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Lushan Xihai (Lushan West Sea) 庐山西海Lúshān Xīhǎi
5A scenic area · Jiujiang, Jiangxi
About Lushan Xihai (Lushan West Sea)
A large reservoir lake west of Mount Lushan, created between 1958 and 1972 by damming the Xiu River at Zhelin. Its 308 sq km of water spread mainly across Yongxiu and Wuning counties and are dotted with wooded islands, with boat trips and lakeside walks on offer. The scenic area has three sections, Zhelin, Jinkou and the Buddhist mountain of Yunju, and has been rated 5A since 2020.
How to get to Lushan Xihai (Lushan West Sea)
The main pier at Sima, in Zhelin town on the south shore, is about 40 km west-north-west of Yongxiu town and about 70 km south-west of Jiujiang.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Lushan Xihai International Hot Spring Resort 庐山西海国际温泉度假村 (under 10 km), Sunshine 29 Resort (Huayuan Valley), Wuning 阳光照耀29度假村 (under 10 km), Longyuan Gorge, Yongxiu 龙源峡 (10 km), Yunju Mountain and Zhenru Temple 云居山真如寺 (20 km).
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