Hongze District of Huai 'an City is located in the middle of Jiangsu Province, on the east bank of Hongze Lake. Founded in 1956, it is named after the lake. Hongze Lake and Baima Lake are shoulder to shoulder, surrounded by water, and are known as "Pearl of Huaihe River" and "Land of Fish and Rice". The total area of the whole region is 1394 square kilometers, and it governs 3 streets and 6 towns. ?
natural resource
The territory is rich in rock salt, mirabilite and geothermal resources, among which mirabilite and rock salt have the highest grade and the largest reserves in East China, and the proven reserves reach 65.438+0.5 billion tons and 2.3 billion tons respectively. Laozishan geothermal resources are large in reserves and excellent in quality, containing more than 20 kinds of trace elements such as strontium, fluorine, phosphorus, calcium, selenium, potassium and radon.
There are many places of interest around Hongze Lake, such as Zhenshuitieniu and Xianren Cave. There are 100 islands, 1,000 acres of lotus ponds, 10,000 acres of reeds and other natural landscapes in the lake, and along the embankment there are cultural attractions such as Hongze Lake Monument, Qianlong Imperial Monument and Qiao Zhou Datang Monument. Hongze Lake levee has a history of more than 1800 years. Sanhe sluice is the first sluice of the Changhuai River and a national water conservancy scenic spot. Laozishan is the famous birthplace of Taoist culture.
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Hongze District.