Shanghai's largest artificial lake in the west, covering a total area of 33

85 hectares. In Shanghai, there is such a place, it is the largest artificial lake in the west of Shanghai. With a total area of 33.85 hectares, it is a free spot for walking with children and taking photos! Perhaps curious friends will ask, where exactly is this largest artificial lake in the west of Shanghai? What different scenery does it offer? With these questions and curiosity, today let's talk about Yuanxiang Lake in Shanghai. Yuanxiang Lake is named after Zhou Dunyi's 'Love of the Lotus' from the Song Dynasty: 'I love the lotus because it grows out of the mud and doesn't get dirty, and it washes in clear water without being seductive. It is straight on the inside and straight on the outside, without branches or tendrils, its fragrance is far-reaching and clear, it stands erect and clean, and can be viewed from a distance but not played with disrespectfully.' Its artistic conception corresponds with the planning pattern of Jiading New City, which is 'a forest every kilometer, a lake every hundred meters, rivers and lakes connected, with the fragrance of lotus filling the city.' In the planning, Yuanxiang Lake is opposite the F1 racetrack at the western end of the central axis of Jiading New City, distributed at both ends of the central axis. The racetrack is shaped like the character '上' (shang), and to echo this shape, Yuanxiang Lake is designed with the character '海' (hai) as its image. From a high altitude, the characters '上' and '海' echo each other. Yuanxiang Lake is not only the core landscape of Jiading New City but also the largest artificial lake in the west of Shanghai, with a land area of about 60.89 hectares, of which the land area is 27.04 hectares and the water area is 33.85 hectares.