洞庭湖古称“云梦泽”,为我国第二大淡水湖.跨湘鄂两省,它北连长江、南接湘、资、沅、酆四水,号称“八百里洞庭湖”.洞庭湖的意思就是神仙洞府,可见其风光之绮丽迷人.洞庭湖浩瀚迂回,山峦突兀,其最大的特点便是湖外有湖,湖中有山,渔帆点点,芦叶青青,水天一色,鸥鹭翔飞.春秋四时之景不同,一日之中变化万千.古人描述的“潇湘八景”中的“洞庭秋月”、“远浦归帆”、“平沙落雁”、“渔村夕照”、 “江天暮雪”等,都是现在东洞庭湖的写照.
历代文人墨客都对美丽的洞庭湖作过热情的吟咏.北宋著名政治
家、军事家和文学家范仲淹的《岳阳楼记》,从岳阳楼的视角（居高临下）对洞庭湖变化多端的风光,描绘得淋漓尽至,脍炙人口.洞庭湖的气势雄伟磅礴,洞庭湖的月色柔和瑰丽.即使是在阴晦沉霞的天气,也给人别致、谲秘的感觉,激起人们的游兴.碧波万顷的洞庭湖不愧为“天下第一水”.泛舟湖间,心旷神怡,其乐无穷.
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Dongting Lake Originally known as "Yunmeng Ze," for China's second largest freshwater lake. - Hunan, Hubei Provinces, it even Yangtze River North, south Xiang, Zi, Yuan, Feng four water, called "Babailidongting Lake." Dongting Lake is the meaning of the gods Dongzhou, we can see that the charming scenery of lai. Dongting Lake vast circuitous, mountain awkward, its greatest feature is the lake, there is a lake, Lake in the mountains, fish fan the small Huye Qingqing, Shuitianyise, Oulu Xiang Fei. King of the Spring and Autumn and 4 different day of breathtaking changes. Description of the ancients "Xiaoxiang Eight Scenes," "Dongting moon" and the "Pu under sail," "Bengshalaoyan", "fishing village Afterglow," "Jiang morning snow days", which are now the portrayal of the East Dongting Lake.
Wenrenmeike beautiful history of the Dongting Lake have been enthusiastic chants. Northern Song Dynasty famous political
Home, military strategist and writer Fan Zhongyan "Yueyang Tower", from the perspective of Yueyang Tower (condescending) on the Dongting Lake variety of the scenery, paint a hill to do, and well-known. The momentum of the majestic磅礴Dongting Lake, the Dongting Lake in the moonlight soft magnificent. Even in the weather-Xia Lin Hui Shen, chic people, the sudden and secret feelings aroused people's Tour-hing. Bibeimokui the Dongting Lake deserves to be "number one in the world of water." Boating lake, the water is always FUN.
