Thousand Islands Lake in Hangzhou - China 千岛湖两日游
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Qiandao Lake is an artificial body of water in Zhejiang, a province in the southern half of China's eastern coastline. The lake was created as part of a giant hydroelectric project undertaken by the Maoist government in the 1950s. The project interrupts the river's flow towards Hangzhou Bay and created not only a lake but a lake with literally thousands of (mostly tiny) islands. Sometimes called Thousand Islands Lake, you can see it here from above in this drone video by contributor Jose M. Aillon.
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Three hour drive from downtown Hangzhou, Qiandao Lake (千島湖, lake of a thousand islands) is a man-made lake located in Chun'an County, Zhejiang, China, formed since the completion of the Xinanjiang hydroelectric station. There are 1,078 large islands in the lake and a few thousand smaller ones.