Yangcheng Lake

Yangcheng Lake is a freshwater lake in , Jiangsu province, , about 3 km northeast of the city center. The lake is 17 km long from north to south, with an average width of 8 km from east to west with a surface area of about 20 km2, and ranges in depth from 1.5–2 m.
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake in Suzhou, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
  • Also known as: Lake Yangcheng

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chongyuan Temple.

is a Liang Dynasty Buddhist temple located along Yangcheng Lake at , , China. is situated 3½ km southwest of Yangcheng Lake.

Yangcheng Lake

Latitude
31.42194° or 31° 25′ 19″ north
Longitude
120.80944° or 120° 48′ 34″ east
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
8Q32CRC5+QQ
Geo­Names ID
1881769
Wiki­data ID
Q1371681
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Satellite Map

Discover Yangcheng Lake from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Asturian to Wu Chinese—“Yangcheng Lake” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Llagu Yangcheng
  • Basque: Yangcheng lakua
  • Basque: Yangcheng
  • Chinese: 阳澄湖
  • Chinese: 陽澄湖
  • Chuvash: Янчэн
  • Dutch: Yangcheng Lake
  • French: lac de Yangcheng
  • French: Lac de Yangcheng
  • German: Yangcheng Hu
  • German: Yangcheng-See
  • Japanese: 陽澄湖
  • Korean: 양징호
  • Korean: 양청호
  • Korean: 양청후
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Yangchengsjøen
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Yangchengsjøen
  • Norwegian: Yangchengsjøen
  • Panjabi: ਯਾਂਗਚੇਂਗ ਝੀਲ
  • Russian: Янчэн
  • Spanish: Lago Yangcheng
  • Thai: ทะเลสาบหยางเฉิง
  • Vietnamese: Hồ Dương Trừng
  • Wu Chinese: 阳澄湖

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Xinqiang Nongkezu and Fumatangcun.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Yangdeng Zhonghu and Kuilei Hu.

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