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	Boyang Lake, Jiangxi, China Scene Spot
		Situated in Jiangxi Province, Lake Boyang is China's largest fresh-water lake, with an area of 3,583 square kilometers, and as a natural reservoir, regulating the water level of the Yangtze River.
		Lake Boyang area is renowned for being a "land of rice and fish", and endowed with a vast beautiful lake and exquisite mountains, it's a famous scenic spot too.
		Lake Boyang Migratory-birds Reserve: Located close to the Wucheng township in Yongxiu County of Jiangxi Province, it's a swamp of the lake formed by a dozen of marshes, ponds, bends, streams, branching lakes etc., covering an area of about 90 square kilometers.
	www.toptrip.cc /destination/spot/jx_lakeboyang.htm (245 words)

	Poyang Lake
		The southern part is the main lake, with the length of 133km and the furthest width of 74km.
		Since it possesses humid monsoon climate, Boyang Lake becomes accordingly "the country of rivers and green grass, and blooming plums in the misty rain", and "a land flowing with milk and honey".
		Shizhongshan and Mt. Dagushan in Hukou County, Mt. Nanshan and Laoyemiao Shrine in Douchang County and Mt. Luoxingdun in Xingzi County are intriguing tourist attractions.
	english.cri.cn /725/2006/03/24/202@66277.htm (694 words)

	LakeNet - Lakes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The lake helps regulate water in the Yangtze River by providing water to the river during low water periods and receiving water from the river during the high water period.
		Poyang is a shallow lake that "has a vast expanse of surface when much water flows in but becomes rather a line when dried up" (Jin 1995).
		Poyang Lake lies at the convergence of 5 rivers, the Ganjiang River, the Fuhe River, the Xinhe River, the Raohe River and the Xiushui River.
	www.worldlakes.org /lakedetails.asp?lakeid=8630 (479 words)

	Portrayer service for you
		The lakes are of national economic significance, mainly as fisheries.
		At the center of the lakes region is the large metropolis of Wuhan.
		The lake, with an average area of about 1,380 square miles, receives the Kan River tributary and, in turn, is linked to the Yangtze by a wide tributary.
	www.portrayer.com /gorges/gorge/lower.htm (788 words)

	China Corner - Traditional Chinese Culture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Boyang Lake has the annual mean precipitation of 1,636mm, because of the contribution of warm and humid monsoon.
		Boyang Lake Watershed has been one of the rich, economically forward areas in China since ancient time.
		Boyang Lake was the only waterway to Jiangxi from the north in ancient time.
	www.china-corner.com /culturaltravel/poyanglake.asp (579 words)

	Lake Poyang information - Search.com
		Lake Poyang (Chinese: 鄱阳湖; Pinyin: Póyáng Hú), located in Jiangxi Province, is the largest freshwater lake in China.
		The lake provides habitat for many migratory birds, and is a favorite destination for birding.
		During the winter, the lake becomes the home of White Cranes.
	search.com.com /reference/Lake_Boyang (122 words)

	Bioline International Official Site (site up-dated regularly)
		At present, the 121 endemic counties are mainly distributed in the lake and mountain regions.
		In the areas of fork-like lake beach and dam-circle marsh subtypes, the infection rate of population was over 20% in the residential quarter within 500m from the beach.
		The main reservoirs in fork-like lake beach and dam-circle marsh subtype are infected buffalo and cattle or infected buffalo, cattle and pigs, most of the buffalo and cattle coming from other endemic areas.
	www.bioline.org.br /request?oc95059 (2702 words)

	Three Gorges Probe - Restoring China's lost lakes
		On Qinshan Island in Dongting Lake, the Zhang family and their neighbours were left until Stage 4 of the plan.
		Their fields will once again be part of the lake, part of a 560-square-km area of land reclaimed from the lake now being returned to its original state.
		The great wetlands and lakes of the Yangtze are a vital link in the north-south great Asian migration routes for swans, herons, storks, duck, geese, cormorants and, above all, the precious and endangered four species of crane.
	www.threegorgesprobe.org /tgp/index.cfm?DSP=content&ContentID=3939 (1183 words)

	picture33
		The Yangze River, the longest river in China, is to the north of it, while the Boyang Lake, the largest piece of fresh water in China is to the east and south.
		The protective area of migrant birds in the Boyang Lake at the foot of the mountain is a "World of Cranes", boasting itself of the biggest flock of white cranes in the world.
		Facing the river and lake and with its high hills and deep valleys, it possess typical characteristics of the mountain climate.
	home.seechina.com.cn /html/life/picture33.html (1298 words)

