1. Poyang Lake is located in the north of Jiangxi Province. It is the largest freshwater lake in China and the second largest lake in China. It is one of the main tributaries of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, with a normal water level area of 3 15 square kilometers and a high water level area of 4 125 square kilometers.
Dongting Lake is located in Hunan Province. The name of Dongting Lake began in the Spring and Autumn Period. It was called "Eight Hundred Li Dongting" in ancient times. It is also the second largest freshwater lake in China with an area of 2,579.2 square kilometers.
Taihu Lake is the third largest freshwater lake in China, spanning Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. Taihu Lake covers an area of 2427.8 square kilometers, and there are more than five islands in Taihu Lake, of which 18 is inhabited.
Hongze Lake is the fourth largest freshwater lake in China, located in Huai 'an City and Suqian City, Jiangsu Province. Hongze Lake is very vast and rich in resources. It is a large reservoir and shipping hub in the Huaihe River Basin and is known as the "golden bucket".
5. Chaohu Lake is one of the five largest freshwater lakes in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, with a drainage area of 13486 square kilometers. The famous aquatic products in Chaohu Lake include whitebait, white shrimp and lake crab, which are called "Three Freshness of Chaohu Lake". Chaohu Lake has had the military status of "the best in the world" since ancient times, and there have been many famous wars in history.