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About Green Lake Park
The Wuhua District government traces the site to the Yuan dynasty, when it was known as Caihaizi; a second name, Jiulongchi, came from nine springs in the pool on Bamboo Grove Island at the east side of the lake, which were said to join and form a pond. Two causeways cross the water and divide it into four parts: the north-south Ruandi, paid for in 1834 by Ruan Yuan, and the east-west Tangdi, paid for in 1919 by Tang Jiyao. Where the two meet there is a small central island built around the Huxin pavilion, also called Biyi pavilion, whose two inner courtyards are used for exhibitions. The municipal parks bureau lists Shuiyuexuan, Haixinting, Jiulongchi, Guanyulou, the Lianhua Chan temple, Southwest Island and Bamboo Grove Island among the park's features, and records it as a national AAAA-grade tourist area administered by the Wuhua District government.
In winter the park becomes a gull site. The district government records thousands of red-billed gulls arriving from the north each November to overwinter on the lake and leaving again in March or April for north-east China and Siberia, and notes municipal rules forbidding anyone to catch the birds or to set off firecrackers that would startle them.
What to look for
- The Huxin pavilion, also known as Biyi pavilion, on the small island where the two causeways intersect, with two inner courtyards, front and rear, used for exhibitions
- Ruandi and Tangdi, the north-south and east-west causeways of 1834 and 1919 that cut the lake into four
- Jiulongchi and Bamboo Grove Island on the east side, the nine springs that gave the lake its older name
- The Lianhua Chan temple and its release pool, west of the Huxin pavilion, built in the Jiaqing reign
- Red-billed gulls on the water between November and early spring
Location & getting there
Getting to Green Lake Park
Choose a precise starting address and return transport stop. Access to individual buildings, performances or viewing platforms is separate from access to public streets.
- Search for 翠湖公园 with 昆明市 and 五华区.
Find Green Lake Park
翠湖公园 · 五华区
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Sources & visit information
The linked sources support the identity and background described in this introduction. Opening hours, admission, activity availability and exact arrival arrangements have not been comprehensively checked. Confirm current visitor information with the venue; the original catalogue locality and editorial review flag are retained.