The Tangxun Lake Recreational Area is divided into three recreational areas: 'Rural' Park (including a fishing center); Water Sports Recreation Area (combination of tourism and competitive sports; yacht racing area, rowing center and swimming pool); and Summer Recreational Area, (business center, office buildings, news center, a layer of shopping center, swimming pool, professional training and the gym, etc).

The Tangxun Lake Resort Area was developed by the Hubei Huatai Land Industry Co., Ltd.[6] Tangxun Lake Railway Station and Miaoshan Railway Station, located on the northern and southern shores of Tangxun Lake are stops on the Wuhan–Xianning intercity railway.

[7] The Science and Technology Park of Huazhong University of Science and Technology is located on the north shore of Tangxun Lake.

Wuhan Donghu University was established on the western shore of Tangxun Lake in 1980.

[8] Wuhan Institute of Design and Sciences was established on the eastern shore of Tangxun Lake in 2015.