Free 5A Scenic Area: Bailang Lake Road, the top choice for self-driving tours in Hunan.

Chenzhou Tour Ninth Stop: Bailang Lake Road       Bailang Lake Road is located in Bailang Town, Zixing City, Hunan Province. It is the first high-standard tourist road around the 5A scenic area of Dongjiang Lake. It starts from Bailang Wharf and ends at Changying Wharf, with a total length of about 15 kilometers. There are many parking berths and leisure viewing platforms along the way. Tourists can drive, ride, and walk on the lake road to experience the beauty of Dongjiang Lake up close. The lake is vast and misty, and the small islands in the lake are scattered, making the scenery picturesque. It is known as the Maldives of Hunan. The key is that it is free and no tickets are required.       Strolling leisurely around the lake, the clear lake reflects the blue sky and white clouds, and the scenery is picturesque. The winding and winding lake shoreline is like a golden ribbon, embedded between the blue lake and the green mountains, which is breathtaking.         Of course, you can also take a boat to the lake to take a look and have close contact with the lake. At this moment, you feel like you are "boating on the blue waves, people are swimming in the painting". Take a sip of lake water and taste it. It is cool and sweet, refreshing. This is a first-class drinking water source in Hunan, which can be drunk directly.        There are homestays built next to the lake road, which is an ideal place for leisure and vacation, suitable for all seasons.          In the early morning, come to the lake road, you can see a red sun rising slowly from the lake, the lake is misty, and the morning glow is reflected, like a dream. In the evening, the setting sun sets, the sunset and the lonely bird fly together, the lake and the sky are the same color, and it is extremely romantic.        There are beautiful scenery here in all seasons: in spring, the flowers on both sides of the lake road are blooming, the grass is green, the willows are brushed, and the peach blossoms are blooming on the hillside. In summer, there are more flowers here, bees and butterflies are flying, the grass is beautiful and the fish are fat, and the melons and fruits are fragrant. In autumn, the bright red maple leaves and the milky white reed flowers sway in the wind, which is charming. In winter, the golden ginkgo, the big red metasequoia, and the honey oranges full of orange trees make you dazzled and reluctant to leave.