	Zhu's green report boosts wildlife campaigners
		Under the rule of Chairman Mao Zedong, China drained large areas of marsh and lake land to grow grain, a scheme that allowed millions to be settled in newly-ploughed regions in Manchuria.
		He complains that China's famous white cranes which used to winter in vast numbers on Boyang Lake in Jiangxi are dwindling in numbers as their habitat disappears.
		The programme aims to cut the sedimentation entering the Yangtze and Yellow rivers and among the beneficiaries will be farmers living around Dongting and Boyang lakes who will be compensated with state grain to offset the loss of their land.
	www.hartford-hwp.com /archives/55/230.html (573 words)

	Waterway 16 South East Asia
		The downstream area of the Yangtze is 938 km long, from the Hukoi of Boyang Lake to the Yangtze river mouth.
		Storms occur in other parts of the basin, such as the Wu Jiang tributary and the Dongting and Boyang lakes from May to July, upstream of the Yangtze, and downstream of the Jinsha Jiang and Han Jiang tributaries from June to August.
		In the first phase, the Boyang and Dongting lakes were filled, causing the water level mid and downstream to increase.
	webworld.unesco.org /water/ihp/publications/waterway/wat16/Sea.html (4002 words)

	Chinese Lakes-Virtual Science Museum of China
		As the largest freshwater lake in China, the Poyang Lake lies in the north of Jiangxi Province, and on the south bank of the Yangtze River.
		Thus, Poyang Lake is a fluvial lake formed from the course change of the Yangtze River.
		The major inflows entering the lake are the Gan River, Fu River, Xin River, Rao River, Xiu River, Boyang Lake and West Lake.
	www.kepu.com.cn /english/lake/divine/200309240035.html (569 words)

	6. Outlines of Major Projects in Rural Aquaculture
		Its main objective was to resettle 2 000 fishing families living in poverty on their houseboats in Hongze Lake, to provide them a new livelihood by providing houses, schools, and a hospital, and to encourage them to develop aquaculture in the lake.
		The fishery resources in the lake area were restored due to the practices of stocking fish and crab seeds, cultivation of 7 534 ha of water weed and establishment of protected regions.
		The Boyang Lake is the largest lake in China; its fish catch dropped from 38 200 mt in 1964 to 1 575 mt in 1984.
	www.fao.org /DOCREP/003/X6945E/x6945e08.htm (3426 words)

	Fishery Production Management
		Fishing in the lakes and reservoirs was the major fishery practice in the past, but aquaculture has developed rapidly in recent years.
		Fishing in the lakes is the major fishery practiced in this zone and fishery resource enhancement has been paid more attention in recent years.
		The zone is mainly engaged in fish farming in the salt lakes and reservoirs.
	www.lib.noaa.gov /china/archi/manage.htm (1229 words)

	Nanchang
		Nanchang, the capital city of Jiangxi Province, lies in the lower reaches of the Hanjiang River and the Fuhe River, and faces the Boyang Lake.
		Centered on the Boyang Lake, there are hundreds of lakes around, such as the Junshan Lake, the Jinxi Lake, the Qinggang Lake and the Yaohu Lake.
		In the northeast are the Aixi Lake, the Qingshan Lake and the Xianshi Lake, and four other scenic ones in the north, south, east and west.
	www.chinaculture.org /gb/en_travel/2003-09/24/content_35429.htm (305 words)

	Poyang Lake
		Boyang Lake Watershed has been one of the rich, economically forward areas in China since ancient time.
		Boyang Lake was the only waterway to Jiangxi from the north in ancient time.
		For bird viewing by the Poyang Lake, tourists can take speed boat from Nanchang to Wucheng Town (Wucheng Zhen), where a bird reserve is located.
	en.chinabroadcast.cn /725/2006/03/24/202@66277.htm (694 words)

