Important Tourist Sites in Baoding

Baiyangdian is the largest natural lake in the north of China. It is located in western Hebei province Near the city of Anxin in Baoding prefecture. It is roughly 150km equidistant from Beijing and Tianjin. This location and the beauty of the scenery has made Baiyandian a very popular tourist destination. The lake is of a highly irregular shape, creating many loops, peninsulas and island, adding to the beauty and enhancing the peaceful, remote feeling of the area. However, the lake has in recent times come under pressure from the modern environment. Use of the feeder rivers for irrigation and industry has reduced the water level in the lake and caused some pollution. The government has marked the lake out for special investment to try to improve the environment.

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