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Liu Yi Well, supposedly the site where Liu Yi entered Dongting Lake, a tourist attraction on Junshan Island. "The Tale of the Supernatural Marriage at Dongting" ( Chinese : 洞庭靈姻傳 ), better known as "The Story of Liu Yi" ( Chinese : 柳毅傳 ), is a Chinese chuanqi (fantasy) short story from the Tang dynasty , written by Li Chaowei ...
Dongting Lake (Chinese: 洞庭湖) is a large, shallow lake in northeastern Hunan Province, China. It is a flood basin of the Yangtze River , so its volume depends on the season. The provinces of Hubei and Hunan are named after their location relative to the lake: Hubei means "North of the Lake" and Hunan , "South of the Lake".
In the Story [about Liễu Nghị], it was said that the daughter of the [Dragon] King in Dongting Lake had been married off to the second son of the [Dragon] King in Jing River; [the story about Liễu Nghị] was irresponsibly imagined to be [the story about] King of Kinh Dương. Now that there have been husband and wife, there shall also be ...
Located on the city wall of the west gate of the ancient city in Yueyang city, Hunan province, China, Yueyang Tower faces Junshan Island and overlooks Dongting Lake, being exquisite and imposing. Since ancient times, it has enjoyed the good reputation that Dongting Lake is the best among lakes, and Yueyang Tower is incomparable among towers.
A day earlier the 226-metre (740-foot) stretch of dike breached at Dongting Lake in Hunan province, with 5,700 residents relocated, China Central Television reported.
Junshan Island consists of 72 peaks on an oval island in Dongting Lake. It was initially called "Mount Xiang" (湘山) in ancient times, also referred to as "Mount Dongting" (洞庭山). [2] Junshan Island is full of historical sites such as the Tomb of Xiangfei (湘妃墓).
Created Date: 8/30/2012 4:52:52 PM
The pair returned to the lake — Lough Ennell in Ireland’s County Westmeath — over successive nights, choosing different vantage points from which to view the birds.