Posts Tagged ‘Lakes’

Beijing’s lakeside paradise

Saturday, September 17th, 2011

Houhai is a chain of lakes in the middle of Beijing, three blue jewels gleaming in the summer heat. Houhai (the Rear Lake) is actually the name of one lake – the other two being Qianhai and Xihai – but the name has come to be used for all three as well as the surrounding area. Read more in the China Daily article Beijing’s lakeside paradise.