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About Changshou Lake
The west-bank attractions combine lake views with local longevity themes, including Baishou Garden and the memorial garden associated with Ba Qing. These built spaces give the shore a different character from the open water. Choose a shore circuit first, adding a licensed boat trip only after confirming its route and operating conditions.
What to look for
- The lake’s islands create a broken skyline across the open water.
- Baishou Garden and the Ba Qing memorial area add cultural spaces along the shore.
Background & history
Changshou Lake (simplified Chinese: 长寿湖; traditional Chinese: 長壽湖; pinyin: Chángshòu Hú) or Shizitan Reservoir (Chinese: 狮子滩水库; pinyin: Shīzǐtān Shuǐkù; lit. 'Lion Beach Reservoir') in Changshou District, Chongqing, China. In the purpose of generating electric power, four hydraulic power stations were built after the dam construction had been completed in the 1950s. Since then a state farm was set up for fishery and horticulture as well as animal husbandry. Its surface area is 60 km2 with an irrigation area amounting to 248 km2. There are many islands within the lake, good for tourism.
Excerpt from Wikipedia: Changshou Lake · Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected introductory sentences; formatting simplified. Background information, not current visitor-service advice.
Location & getting there
Getting to Changshou Lake
Arrange a road arrival at the Changshou Lake west-bank scenic area in Changshouhu Town. Confirm the visitor entrance and, if needed, the separate boat boarding point on arrival.
Combine your visit
Suggested order for the visit:
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West-bank shore
Begin with the lake and island views.
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Baishou Garden
Explore the longevity-themed visitor space.
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Ba Qing memorial area
Continue with the local historical association.
This is an editorial sequence of named spaces or places. It does not imply a verified walking connection or promise opening, ticket availability or a journey time.
Find Changshou Lake
长寿湖 · 长寿
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View guide →Sources & visit information
The sources below support the place-specific description and arrival information. Suggested combinations are editorial planning ideas; confirm current opening, entry arrangements and transport services for your date.
- Changshou Lake ↗
- Changshou District People’s Congress: lake visitor area ↗
- iChongqing: Changshou district ↗
Visitor information adapted and edited from Wikipedia contributors, “Changshou Lake” · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 1365915925.