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	Dongting Lake - Slider (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Dongting Lake (Also the Dong Lake, 洞庭湖; Pinyin: dòng tíng hú; Wade-Giles: Tung-t'ing Hu) is a large, shallow lake in northeastern Hunan Province of China.
		The lake's area, which normally is 2,820 km², may increase to 20,000 km² in flood season, when vast amounts of water and sediment from the Chang Jiang flow into the lake.
		Dragon boat racing is said to have begun on the eastern shores of Dongting Lake as a search for the body of Qu Yuan (屈原;), the Chu poet (340–278 BC), and a dragon-king is said to live at the bottom of the lake.
	enc.slider.com /Enc/Lake_Dongting (470 words)

	Dongting Lake (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Lake Dongting (洞庭湖; Pinyin : dòng tíng hú; Wade-Giles : Tung-t'ing Hu) is a large shallow lake in northeastern Hunan Province of China.
		The lake's area which normally is 820 sq km may increase to 20 sq km in flood season when vast of water and sediment from the Chang flow into the lake.
		Junshan (君山) which was formerly a Daoist retreat is a famous one-kilometer island 72 peaks in the middle of the The basin of Lake Dongting and its area is famous for its scenic beauty has been encapsulated in the phrase 瀟湘湖南 xiang1 hu2 nan2; "Hunan of the Xiao Xiang rivers").
	www.freeglossary.com /Lake_Dongting (820 words)

	Dongting on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Un petit port du lac Dongting submergé par les inondations En Chine, le niveau de l'eau du lac Dongting a encore augmenté.
		Des soldats chinois construisent une digue autour du lac Dongting Le niveau des eaux du lac Dongting, qui menaçait ces der.
		Une Chinoise traverse dimanche une rue inondée des abords du lac Dongting Le niveau des eaux du lac Dongting, qui menaçait.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/d/dongting.asp (1215 words)

	NationMaster.com - Encyclopedia: Yueyang
		Hunan (Chinese: æ¹–å—; pinyin:) is a province of China, located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting (hence the name Hunan, meaning south of the lake).
		Lake Dongting (Also the Dong Lake, 洞庭湖; Pinyin: dòng tíng hú; Wade-Giles: Tung-ting Hu) is a large, shallow lake in northeastern Hunan Province of China.
		Hunan Institute of Science and Technology Located besides the Lake Dongting at one of the most famous historic cities - Yueyang, Hunan province, the Hunan Institute of Science and Technology (Chinese: æ¹–å—ç†å·¥å¦é™¢; Hanyu Pinyin:), is the citys largest higher education institute offering a large variety of undergraduate level programs spanning siences...
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Yueyang (1251 words)

	Dongting Lake
		Dongting Lake covers an area of 2,820 sq km and is the 2nd largest freshwater lake in China.
		Fringed with reeds and lotus ponds, the magical lake is known as the setting of many traditional fairy tales and legends.
		On the banks of the lake are many villages with paddy fields and cane fields.
	www.chinaetravel.com /attraction/att15f.html (114 words)

	ipedia.com: Dongting Lake Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Lake Dongting is a large, shallow lake in northeastern Hunan Province of China.
		It is a flood-basin of the Chang Jiang ; hence the lake's size depends on the season.
		Dongting literally means "Expansive Courtyard", which refers to "the world heaven heaven".
	www.ipedia.com /dongting_lake.html (539 words)

	Dongting Lake: Yueyang Tourist Attractions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		The climate of Dongting Lake is between middle and northern subtropical, so it is warm and humid, but there is also a 'draught window' from which cold air from the north sometimes enters.
		East Dongting Lake is recognized as "a zoology pearl on the middle part of the Yangtze River", and "a hopeful place to save the animals in danger".
		Because South Dongting Lake is next to Yuanjiang City, which is easy to reach by land or water, the lake is being developed as a scenic spot for tourism.
	www.travelchinaguide.com /attraction/hunan/yueyang/dongting.htm (1034 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Special reports \| Floods threaten millions in China
		Last night torrential rain raised the level of Dongting lake - which is fed by four rivers including the flood-prone Yangtze - to its highest level in three years.
		Dongting lake serves as a giant overflow to rivers including the dangerously high Xiangjiang, which was up to four metres above its flood warning levels for the first time in history, and still rising.
		The lake is also bordered by farming villages and 1.6 million acres of farmland.
	www.guardian.co.uk /china/story/0,7369,778347,00.html (484 words)

	24/8/2002 - Water Conserve: China's floods result of ecological crisis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Dongting Lake itself has shrunk from 6,200 sq km 150 years ago to just 3,900 sq km as land-hungry farmers encroach.
		'The severe flooding in the Dongting Lake area is a direct result of deforestation and excessive farming of river beds.
		The banks of the rivers flowing into Dongting Lake used to be full of trees, which helped prevent soil erosion and severe flooding.
	www.waterconserve.info /articles/reader.asp?linkid=14752 (482 words)

