Fairy Lake entices tourists to Xinyu city

A photo taken on Dec 22 showcases the scenery that resembles a Chinese ink painting, at Fairy Lake in Xinyu, East China's Jiangxi province. As a national AAAA scenic spot, the Fairy Lake scenic zone has a land area of 198 square kilometers, including a water area of 50 square kilometers. With hundreds of small islands and emerald water, the Fairy Lake got its name from the legendary love story between Dong Yong and the Seventh Fairy from The Anecdotes about Spirits and Immortals, a mystery story series created by Gan Bao in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420). [Photo by Zhao Xiao/chinadaily.com.cn]

The Shengji Temple is located on an island in the Fairy Lake scenic zone in Xinyu, central Jiangxi province, on Dec 22. As a national AAAA scenic spot, the Fairy Lake scenic zone has a land area of 198 square kilometers, including a water area of 50 square kilometers. With hundreds of small islands and emerald water, the Fairy Lake got its name from the legendary love story between Dong Yong and the Seventh Fairy from The Anecdotes about Spirits and Immortals, a mystery story series created by Gan Bao in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420). [Photo by Zhao Xiao/chinadaily.com.cn]

A photo taken on Dec 22 showcases a sightseeing boat anchored at a dock of Fairy Lake in Xinyu, East China's Jiangxi province. As a national AAAA scenic spot, the Fairy Lake scenic zone has a land area of 198 square kilometers, including a water area of 50 square kilometers. With hundreds of small islands and emerald water, the Fairy Lake got its name from the legendary love story between Dong Yong and the Seventh Fairy from The Anecdotes about Spirits and Immortals, a mystery story series created by Gan Bao in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420). [Photo by Zhao Xiao/chinadaily.com.cn]