Is Baiyangdian Lake not dry yet?

As of November 2019, Baiyangdian has not dried up.

As of November 2019, Anxin County has coordinated with the provincial and municipal water conservancy departments to implement Baiyangdian ecological water replenishment three times, with a water volume of 180 million cubic meters. The annual water level in the core area is controlled at around 7.6 meters, maintaining the ecological water level of Baiyangdian Lake.

It plays an important role in maintaining the Baiyangdian ecosystem and developing agriculture, animal husbandry, fishery and tourism. Baiyangdian ecological environment protection pilot project has invested 190 million yuan to complete 11 sub-projects including comprehensive sewage purification.

The alkali drainage ditch reconstruction project in Section 6 from Nanhe to Xin'an North Embankment has been completed. The total length of sand discharge is 3.3km, 36,400m3 of earthwork demolition, 1060m2 of lotus planting and 21000m2 of clover planting.

Invest 9.4722 million yuan to implement the dredging task of Baiyangdian Tourist Line A and Zhainan Village to Dongdiantou Wharf. The total length of dredging is 16.6 kilometers and the dredging area is 273,600 square meters.

Extended information:

Baiyangdian has been inhabited for a long time. The pottery shards unearthed from the Nanzhuangtou site in Xushui County, upstream of Baiyangdian, show that as early as the early Holocene, the primitive ancestors had arrived nearby. Area activities in Baiyangdian.

During the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the scope of human activities in Baiyangdian gradually expanded. By the Spring and Autumn Period, there was Guoyi near Baiyangdian. "Zuo Zhuan" records that in the spring and first month of the seventh year of Duke Zhao, the marquis succeeded Guo.

The Guo mentioned here is located in Shiqiu West, Renqiu County, Hebei Province, according to "Records of Fangxing's History". That is the ruins of Gaoguocheng in the north of Houzhao Village today. During the Warring States Period, there were also Mon Yi and Li Yi here.

Before the Tang Dynasty, Baiyangdian Lake still maintained its natural and original appearance without artificial management. In the Song Dynasty, Baiyangdian was located at the junction of Song and Liao. In order to resist the invasion of Liao soldiers, the Song Dynasty carried out Tangluo in Baiyangdian. The Zhu River gathered on the edge, so it was limited to the Liao Dynasty.

In addition, field planting is also carried out, and management agencies are set up for edge ponds. Through artificial management, the water conservancy benefits of Dianbo can be brought into full play. In the Ming Dynasty, in order to supplement the population of Baiyangdian, a large number of immigrants migrated to Anxin County from Hongdong County, Shanxi and Xiaoxing Prefecture, Gubeikou during the Yongle Period.

In the Baiyangdian area, a production and lifestyle based on fish and reed production has gradually taken shape. In the Qing Dynasty, the opening of the Baotian Canal played a great role in the exchange of materials and economic prosperity in the Baoding area.

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