Introduction to Donglin Lake Tourist Area

       Donglin Lake Tourist Area is located 20 kilometers southwest of Zhengzhou City and 16 kilometers southeast of Xingyang City. It is named after the ancient temple Donglin Temple in the lake area in 1800.

       The project covers an area of 7.45 square kilometers. The lake surface of Donglin Lake of more than 1,000 acres is sparkling and level as a mirror, resembling a dragon horse and striding forward. The wetland park of more than 1,600 acres has a vegetation coverage rate of more than 80%, and there are precious animal and plant resources. , Is a veritable natural oxygen bar. Relying on the profound local culture, covering Buddhist culture, royal culture, and homestay culture, it has formed a wealth of tourism resources.

GEOLOGY AND LANDFORMS OF DONGLIN LAKE

       In terms of geography and geomorphology, the Donglin Lake area is at the front edge of the second-level geomorphic steps. It not only has a small area of plains, but also has hills, slopes, mountains and many other topography, and the topography is rich. The height difference in the area is nearly 100 meters. In the area, you can see not only the shallow hills, but also the forests of trees on the shallow hills. With lush greenery in spring, verdant green in summer, wilderness in autumn, and snow-covered in winter, it presents a spectacular scene of surging mountains and rivers throughout the year.

HISTORY AND HUMANITIES

        The Donglin Lake Tourist Area has a rich historical and cultural heritage, and there are nearly 100 cultural and natural landscapes in the area. Among them, Donglin Temple, built in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with beautiful scenery, and has a history of more than 1,800 years.

        There are many cultural relics in Donglin Temple, and it is famous for the White Jade Buddha and Wuyuan Zen Gong Pagoda. During the Ming Dynasty, Donglin Temple was once a royal temple with a long history of Buddhism and a reputation comparable to Shaolin Temple. According to historical records, Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang once practiced here, which has a profound historical influence, and many poets left poems to praise him.