	China Floods July
		AVHRR low-resolution satellite imagery indicates that lakes and rivers in the Yangtze Basin were at full capacity in mid-July but were not spilling out beyond the floodplain.
		Dongting Lake (Hunan province) and Poyang Lake (Jiangxi province) stayed within their limits, and there were no apparent breaks in the dike system.
		However, the flooding is still not as serious as it was in 1998, particularly in the Dongting Lake region [Image 4].
	www.fas.usda.gov /pecad2/highlights/2002/08/China/chyang.htm (731 words)

	Jishou Teacher's College \| Hunan
		The name of Hunan is formed from the Chinese words hu (“lake”) and nan (“south”), meaning the land to the south of the Dongting Lake, stretching from Shashi, Hubei Province to Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province.
		The Dongting Lake is a broad and shallow lake, consisting of the remnants of a former inland sea, which once filled the entire Yangtze Basin.
		The Dongting Plain and the main river valleys are where the population is primarily concentrated.
	maotown.turkeydinner.net /?z=Hunan (672 words)

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		Her village is surrounded by Dongting Lake, an immense ink blot of brown water that sustains villages of fishermen and farmers.
		They were mundane daily tasks that would cost Liao her life, because Dongting Lake carries a complicated burden for those who depend on it: People cannot touch the water.
		So in villages behind the levees along Dongting Lake, the infection rates for snail fever, which had been thought to be eradicated during the 1950s, reach as high as 80 per cent.
	www.herbalabs.org /china.htm (370 words)

	Planet Ark : China peasants brace for lake flood peak, mood calm
		DONGTING LAKE, China - Thousands of Chinese farmers and soldiers battled to shore up flood defences around the vast Dongting Lake as water levels neared crisis point, and a flood crest swept down the Yangtze River towards it.
		The river surge is due to reach Dongting on Sunday, and officials said they had considered releasing water from the brimming lake into the surrounding flat farmland from which tens of thousands of people have been evacuated.
		Dongting, which covers 1,000 sq miles (2,700 sq km), has been rising an average half a metre (1.6 ft) a day this week.
	www.planetark.org /dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/17431/story.htm (840 words)

	China Window :: Hunan
		Hunan, which means "South of the Lake", is the main rice-growing area in China and the hometown of Mao Zedong, a great man of China.
		With the Dongting Lake on the north, Hunan is a beautiful place with yellow rice field, clean streams and green hills where many minorities inhabit happily, such as the Tujia, Miao, Dong, Yao, and Bai People.
		Whenever mention the picturesque Mt. Tianzi, the tourists would think about the unique four wonders, the sea of cloud, the harmony of rosy clouds and the sun, the shadow under the moon and the foggy pine in the winter.
	www.china-window.com /china_travel/china_destination_guides/hunan.shtml (577 words)

	Hunan: China's Provinces,Municipalities & Autonomous Regions - China travel information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		It has an area of 210,000 square kilometers and a population of 52.81 million, of which 4.99 million are in the cities and 47.82 million in the rural areas.
		1) The Dongting Lake Plain in the northeast, contiguous to the Jianghan Plain of Hubei and with numerous rivers and lakes, is known as a "land of fish and rice".
		Dongting, the second largest freshwater lake in China, takes the floodwaters of the Yangtze River in addition to the waters of the four large rivers, and flows into the Yangtze River at Chenglingji.
	www.yoyochina.net /Destination/provinces.aspx?ProvinceID=28 (486 words)

	8. Yueyang - a pearl in the land of spicy foods
		Dongting Hu lies in the middle of Yangzi River valley, along with another large lake, Pongyang Hu.
		In summer these lakes increase their areas by two to three times and serve as reservoirs for excess water.
		Hunan (say who-NAHN) means "south of lake" and, indeed, the province is situated mainly south of Dongting Lake.
	www.ccefoundation.org /publication/chinaexperience/china08 (653 words)

	Fishing ban starts on Dongting lake
		Dongting Lake is China's second largest freshwater lake and one of the leading tributaries of the Yangtze River in its middle reaches.
		The two lakes next to the Yangtze have been included in a governmental campaign to ban fishing in order to protect the water environment and increase fish stocks in the Yangtze.
		A ban is in effect from Feb. 1 to April 30 on the Yangtze's upper reaches from the southwestern Yunnan Province to the central Hubei Province, and covers the lower reaches from Hubei to Shanghai between April 1 and June 30.
	english.peopledaily.com.cn /200404/01/eng20040401_139183.shtml (436 words)

