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East Lake The East Lake is located in the eastern suburb of Wuhan. It was announced one of China’s key scenic spots and historical sites by the State Council in November of 1982. Its total area is 87 square kilometers, of which about 33 square kilometers are water surface. It’s the biggest city lake of China which is six times as large as the west lake in Hangzhou. The East Lake consists of a lot of small lakes such as Shuiguo Lake, Tuanwo Lake and Yanwo Lake. With a vast expanse of water, the East Lake is fringed by a zigzagging shore, so people regard it to have 99 bends and turns. The west, east and south banks of the East Lake are surrounded by over 30 undulating hills such as the Moshan Hill, the Luojia Hill and the Hongshan Hill, while the north bank is smooth terrain. According to geologists and archaeologists, a long time ago, the Yangtze River overflew it’s banks for many times, the mud and sand brought by floods silted unevenly on the southern bank of the Yangtze River, as time went on, the lower part formed today’s East Lake. Now, we can see, the northern end of East lake connects with the Yangtze River through Qingshan Harbour. Originally it’s water level was regulated by the Yangtze River, but now a lock has been built. Although the water level rises in summer and falls in winter, the difference is not big. In flood season, the average depth is 2.46 meters, in dry season, the average depth is 2.11 meters. Generally speaking, the East lake is deeper among Wuhan’s lakes. The deepest place reaches as much as six meters. So it is an ideal place for water sports such as swimming and boats race. Like other scenic spots, the East Lake has gone through the gradual changes. In 1930, Zhou cangbai a national capitalist, set up the Haihuang Agricultural Nursery here covering an area of 400-mu and built roads and some pavillions on the north–west shore of the lake. In 1935, Xia douyin in charge of Hubei built a three stories pavillion on a small island on the west s