Lake Shi (Chinese: 石湖; pinyin: Shí Hú) or Shi Hu, literally Stone Lake, is a fresh water lake located in the southeast of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. It is closed to Shangfang Mountain, which is a national forest park of China. The most famous spot of it is "Lake Shi String of Moons" (石湖串月) on August 17 of the Chinese calendar, when nine reflections of the moon appear in a line. Lake Shi was a bay of the Lake Tai in ancient times.[1]

Lake Shi
石湖 (Chinese)
Lakeshore
Lake Shi is located in Jiangsu
Lake Shi
Lake Shi
LocationWuzhong District, Suzhou, Jiangsu
Coordinates31°14′46″N 120°35′28″E / 31.246°N 120.591°E / 31.246; 120.591
TypeFresh water lake
Basin countriesChina
Surface area3.6 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
SettlementsSuzhou
Lake Shi shoot from a high vantage point
Lake Shi shoot from a high vantage point

References

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  1. ^ 景区概况 (in Chinese). Suzhou Stone Lake. Archived from the original on 2012-06-18. Retrieved 2012-06-28.