	23/8/2002 -- Lethal Monsoon Rains Submerge Asia
		Wen called for massive mobilizing of soldiers and civilians to strengthen their defense of the dikes and embankments along the country's largest river and at Dongting Lake where water levels are continuing to rise.
		Though the situation has slightly improved with the Xiang River waters slowly receding, the level of the Dongting Lake continues to rise and has today reached a level of 34.8 meters (114 feet), that is 2.7 meters (8.9 feet) above the warning level.
		If the floodwater continues to rise and burst the dykes and embankments of the lake, the consequences could be similar to the 1998 floods, which claimed more than 4,000 lives and caused massive destruction.
	www.forests.org /articles/reader.asp?linkid=14785 (1357 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Asia-Pacific \| Millions menaced by China floods
		Dongting, in the southern province of Hunan, acts as a giant overflow for the flood-prone Yangtze River.
		When the Yangtze and the Dongting last broke their banks in 1998, more than 4,000 people were killed.
		At 0800 (0000 GMT) on Tuesday, the water in Dongting lake was almost 1.5 metres (five feet) above the 32 metre (106 foot) flood warning marks, said an official from the anti-flood bureau of nearby Changde city.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/asia-pacific/2194468.stm (557 words)

	Appeals template
		Meanwhile, continuous rainfall accompanied by frequent flash floods in areas around Dongting and Poyang Lakes and along the Yangtze River have caused the water level to surpass safety levels.
		Dongting Lake, Poyang Lake, Yangtze River — Due to continuous and heavy rainfall the water levels in Dongting Lake (in Hunan Province) and Poyang Lake (in Jiangxi Province) - the two biggest lakes in China - and in the Yangtze River surpassed the safety level on 1 July for the first time.
		Teams are being dispatched to patrol, day and night, the weak and dangerous sections of the dykes of the Yangtze River in Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Anhui and Sichuan provinces.
	www.act-intl.org /appeals/appeals_2002/UpASCN21-1-02.html (528 words)

	Beauty, the Land of China - Hunan
		Now the lake is divided into three sections: East Dongting Lake, South Dongting Lake, and West Dongting Lake.
		There are several islands in the lake; the most famous is Junshan Island, where silver needle tea is grown.
		As the old saying goes, "the water in the Dongting Lake and Junshan in it are viewed as green from the distance.
	library.thinkquest.org /20443/hunan.html (1564 words)

	:: Xinhuanet - English ::
		According to a survey released by the Hydrological Bureau of the Yangtze River Water Resources Committee recently, there were 38.3 million tons of silt flowing into the Dongting Lake in 2003.
		The lake area has shrunk from 6,000 sq km in 1852 to 2,623 sq km by 1995 as the result of large-scale land exploitation and silt accumulation.
		Chinese experts say the lake will play its role of diverting flood on Yangtze River again with a silt reduction and conversion of poor farmland back into lake.
	news.xinhuanet.com /english/2004-08/31/content_1931784.htm (253 words)

	Abstract from 1999 SRA Annual Meeting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Selecting the Dongting Lake region of Yangtze River, China as study area, using remote sensing and GIS techniques, this paper examines land use change and its impacts on flood risks at a pixel level within a 50 year time span.
		Based on correlation analysis, the paper argues that the extensive reclamation in the region, especially in the immediate surrounding area, and the subsequent significant reduction of the water area are the main factors contributing to the increasing flood losses.
		The paper concludes that a land use structure in harmony with the hydrologic procession of wetland is desirable to reduce future flood risk in the Dongting Lake Region of Yangtze River.
	www.riskworld.com /Abstract/1999/SRAam99/ab9ab318.htm (214 words)

	Three Gorges Project: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		It is scientifically demonstrated that it is not technically and economically feasible and reasonable to continually raise the height of levees along the banks of the Jingjiang stretch to upgrade the capacity of flood control.
		Meanwhile there are more effects of TGP as follows: effectively reducing silt-up in the downstream lakes, mitigating shrinkage of the above mentioned lake area, extending service life of the Dongting Lake, compensating regulation for flood from the tributaries of the Dongting Lake area, and thus mitigating threat of the flood thereto.
		Because of the regulation effect by the reservoir, the flow discharging downstream will be increased in dry season, favorable to delusion of sewage improvement of water quality and mitigation of pollution in the river course downstream of the dam.
	www.icold-cigb.org /Three_Gorges_Project.htm (3565 words)

	Yueyang Travel Hotels: Yueyang Tours, Yueyang China Hotels (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		It is located at the juncture of the Dongting Lake and the Yangtze River in northern Hunan.
		Found amid the lake's waters is Junshan Island, home to the precious silver needle tea.
		The enormous Dongting Lake (Dongtinghu) is the second largest fresh water lake in China, covering 3,900 square km.
	www.chinahotelsreservation.com /China_Yueyang_travel.asp (859 words)

	Регионы -> Провинция Hunan
		mountains and hills cover 80 percent of the province; a small plain surrounds Dongting Lake in the central north.
		Xiangjiang, Yuanjiang, Zishui, and Lishui Rivers; the Yangtze River touches the border near Dongting Lake.
		Mount Hengshan, 1,290 meters high, is one of the Five Mountains in eastern China; Dongting Lake, once the biggest fresh water lake in China, has an area of 2,820 square kilometers.
	www.allchina.ru /rus/regions/info/Hunan.php (234 words)

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