Where is Xianghongdian Reservoir?

Xianghongdian Reservoir is a national AAAA tourist attraction and a national water conservancy scenic spot.

The Xianghongdian Reservoir Scenic Area, a national water conservancy scenic spot, is located in Jinzhai County, Lu'an City, 120 kilometers away from Hefei City and 60 kilometers away from Lu'an City.

In 1951, in order to eradicate floods in the Huaihe River, Chairman Mao Zedong issued a call to "repair the Huaihe River." Therefore, an army of more than 20,000 people to control the Huaihe River took more than two years to build a reservoir with a storage capacity of 2.61 billion. Cubic meters of the largest reservoir in the Huaihe River Basin - Xianghongdian Reservoir in Anhui Province.

The construction of the Xianghongdian Reservoir Dam started in 1956 and was completed to store water in 1958. It is the first "equal radius and concentric concrete gravity arch dam" designed and built by my country. The reservoir controls a watershed area of ??1,431 square kilometers, with a maximum dam height of 87.5 meters, a dam crest arc length of 367.5 meters, and a dam crest width of 6 meters. Looking from a distance, the reservoir dam looks like a rainbow, hanging high between the two mountains. Looking down from the top of the dam, it looks like an indestructible copper wall, locking up the clear water of a lake and protecting the livelihood of the people in the basin.

The Xianghongdian Hydropower Station with an installed capacity of 40 MW was once the main peaking and frequency regulation power plant in Anhui Province and played an important role in the Anhui power grid. In 2000, the reservoir was expanded with the first pumped storage power station in Anhui Province with a capacity of 80 MW, which plays a role in peak shaving, valley filling, phase and frequency modulation, and emergency backup functions in the power grid. The six-story underground factory building is like a huge underground palace. It is warm in winter and cool in summer. It is a blessed place with caves and hot springs flowing in all seasons. The scenic area has a national-level artificial weather modification operation base and a fully automatic six-element weather station, which is very suitable for popular science tourism; the forest coverage rate in the scenic area reaches 90%, which is a natural breeding bar and is worthy of the name of green tourism; the scenic area is the birthplace of the Red 25 Army. Although the original site is submerged in the reservoir, trenches are faintly visible on the surrounding mountains, and red tourism resources are abundant. There is also a thousand-year-old Crystal Temple in the scenic area, which was the temple where Emperor Wu of Liang became a monk. The ancient tourism that travels through time and space allows people to experience the profound history and culture of the scenic area. foundation. Walking into the beautiful Xianghongdian Reservoir Scenic Area is like appreciating an ink landscape painting. It will definitely make you linger and make your trip worthwhile.

The Xianghongdian Reservoir, with a water area of ??69 square kilometers, together with the Foziling Reservoir, irrigates 6.6 million acres of fertile farmland downstream. At the same time, it is responsible for supplying water and ecological water to cities such as Lu'an and Hefei. The mission is a "big water tank" for the 13 million residents downstream. It can be said that Xianghongdian Reservoir is a kind of great beauty that has no noise but its own sound. Its beauty is real but not empty. Its beauty lies in the selfless pursuit of water conservancy people for the harvest of the earth.

The reservoir is rich in mandarin fish, silver carp, white silk carp, yellow bonito and other fish. More than 260,000 kilograms of fresh fish were caught in one net, setting a world record for inland river fishing at that time. It is an ideal water sports ground and a natural fishing place. In the huge artificial lake, there are island attractions such as Dragon, Phoenix, Xuanwang Mountain, Shizibao, and Diaoyutai. There are Huangchaojian Temple, Songshan Temple, Crystal Temple and other historic sites. It takes five people to surround the thousand-year-old pine tree, and its branches spread out as if to welcome guests from all directions.

The scenic area is adjacent to the Hongshi Valley National Geological Park and Lu'an Guapian Ecological Sightseeing Tea Garden, and is the core area of ??Lu'an Tea Valley. Hongshi Valley has been famous for its "28 peaks, 18 rocks, 72 caves, 36 strange rocks, and 12 waterfalls" since ancient times. The scenic area is surrounded by peaks, tea gardens, red rocks, gurgling water, waterfalls and ancient caves. Among them, Qiyun Mountain, a famous mountain through the ages, Bat Cave, the birthplace of Guapian in Lu'an, and Leigong Cave, a strange cave through the ages. Qiyun Grottoes left behind by volcanic movements. The red stone group represents the landscape of red stone soul, hippopotamus playing in the water, lotus stone, red stone and stunning red stone river, As well as Dalongtan, Tianhe Waterfall and other landscapes dotted all over the place. The emerging Xianghongdian Scenic Area has become an emerging tourist attraction integrating eco-tourism, water sightseeing and tea culture experience. It is another shining pearl of Dabie Mountain tourism.

The Xianghongdian Water Conservancy Hotel supporting the scenic spot has an elegant and tranquil environment. The hardware is configured according to three-star standards. It has 80 high- and mid-range guest rooms with complete indoor facilities and broadband network connections. There are 2 large and small conference rooms. The Dragon World catering building can accommodate more than 200 people dining at the same time. Parking lot, Swimming pool and tourist reception center are all available. It is an ideal place for tourists to sightsee, conference, business negotiation, and leisure vacation.

Address: Xianghongdian Reservoir Management Office, Anhui Province (Mabu Town, Jinzhai County, Anhui Province)

Telephone: 0564-7313692

Hotel: 7313798, 7313799