The lake is not far from downtown Kaohsiung and the major suburban district of Fengshan.

[1] The lake is a source of the water supply network and a tourist area of the Kaohsiung region.

A chateau of Chiang Kai-shek, the former president and military leader of Taiwan, is located in the park.

The restored Zhongxing Pagoda the lake area's tallest structure, standing 43 meters high, with good views from the top, which can be reached via winding stairs.

After Mainland China fell under the control of the Chinese Communist Party in 1949, General Huang Chieh led 30,000 Republic of China Army soldiers to Vietnam and they were stationed at Phu Quoc Island.