What is Xuanwu Lake?
{{Infobox lake | name = Xuanwu Lake | image = Nanjing XuanWuLake Purple and Mountain.jpg | caption = Xuanwu Lake | image_bathymetry = | caption_bathymetry = | location = [[Xuanwu District, Nanjing|Xuanwu District]], [[Nanjing]], [[Jiangsu]] | coords = {{coord|32|04|23|N|118|47|54|E|type:waterbody_region:CN-32_source:kolossus-zhwiki|display=it}} | lake_type = | inflow = | outflow = | catchment = | basin_countries = China | length = | width = | area = | depth = | max-depth = | volume = | residence_time = | shore = | elevation = | islands = | sections = | cities = | frozen = }} '''Xuanwu Lake''' is a [[lake]] in [[Xuanwu District]] in [[Nanjing]], [[China]]. It is surrounded by a [[park]]. Local visitors and foreign [[tourist]]s often visit the Xuanwu Lake. The lake's [[area]] is about 5.02 [[square kilometer]]s or 1.94{{nbsp}}[[square mile]]s, making it the largest former imperial garden lake in China. ==History== Dating back to the [[Qin Dynasty|Qin]] [[dynasties in Chinese history|family of rulers]], Xuanwu Lake has a history of about 2,300 years. It was one of the [[Emperor of China|emperor]]'s [[garden]]s during the [[Six Dynasties]] part of [[China's history]] and again under the [[Ming Dynasty|Ming rulers]].<ref>{{cite book |title=DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: China |date=2012 |publisher=Penguin |isbn=9780756693282 |page=226 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jCq_Sbjc5dkC&pg=PA226 |language=en}}</ref> ==Getting there== The lake and its park are open from 6{{nbsp}}{{sc|am}} to 9{{nbsp}}{{sc|pm}}. There is a [[Nanjing Subway]] station nearby and several [[bus stop]]s. ==References== {{reflist}} {{commonscat}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Lakes of China]] [[Category:Nanjing]] {{geo-stub}}