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Hong Lake
Hong LakeLocation in Hubei
Location	Honghu, Hubei
Coordinates	29°50′52″N 113°20′26″E / 29.847791°N 113.340454°E / 29.847791; 113.340454
Basin countries	China

Surface area	348 km (134 sq mi)

Settlements	Honghu

Hong Lake (Chinese: 洪湖; pinyin: Hóng Hú) is a 348 km (134 sq mi) freshwater lake in the municipal region of Jingzhou, in central China's Hubei province.

Map including Hong Lake (labeled as HUNG HU 洪湖) (1953)

Its name originates from: Hong (洪) vast, immense; flood, deluge + Hu (湖) lake, and is used as the name for the nearby county-level city of Honghu.

It is known for its lotus flowers.

References

http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_travel/2003-09/24/content_34334.htm Archived 2010-07-20 at the Wayback Machine Honghu Lake at Chinaculture.org

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