In the Xia and Shang Dynasties, Honghu was a place of ancient cloud dreams, belonging to Jingzhou area in Yugong (see the policy of Warring States. Chu Yi).

Honghu lake belongs to the Yangtze River flood plain in the east of yunmengze in history, named after Honghu Lake, the largest lake in its territory. Honghu, as a place name, was first seen in the annals of Jiajing Mianyang in the Ming Dynasty: "shanghonghu, 120 Li southeast of the prefecture, and 10 Li are xiahonghu, which is connected with huangpeng by the waters of Zhengdao, Baisha and Batan", "xiahonghu is a big lake with no water, no water, no water, no place, no water, no river, no river, no river, no embankment, no embankment.". The terrain is gently inclined from northwest to Southeast, forming a north-south high, middle low, broad and flat landform, mostly between 23 and 28 meters above sea level. The highest point is the main peak of Luoshan mountain, with an altitude of 60.48m; the lowest point is the bottom of shatao lake, with an altitude of only 17.9m. The average gradient of Honghu City is about 0.3%. Rivers and canals are crisscross and lakes are scattered all over the city.
Honghu Lake area is the place where the water of "four lakes" (Changhu, Sanhu, Bailu and Honghu) converges. Therefore, it has become a water network area with the geographical characteristics of the south of the Yangtze River, known as "the city of hundred lakes" and "the country of water".

As far as the late Qing Dynasty, Hong liangpin wrote a poem praising Hong lake. The ancient poem said: "I have no shore at all, but I can't see the boat; the sky is wide around the lake, and the moon is full of waves. Lingye floating spring water, Lulin into the late smoke; Deng Lu tonight, the eyes of Europe sleep Recently, I watched the popular TV series "petition", and the yunmengwu (now Honghu) mentioned in the novel theme version "the ancestor of the devil way" is also a fairyland on earth, a paradise beyond the ordinary world!

Overlooking from a high altitude, the vast lake is dotted with scattered islands, and the villages with smoke curling from cooking and the abundant crops constitute a huge ink painting, which is beautiful in the majestic and gentle in the vast. During the boat release, the waves are shining, and the lake reflects the green reed marshes. The waves hold the shadow of the boat in the distance, the two oars raise the ripples, and the fishing songs are accompanied by the long array of wild geese. Sunrise and sunset, the sky full of clouds into the lake, between heaven and earth a three-dimensional red vast, a three-dimensional red open. In the drizzle, the mists and hazes are dense on the lake. The low flying water birds, the luxuriant grass and the clear water of the condensing shadow are all turned into boundless emptiness Honghu Lake attracts the world's attention for its beautiful water color and splendid cultural landscape.

The lake area has a flat terrain, wide water surface, few harbors and wide vision. Standing on a cruise ship, you can see far away. The lake water is sparkling, smoke is vast, boundless, magnificent, spectacular, and has the spirit of the Great Lakes and the sea. There are many waterfowls in the lake, groups of egrets, qingzhuang, ducks and other waterfowls fly freely around the lake. The most poetic thing is that at sunrise and sunset, waterfowls flock out, or in groups of three or five, or fly alone between the water and the sky, which makes people infatuated with the poetic beauty of "sunset and lone ducks flying together".

Honghu was listed in the list of international important wetlands in 2008. In December 2014, with the approval of the State Council, it was officially promoted to a national nature reserve. Among the Honghu islands, there is a Honghu eco-tourism scenic spot covering an area of 5000 mu, with dense and green reeds, 10000 mu lotus garden and a vast lake of clear water, forming a beautiful natural ecology, rural scenery and lake sky!

In addition to the Great Lakes tour and water bike entertainment, the scenic spot also has ten thousand mu lotus ecological park, ecological science popularization corridor, ecological science popularization exhibition room, boating and lotus picking, lotus feeling Pavilion scenery viewing platform, boat boat and waterway tour, single person, double person and three person cycling on land More interesting and beautiful tourism resources for you to experience~