Lake Huangqi

Lake Huangqi, also known by its Chinese name as the Huangqi Hai, is a lake in Chahar Right Front Banner, Ulanqab Prefecture, Inner Mongolia, China. The lake has shrunk dramatically from its original size. Every year the lake looses more water to evaporation than is replenished by the now smaller rivers which feed it.

Lake Huangqi 黄旗海
Lake Huangqi 黄旗海
Location	Chahar Right Front Banner, Ulanqab Prefecture, Inner Mongolia, China
Coordinates	40°50′17″N 113°16′49″E
Basin countries	China
Max. length	20 km (12 mi)
Max. width	9 km (6 mi)
Surface area	110–113 km2 (42–44 sq mi)
Average depth	4–10 m (13–33 ft)
Max. depth	35 m (115 ft)
Water volume	460–500 million cubic meters (370,000–410,000 acre⋅ft)

Lake Huangqi
Traditional Chinese	黃旗海
Simplified Chinese	黄旗海
Literal meaning	Yellow Banner Sea
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Huángqí Hǎi Wade–Giles Huang-ch‘i Hai

Name

The present name dates to the Qing, when it was named after one of the Eight Banners.

Geography

Lake Huangqi is a lake in Chahar Right Front Banner, Ulanqab Prefecture, Inner Mongolia, China. It forms an irregular inverted triangle of about 110–113 km² (42–44 sq mi), with an east–west distance of about 20 kilometers (12 mi) and a north–south distance of about 9 kilometers (6 mi). Having an average depth of 4–10 meters (13–33 ft) and a maximal depth of 35 meters (115 ft), it holds 460–500 million cubic meters (370,000–410,000 acre⋅ft) of water.

History

Under the Qin, Huangqi and Dai lakes formed the northern boundaries of Yanmen Commandery, marking part of the northern frontier of the Chinese empire.

References

Bibliography

• Li Shizhen (2017). "Yanmen". In Hua Linfu Paul D. Buell; Paul U. Unschuld; Zhang Zhibin (eds.). Geographical and Administrative Designations. Ben Cao Gang Mu Dictionary. Vol. II. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 9780520291966..