Yangcheng Lake is located in the northeast of Suzhou City. The details are as follows:

1. Introduction

On the bank of Yangcheng Lake, it is adjacent to Shanghai in the east and Suzhou in the west. Beijing-Shanghai Railway and Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway 312 National Highway all pass by the area, and it is connected to Shanghai Hongqiao The airports are only half an hour's drive away. She has a coastline of 9.67 kilometers, which is winding and poetic. Yangcheng Lake has a total water surface of 180,000 acres. It is one of the lakes in the lower reaches of Taihu Lake and is a remnant of ancient Taihu Lake. One is Yangcheng Lake. The famous origin of "Qingshui Hairy Crab". It is located in the south of Jiangsu Province and northeast of Suzhou City. It is 17 kilometers long from north to south, has a maximum width of 8 kilometers from east to west, covers an area of ??117 square kilometers, and has a water storage capacity of 370 million cubic meters. There are two sand ridges lined up in the lake, dividing Yangcheng Lake into three lakes: East, Middle and West.

2. Geographical location

Yangcheng Lake is located in Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, with east longitude 120°39′-120°51′, north latitude 31°21′-31°30′ southwest It is about 10 kilometers away from Suzhou City, about 60 kilometers away from Shanghai in the east, and about 30 kilometers away from the Yangtze River in the north. It is one of the important freshwater lakes in Jiangsu Province.

3. History and Culture

There is a legend about the Eight Immortals in Yangcheng Lake. Before the Eight Immortals crossed the sea, they stayed in Yangcheng Lake for a few days. The folks in Yangcheng Lake warmly welcomed Zhang Guolao, Cao Guojiu, Tieguaili, Lu Dongbin, Han Xiangzi, Lan Caihe, He Xiangu, and Han Zhongli. The Eight Immortals were very moved and joined them together. After discussing how to repay, they finally decided that each person should leave one kind of aquatic product for Yangcheng Lake. As a result, they really "showed their magical powers" and produced eight kinds of delicacies, all of which were extremely delicious: snails, eels, white fish, black fish, Bream, grass carp, herring, clear water shrimp (there are also other eight delicacies that are similar, but the eight delicacies are definitely said).