	China Facts and Insight
		Lakes in China cover a total area of 80,000 square kilometres.
		The major fresh-water lakes are the Boyang Lake, the Dongting ILake, the Taihu Lake and the Hongzehu Lake.
		Major salt- water lakes include the Qinghai Lake, the Namu Lake, the Qilin Lake and the Luobupo Lake.
	www.gac-china.com /China_Insight/china_insight.html (1433 words)

	Aquatic plants and animals
		Due to its advantageous geographical position and capacity in regulating the river flow, Dongting Lake acts as a key player in the river-lake ecological system and is an important base to replenish the colonies of many economic fishes in the Yangtze River.
		There are 28 grounds for the fish to tide over the winter with an area of 353.76 square kilometers in Dongting Lake, and the total of the fish population that comes to tide over the winter amounts to 12 to 18 thousand tons.
		Of the total catches in Boyang Lake in 1996, common carp occupied 34.6 percent and the four domestic fish species constituted 3 1.1 percent of the total.
	www.zhb.gov.cn /english/quality/3Gorges/chapter4-5.htm (1390 words)

	Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections - Nanchang to seek oil and gas resources in Boyang Lake (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		In order to pave the way for exploitation around the lake, the Nanchang Government has recently drafted and released a Plan for Municipal Minerals and Resources, an official with the city's Development and Planning Office told.
		The lake, located a few kilometres southeast of the city of Nanchang, is seen as an important source of fresh water in the province, as well as nationally.
		Worries that oil and gas exploitation would lead to pollution and consequently ruin the lake might be holding back development.
	www.gasandoil.com /goc/news/nts43817.htm (296 words)

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		Decline of the Dongting Lake is caused by sediment from its branches and enclosure of the lake to be farmland.
		The decline of lake makes the occurrence of flood in the area surrounding lake more frequent, being once every 5 years from 1950 to 1957, once every 3 or 4 years from 1970 to 1990 and twice every 3 years after 1990.
		The decline of lakes reduces their capacity of diverting water and sediment, more sediment has to be drained from the Changjiang River.
	dbx.cr.chiba-u.jp /gdes/sid/china98flood/manuscript.html (3834 words)

	Home > Cotati, California, CA, 94926, Cotati Real Estate, Cotati Yellow Pages, Cotati Classifieds, Cotati News, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The largest of these lakes is Dongting Lake, which is located on the border of Hunan and Hubei provinces, and is the outlet for most of the rivers in Hunan.
		At the northern tip of Jiangxi, Lake Boyang, the biggest lake in China, merges into the river.
		Traditionally, the upstream part of the Yangtze River refers to the section\/Hukou" title="Hukou">Hukou, where Boyang Lake meets the river; the downstream part is from Hukou to Shanghai.
	www.cotaticaus.com /info/Yangtze_River (1826 words)

	WWF China Print Page
		The Yangtze lakes and rivers ecoregion is China's most important freshwater ecosystem.
		During the two-day forum, experts and scholars discussed both the present and future situation of the four biggest freshwater lakes in the area - Dongting Lake, Boyang Lake, Tai Lake, and Chao Lake - from the perspectives of economy, ecosystem, protection, and utilization.
		Theories and approaches to the conservation of the Yangtze lakes and rivers eco-region were a major part of the discussions.
	www.wwfchina.org /english/print.php?loca=150 (579 words)

	China Top Attractions
		Wudalianchi (Five Big Linking Lakes) is situated in the northern part of Dedu County, Heilongjiang Province, to the western foot of Xiao Xinanling Ridge and on the upper reach of Bai River, branch of the Nemoer River.
		The Huangguoshu waterfall, one of the largest in China, is situated over the Baishui River, one of the headstreams of the Dabang River in the Zhenning Bouyei-Miao Autonomous County southwest of Guizhou.
		The Diaoshuilou waterfall is situated near the outlets of Jingbo Lake southwest of Ningan County in the upper reaches of the Mudanjiang River in southeastern Heilongjiang River.
	www.china-window.com /china_travel/china_top_attractions/index.shtml (907 words)

