Due to the confluence of Hunan, Guizhou, Yuan, Li and the Yangtze River, the South Dongting Lake Wetland has the characteristics of swamp landform, with many rivers and islands. 1 18 uninhabited lakes and islands are all over the vast lakes.
South Dongting Lake is not only a maze of nature, but also a biological genetic gene bank. There are 863 species of wetland plants, 864 species of birds 164 species of fish 1 14 species of lake wetlands with excellent ecological environment, vast waters and diverse customs. Among them, there are more than 0 species of Chinese sturgeon, white crane, white-headed crane and Chinese merganser 10. Huzhou reed covers an area of 24,000 hectares and is the largest reed community in the world.