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Dongjiang Lake locates at the upriver of Dongjiang River in the Zixing City. It is close to Beijing-Guangzhou Railroad and 107 national highways, 38 kilometers from the downtown. It covers an area about 160 square kilometers, with vast water and waves and many islands. It is called "Hunan Dongting Lake". The Doushuai Island is the biggest island in Dongjiang Lake with an area of 5.6 square kilometers. In the Doushuai, limestone caves are like nature's mazes. They are incomparably mysterious. In the scenery there are such spots as Dongjiang Lake, Doushuai Spirit Caves, Dragon Scenery Park, the Small Foggy Dongjiang Island, Hougushan Waterfall, Dongjiang Dam, etc. The First Drift of China's Eco-tourism Dongjiang Drift, bailout above water, seaplane, aquatic slide way, the hot spring bathes and so on integrate participation and sightseeing together. Here transportation is convenient, and the four seasons are pleasant, hence a natural paradise for tourists' sightseeing. The First Ecological Dongjiang Drift begins in upriver Xishui River of Huangchao Town. Its total length reaches 28 kilometers, with 75 kilometers of fall, 108 dangerous shoals. The water is clean, stones grotesque, fish rare. In the banks are primitive forests, with precious birds and animals living among. Dongjiang Drift is known for its unique ecological environment and thrill, hence the First Drift of China's Eco-tourism. Drift time on Saturday and Sunday is 10:00-13:00, only once in ordinary day morning. If you want to participate in morning drift, you must arrive at Huangchao Town before 9:00. If you want to participate in afternoon drift you'd better reach Huang Caozhen before 11:30 so as to have lunch there. Drift season for every year starts from the end of April to the end of October. Here is the natural oxygen bar: the air is so fresh that it tastes sweet. Stand at the lakeside, and look into the distance, you will find green pines, dark green Chenshu trees and the light green goosefoots. The shade alternates in the lake, as if many a painter's brush are painting lonesomeness and quietness, trying to disclose the mysteries. They all seem so tranquil and serene that you heard the heartbeat of Dongjiang Lake. You will feet as if you were a small fish swimming into the organic whole of Dongjiang Lake. The busy and noisy metropolis now seemed so distant, while your free heart got purified by this extremely clean spot. The reflections in the lake rippled and extended away unceasingly. You go out the cabin to stand at the bow, immersing yourself in the cool lake breeze and looking at the vast wave and water. You will feel a sense of unspeakable happiness. After bypassing several hills, the water became more sublime and wide, and the spirit air rises, too. It was quite like "Ten thousand square meters of waters reflecting the kaleidoscopic world".
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