	Teaching in China
		Lakes in China cover a total area of 80,000 square kilometers.
		The major fresh-water lakes are the Boyang Lake, the Dongting Lake, the Taihu Lake and the Hongzehu Lake.
		The Himalayan is the biggest and highest mountain range in the world, on the eastern section of which looms the 8,848.13 meter high Mount Qomolangma (Everest), the world's loftiest peak rising between China and Nepal.
	www.careerinchina.citymax.com /notice.html (4083 words)

	Jiangxi promises for completing the resettlement and town establishment this year (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Being suffered greatly from flood disasters, 900,000 ordinary people from Boyang Lake of Jiangxi Province will say goodbye to the flood before the flood season this year.
		That is because its governor Huang Zhiquan promised to complete the task on the settlement and town establishment this year.
		In the past three years, 20 cities and counties surrounding the lake practiced four stages and the planned investment of RMB3 billion in the settlement and town establishment work.
	www.enviroinfo.org.cn /Ecological_Construction/Water/Lake_Reservoir/e013108_en.htm (119 words)

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		Another six nature reserves -- Zhalong in Heilongjiang, Xianghai in Jilin, Boyang Lake in Jiangxi, East Dongting Lake in Hunan, Bird Island in Qinghai and Dongzhai Harbor in Hainan -- have been included in the list of the world's important wetlands.
		At present, a total of 512 historic and scenic sites has been designated, of which 119 are at the national level, 256 at the provincial level and 137 at the city or county level, covering a total area of 9.6 million hectares.
		The atmospheric environment there has attained the state's first-level quality and the water quality of major rivers and lakes is also higher than the national standard for the surface waters environmental quality.
	members.tripod.com /ghyuan/china/EnvironmentalE-6.html (1556 words)

	Energy answers are blowing in the wind
		"Boyang Lake is a right place to explore new and clean power energy," he said.
		Located in East China's Jiangxi Province, Boyang Lake, covering a total area of 5,100 square kilometres, boasts rich wind power resources, which can be exploited to ease the power shortage, Xiong said.
		"It is imperative to speed up the development of wind power on the lake and stress the use of clean energy to ease the strain on power plants," said Huang Yicheng, a power expert.
	english.sohu.com /20041229/n223691718.shtml (297 words)

	Large Groups of While Fin Dolphins Found in (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		NANCHANG (Dec. 18) XINHUA - Chinese scientists have found that the river section of the Yangtze and the Boyang Lake in Jiangxi Province, East China, are the home of white fin dolphins (Chinese river dolphins).
		The survey, organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, was conducted in early November in the lower and middle mainstream of the Yangtze as well as in the waters of the Boyang and Dongting lakes, the first and second largest in the country.
		Based on the survey, the experts believed that the Jiujiang section of the Yangtze River and the Boyang Lake are ideal natural preserves for dolphins, for the waters are less polluted and rich in feed.
	members.aol.com /cmwwrc/marmamnews/97121801.html (186 words)

	"Birds, Don't Fly away!" NPC Deputy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Statistics show that 98 percent of such cranes choose to spend winter on the Boyang Lake in Jiangxi.
		The quality of Boyang Lake has been improved as a result of efforts to control water pollution around the lake.
		To Gong’s delight, He found in early 2001 that flocks of white cranes had returned Boyang Lake.
	english.peopledaily.com.cn /features/lianghui/2001030700A101.html (314 words)

	jingdezhen travel, jingdezhen information, jingdezhen guide, jingdezhen travel agency
		It is sutiated in the tropical hill area; topography descending from the northeast to southwest, most area in northeast and northwest dominated by mountains, and southeast and southwest by hills with mere latitude of 200m.It occupies area of about 5,248 sq km..
		Chang River and Le'an River - part of the water system of Boyang Lake, crossing the region from north to south.
		Jingdezhen is known as the "porcelain city" since the Song dynasty, with a history of 1700 years porcelain-making.
	www.travellerskey.com /china/jingdezhen_china.html (163 words)

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