A growing number of islands or inlets on and around the lake have
also been modified to serve as tourist attractions, including Deer
Island
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Monkey Islang, Egret Oasis, a reptile pond for snakes and crocodiles,
and the more natural scenic spots of Lingyang Hill, Taiping Bay, Gold
Island, Sanmen Canyon and Wushi Ridge, all of which offer excellent
views of the lake and its surroundings. To the west of the lake lie
Xifeng Temple and Yongqing Nunnery, the only temples to be preserved in
the area following the turbulent years of mid 20th century in China.
Other similar sites around the lake include Longyao Village, a
reconstructed village, and an area dedicated to explaining the mysteries
of the Eight Trigrams of ‘Bagua’ used in Taoist cosmology to represent
the principles of reality. All of these areas are accessible via tourist
boats available from the visitor center on the south side of the lake.
The
visitor center is also the bast for numerous water-based activities
available on the lake, where visitors can go fishing, speed-boating,
water and jet-skiing, or just relax and enjoy the scenery from the
recently constructed jetty.
On its northern shore the lake
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also boasts the recently completed and purpose-built ‘Crouching Tiger’
Golf Course and Resort. Designed by South African Golfer Gary Player the
area consists of two eighteen-hole courses, a club house and integrated
marina, all of which apparently employ locals from the nearby fishing
villages to cut the grass and, maintain the course and its facilities.
Although
the vast majority of tourists are drawn to southern Anhui by the lure
of the nearby holy mountain of Huangshan (learn more via
Huangshan travel guide),
Taiping Lake offers visitors a welcome alternative to the crowded
mountain paths and cable cars, and as a day trip or overnight stop-off
point it is a destination well-worth considering.
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