Baofeng Lake

Baofeng Lake (Chinese: 宝峰湖), also spelled Baofeng Hu,[1] is an artificial fresh-water lake[2] in the Wulingyuan Scenic Area located on the south side of Suoxiyu Village, Wulingyuan District, Zhangjiajie City, Hunan, China.

The lake is an artificial reservoir[4] that is created by blocking gorge and building dam, [5] its average depth is 72 metres (236 ft), length is 2.5 kilometres (1.6 miles), and it is surrounded by forested stone peaks.

[6][7] Baofeng Lake is one of the filming locations for the TV series Journey to the West[8] and Wulong Mountain Suppression of Bandits.

[9] In the 1970s, Suoxiyu's local villagers built dams to generate electricity, which inadvertently created a lake.

[10] The lake was named Baofeng Lake because it is backed by the Baofeng Mountain.