Local area

Hengshui Lake has a long history. According to legend, it is the "Yu trace" left by Dayu's flood control. Jizhou on the south bank was once the "head of Jiuzhou", from which Hebei referred to as "Ji". According to textual research, many rivers, such as the ancient Yellow River, the ancient Zhang River, the ancient Hutuo River and the Fuyang River, once flowed here, stretching for hundreds of miles and boundless. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao practiced the Navy here

Heng Shui Lake National Nature Reserve is not only rich in biodiversity and beautiful natural scenery, but also rich in cultural deposits .The ancient city of Jizhou located on the south bank of Heng Shui Lakeside ，which is worth a visit. It shows again the natural, historical, and cultural landscape of Heng Shui Lake, which makes people sigh with wonder and beauty of Hengshui Lake