It spans Jintan District and liyang city. Li Daoyuan's Notes on Water Classics called this lake one of the "Five Lakes" and belonged to the Taihu Lake system. Hutao Lake has always been a tourist attraction in Jintan, and "Hu Tao jathyapple" was once listed as one of the eight scenic spots in Jinsha (Jintan).
The lake has a clear blue background. There are patches of fishing sails, rustling reeds, lush grass and beautiful scenery in the lake. Cultural relics and historic sites mainly include Shiban Road at the bottom of the lake, Hutou ancient well, Zhou She (where Zhou Yu camped in the Three Kingdoms period), white rice sugar, Fumonji and so on. Among them, Fumonji, built on Doctor Mountain, is known as "Little Putuo". The pavilions are uneven, the trees are lush, the lakes and mountains are beautiful and the scenery is unique. Dafu Mountain is a rocky mountain with an altitude of 35.6 meters and an area of 0. 15 square kilometers. It used to stand in the lake, so it was named floating from a distance. Now Dafu Mountain is connected with the land, and cars can go straight to the top. "Eight Fragrances of Changdang Lake"
Hairy Crab-Steamed Hairy Crab with Sealed Wine
The hairy crabs in Changdang Lake belong to Eriocheir sinensis in the Yangtze River system. It is a rare species of Eriocheir sinensis, with green back and white abdomen, powerful claws and powerful claws. Growing in Changdang Lake, which is pollution-free, with many kinds of aquatic plants and pure water quality, it is the top grade of freshwater crabs in China, with golden claws, full body fat, thick crab yellow, fat and glutinous crab paste, tender and white meat, high nutrition content and delicious and unique taste, which is superior to freshwater crabs in other regions. Cooking names: crab bean curd, crab powder tendon, crab powder lion head, crab dumplings, lotus crab powder, etc.
Thick soup mandarin fish crucian carp bitch
Siniperca chuatsi in Changdang Lake is a "famous freshwater fish" and a top grade for hospitality. Its shape is flat and wide, the meat is thick and less prickly, and the meat is white and tender, showing petal shape. It is an excellent dish for wine and food. Cooking methods: steaming, stewing, thick soup, chopped pepper, etc.
Anggong-braised Anggong
Anggong has no scales, his body is bluish yellow, and he has spikes on his back and chest. He often makes a "high-spirited" sound when swimming, and people around Changdang Lake call him Anggong. Anggong's meat is fresh and tender, with the taste of wild fish and excellent taste. Cooking names: Xuecai Anggong, Braised Pork Anggong, Chopped Pepper Anggong, Bamboo Shoots Anggong, Tofu Anggong, etc.
Squid with chopped pepper
Catfish has a wide mouth and no scales. It looks like a giant salamander. It grows beside the reed beach on the bank of Changdang Lake and feeds on small fish and shrimp at night. After autumn, it lurks in the deep-water river mud for the winter, which is a precious nutritious fish. Historical records can be compared with shark fins and wild turtles. Cooking methods: braise in soy sauce, steam chopped pepper, simmer soup, etc.
Steamed turtle with turtle
Turtle, because of its round shape, is called tuanyu around Changdang Lake. Soft-shelled turtles are mostly produced in the lake area, and now a large number of artificially cultured soft-shelled turtles are listed. China has a long history of eating soft-shelled turtles. There were golden turtles everywhere in the Tang Dynasty and fish soup in the Yuan Dynasty. After the Qing Dynasty, the dishes of soft-shelled turtle increased, and there were many records of eating soft-shelled turtle in Suiyuan Food List and Diaoding Ji. The wild soft-shelled turtle in Changdang Lake is plump, rare and precious. It is a valuable fish for entertaining guests and the first choice for food supplement.
Fried stupid fish with stupid drum slices
Fool fish, which grows in the coastal area of Changdang Lake where there are many aquatic plants, reeds, gravel, crevices and sediment, is short and strong, with tender and white meat and rich nutrition, and is a top-grade accompaniment wine that southerners like. Cooking names: fried vermicelli with stupid fish, fried fish fillets with stupid fish, fried tofu with stupid fish, stewed eggs with stupid fish, etc. After autumn, it lurks in the deep-water river mud and overwinters, which is the most precious nutritious fish. Historical records can be compared with shark fins and wild turtles. Cooking methods: braise in soy sauce, chop pepper, steam, simmer soup, etc.
White stripes-steamed soles.
Baitiao is one of the famous freshwater fish in Changdang Lake. Du Fu, a great poet, once wrote poems praising the bass "white fish as jade". Because of the lush aquatic plants in Changdang Lake, there are many kinds of small fish and shrimp, which have become the favorite food of anchovies, so the anchovies are tender and white as jade. After cooking, it tastes fresh but not fishy, and the taste is fat but not greasy. Cooking methods: frying, dry frying, steaming, etc.
Shrimp-finger food shrimp
Shrimp, a special aquatic product of Changdang Lake. Changdang Lake is lush with aquatic plants, shallow water, easy light transmission, clear and pure water, which is very suitable for the growth of freshwater shrimp. The prawns in Changdang Lake are bright, full, tender and delicate, and delicious. Cooking Name: Qingfeng Shrimp, Anchovy Shrimp, Salted Shrimp, Red Soup Shrimp, Fried Shrimp with Green Pepper, Stewed Eggs with Shrimp, etc.
Dangzhu Lake-"The Ninth Freshness of Changdang Lake"
Changhu Dangzhu is made from the spinal muscle of the original herring in Changdang Lake with the traditional secret recipe of Cao family. The taste is tender and not greasy, and the soup is refreshing and nutritious. In recent years, "Mother Lake" is overwhelmed: the density of purse seine in the lake is too high, and the eutrophication trend is obvious; By the lake, all kinds of pollution enter the lake, and the water quality of the lake deteriorates. So, at the beginning of 2004, the action of "Protecting Mother Lake" kicked off in Jintan. From the perspective of sustainable development, Jintan Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government issued the "Changdang Lake Ecological Environment Protection Plan", which comprehensively rectified the ecological environment of Changdang Lake: the net area decreased by 20,000 mu in two years; Build a wetland ecological protection zone around the lake to improve the self-purification ability of the lake; Vigorously curb the pollution of industrial, catering and domestic garbage to the lake area ... make the water in Changdang Lake clearer and bluer, and truly become a "mirror" on the plain of southern Jiangsu.
At present, Changdang Lake has formed a new net-enclosed aquaculture area in accordance with the requirements of standardization and standardization. At the same time, according to the protection plan of Changdang Lake compiled by the Lake Management Committee, combined with the water quality situation and functional orientation of the lake area, the functional plan of Changdang Lake is divided into five areas: ecological breeding area, ecological restoration area, breeding protection area, drinking water source protection area and leisure fishing area. According to the principle of "stay away from drinking water source protection areas, avoid flood discharge channels, and leave enough breeding protection areas and ecological restoration areas", the Xinwenwei breeding area is managed. At the same time, strengthen standardized management and guidance services for farmers, and guide farmers to actively expand ecological farming and healthy farming models.