East Lake Triangle Pool (Chinese: 东湖三角池), commonly known as East Lake, is a set of two small lakes in the East Lake area of Haikou, Hainan, China. It is located at the south-west corner of the Bo'ai Road area and at the north side of People's Park.
| East Lake Triangle Pool | |
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| 东湖三角池 (Chinese) | |
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  East Lake Triangle Pool | |
| Location | East Lake area, Haikou, Hainan, China |
| Coordinates | 20°02′15″N 110°20′25″E / 20.03750°N 110.34028°E |
| Type | Urban lake |
| Primary outflows | Haikou Bay |
| Max. length | 0.6 kilometres (0.37 mi) |
| Max. width | 0.2 kilometres (0.12 mi) |
Description
editThe two lakes are divided by a tree-lined walkway with a bridge at the north end. The north end of the bridge, where it meets the northern boundary, East Lake Road, is considered to be the north gate of People's Park. The eastern boundary of the lakes is Bo'ai South Road, the main northbound entry into the Bo'ai Road area.
The eastern lake, the bigger of the two, has a peninsula connecting to the land on the north side. It occupies a large part of the eastern lake. The southern end of this peninsula connects to the south shore with a footbridge. For at least ten years prior to 2018, this peninsula was essentially a city rubbish depot and mostly unused building.
The western lake narrows at its western end, goes under a small footbridge, and then connects to one of Haikou's many drainage canals, eventually discharging into a lagoon at the east side of Evergreen Park, then into Haikou Bay.
Renovation
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Between November 15, 2017 and March 31, 2018, the entire East Lake area was renovated. This included the lakes and green areas surrounding them, and renovating the buildings along the roads surrounding the lake.
The peninsula's rubbish depot was removed and the building put back into service. The peninsula and all the pathways around the lakes were completely renovated, with night lighting installed along with new stone paths and landscaping. The lakes themselves were cleaned up with water treatment equipment installed and water features placed at the banks. A footbridge now connects the peninsula to the south bank.[1][2] East Lake is now a visitor attraction.
References
edit- ^ "三十而立！海口东湖三角池：万千闯海人记忆中梦开始的地方_图片频道_海南新闻中心_海南在线_海南一家". news.hainan.net. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "海口东湖迎来美丽蜕变：水清岸绿、鸟语花香--人民网海南频道--人民网". hi.people.com.cn. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
External links
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Media related to East Lake (Haikou) at Wikimedia Commons
