scenic spot in Taohua Lake. It is said that in the Liu and Song Dynasties of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, a Taoist priest named Pan Ziliang came here to play chess with immortals. This was the place where he became an immortal. Ziliang Rock is a hanging rock cliff. On the top of the mountain behind the rock, there used to be a Huixian Temple. According to legend, it was the place where Pan Ziliang and the immortals met and talked. There was originally a peach blossom well at the foot of the rock, where the Peach Blossom Fairy combed her hair in the mirror. The beautiful legend of the Peach Blossom River came from this well. In the middle of Ziliang Rock, there is a deep crack from top to bottom, which is very steep. Legend has it that it was a ditch set by the immortal to test the heart. There is a narrow stone support on the ditch as a bridge, which is called Huixian Bridge. Those who practice the path of immortality, and only those with sincerity and determination can become immortals, otherwise they will fall into the abyss and be buried in the belly of a snake. Most of the immortal relics on Ziliang Rock have disappeared, but a steep cliff hanging rock still hangs under the blue sky and above the clear water. Eight characters carved on the cliff: "The stone is shocking, the fairy mountain is the first", vigorous Powerful, dripping in the eyes. How the eight characters were engraved on the cliff has left a controversial topic among tourists.
The reservoir dam is like a rainbow, flying between the two mountains of Ziliangyan. It is majestic and spectacular. It is the best viewing platform of Taohua Lake. Looking south, there is a lake of spring water, the water reflects the green mountains, and cruise ships dot the lake, cutting through the spring water. It is not the Li River, but it is better than the Li River. Looking to the north, the main canal stretches from the bottom of the dam into the distance, and the reservoir water flows to the hopeless fields. 400,000 acres of farmland are irrigated, and the rice waves are billowing and the fragrance of rice flowers is everywhere. Traveling along the road around the lake, you can go to the lakeside resort and watch Taohuagou Falls. Going forward, you can also go to Xiangtao Garden. Xiangtao Garden not only has a poetic and picturesque place name, but is also full of treasures. The ground is a world of bamboo, with various forms of bamboo and many varieties of bamboo. The Taojiang County Bamboo Research Institute is located in Xiangtao Garden. Faxia is a treasure house of manganese, and Hunan's famous Taojiang manganese mine is located here. In the mountain cols by the lake, there are still several lime caves waiting to be developed. There is a large cave with a colorful hall made of three stalactites, which can accommodate ten thousand people for a conference.
Taohua Lake Forest Park, after development and construction in recent years, has successively built lakeside resorts, Taohua Lake hotels, water amusement parks, lakeside fishing spots and other leisure and entertainment projects, especially the boat trip to Peach Blossoms. The lake, the scenery of the lake and the mountains is as far as the eye can see, and it is suspected that a person is swimming in the middle of the painting.