{"id":65311,"date":"2014-01-22T15:58:56","date_gmt":"2014-01-22T11:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/?p=65311"},"modified":"2014-01-22T15:58:56","modified_gmt":"2014-01-22T11:58:56","slug":"chinas-largest-freshwater-lake-that-is-twice-the-size-of-london-completely-dries-up-due-to-drought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/en\/?p=65311","title":{"rendered":"China’s largest freshwater lake that is twice the size of London completely dries up due to drought"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The largest freshwater lake in China which covers an expanse twice the size of London has dried up because of an ongoing drought.<\/p>\n

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Poyang Lake in rural Jiangxi province is one of the country’s most popular tourist attractions.<\/p>\n

But the combination of drought and a new water storage facility upstream at the Three Gorges reservoir – the world’s biggest dam – has caused water levels to drop to dangerously low levels.<\/p>\n

Much of the 3,500 sq km lake’s water has now completely disappeared meaning tourists can now visit a pavilion and tower situated in the middle by foot instead of by the traditional boat.<\/p>\n

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The drought revealed an ancient stone bridge earlier this month which had been hidden underneath the lake’s water.<\/p>\n

The 2,930-metre-long stone bridge, dating to AD1631, is made of granite and was one of around 1,000 similar stone bridges constructed during the Ming dynasty, the Beijing News reported.<\/p>\n

The region faces drinking water shortages and the local fishing industry has been decimated.<\/p>\n

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