Have you ever been to Dongting Lake ? It's famous as "800﹣li Dongting Lake". Dongting Lakeis in the northern part of Hunan Province. It is about 2,625 square kilometers in size. It is one of the five largest freshwater(淡水) lakes in China.Every year thousands of tourists from all over the world come to Yueyang in order to enjoy thebeautiful scenery (景色)around Dongting Lake.
With the development of society, protecting Dongting Lake has become a hot topic. In fact, people of Yueyang are trying to improve the environment of the lake. On the one hand, we set up East Dongting Lake Nature Reserve(东洞庭湖自然保护区)in 1982. it provides a good place for birds and rare(珍稀的)animals. On the afternoon of April 25th, 2018, President Xi Jinping saw birds flying and milu deer (麋鹿)eating grass in East Dongting Lake Nature Reserve. On the other hand, factories mustn't put waste water into the lake. Fishes are living in the clean water. Besides, colorful flowers and green trees are planted along Dongting Lake. It is nice for people to go there when flowers come out and leaves turn green.
Dongting Lake is our mother lake. Everyone in Yueyang should play a part in protecting it.
(1)Where is Dongting Lake?
(2)Why do many tourists come to Yueyang every year?
(3)When did we set up East Dongting Lake Nature Reserve?
(4)Does East Dongting Lake Nature Reserve give a good place to birds and rare animals?
(5)What did President Xi Jinping see in East Dongting Lake Nature Reserve on the afternoon of April 25 th,2018?