1、Glowing lakeGeoscience LandscapeExploration, Aesthetics and CultureGlowing lakeChapter 12 Glowing lakeGlowing lakeOutline:1.Introduction2.The concepts of lake landscape3. The formation and types of lakes4. The natural aesthetics of the lake5. Humanities of the lakeGlowing lake1. IntroductionLakes fo
2、rm from spings and waterfalls.Lying in high mountains-beautiful scenery of lakes and mountainsLying in the wildernessa clear mirrorGlowing lake2.The concepts of lake landscapeThe Chinese character lake(湖 ) in the first Chinese dictionary was explained as big pool(大陂 ). In ancient Chinese, people use
3、d large gaps(鸿隙大陂 ) or thousand of hectares of ponds(汪汪千顷陂 ) to represent large pools. This shows that the character pi(陂 ) means pool.Glowing lake2.The concepts of lake landscapeThe Chinese character hu(湖 means lake) formed from the water(水 ) and beard(胡 ). It means there is a dense beard (aquatic
4、plants) on the water beard-like lake surface.While the Chinese character po(泊 ) formed from water(水 ) and white(白 ). It unites thewater and white, meaning water surface where there is nothing onmirror-like lake surface.Glowing lakeSeeing from the geoscience: In geology: a lake as a water that forms
5、by the stagnant water in the depression, had a wide water area and a low commutation. In geography: waters surrounded by land on all sides are called lakes. In a general sense: the relatively wide water areas formed by the accumulation of water on the land surface are collectively called lakes. the
6、natural beauty of lakes+the culture of understanding and use of lakes by human =“ lake landscapes”2.The concepts of lake landscapeGlowing lake3. The formation and types of lakes The formation of lakes Terrain depressions: tectonic movements, glaciers, river erosion and siltation, collapse and landsl
7、ides, and artificial. Water source: river and run-offs, surface precipitation collection and groundwater collection.Glowing lake The types of lakes From aspect of the geoscience causes:1） Tectonic lakes : Qinghai Lake, Poyang Lake, Dianchi Lake, Erhai Lake2） Fluvial lakes : the Lower Yangtze Region,
8、 Lake Gruop in Jianghan Plain3） Crater lakes : the Tianchi Lake of the Changbai Mountain, Huguangyan Maar Lake in Zhanjiang4） Dammed lakes : Jingpo Lake, Little South Lake in Qianjiang, Tangjiashan Dammed Lake.5） Glacial lakes : Tianchi Lake in Xinjiang, Kanasi Lake3. The formation and types of lake
9、sGlowing lake The types of lakes3. The formation and types of lakesGlowing lake The types of lakes From aspect of the geoscience causes:6） Karst lakes : mainly located in limestone areas, Caohai Lake of Weining in Guizhou7） Wind lake ： more than 170 small lake of the Mu Us Desert in the Inner Mongol
10、ia Plateau, small lake in the lower reaches of Tarim River in Xinjiang8） Lakes originated from the sea: the Dongqian Lake in Ningbo, West Lake in Hangzhou9） Artificial lake: Three Gorges Reservoir, Unnamed Lake of Peking University3. The formation and types of lakesGlowing lake The types of lakes Di
11、vided by the topography of the location ：1） Plain scenic lakes: Dongting Lake2） Semi-mountain scenic lakes: Songhua Lake3） Hilly scenic lakes: Jingbo Lake4） Alpine valley scenic lakes:Xichang Qionghai Lake in Sichuan5） Plateau scenic lakes: Caohai Lake in Guizhou6） Heavenly lakes:Tianchi Lake of the
12、 Changbai Mountain and Tianshan Mountain7） City park or suburban scenic lakes: Kunming Lake in Beijing, Xuanwu Lake in Nanjing3. The formation and types of lakesGlowing lake The types of lakes Divided by the topography of the location ：6） Heavenly lakes:Tianchi Lake of the Tianshan Mountain3. The fo
13、rmation and types of lakesGlowing lake The types of lakes Divided by the topography of the location ：7） City park or suburban scenic lakes: West lake in Hangzhou3. The formation and types of lakesGlowing lake The types of lakes Divided by the salinity of the lake water:1） Freshwater lake (salinity30
14、): Cha Er Han Salt Lake Yuncheng Salt Lake in Shanxi3. The formation and types of lakesGlowing lake The types of lakes Divided by the salinity of the lake water:3. The formation and types of lakesGlowing lake Overview of lake distribution in China3. The formation and types of lakesGlowing lake3. The
15、 formation and types of lakes Overview of lake distribution in ChinaGlowing lake3. The formation and types of lakes Overview of lake distribution in ChinaGlowing lake4. The natural aesthetics of the lake Lake shape: variedcontroling by the landscapeing processesGlowing lake4. The natural aesthetics
16、of the lake Lake shape: variedcontroling by the landscapeing processesGlowing lake4. The natural aesthetics of the lake Lake shape: variedcontroling by the landscapeing processesGlowing lake Lake shadow: depends on the transparency of the lake water4. The natural aesthetics of the lakeGlowing lake L
17、ake shadow: depends on the transparency of the lake water4. The natural aesthetics of the lakeGlowing lake Lake shadow: depends on the transparency of the lake water4. The natural aesthetics of the lakeGlowing lake Lake color: colorful drawingthe color and depth of lake water, sediments and aquatic
18、plants on the lake bottom, reflection colors4. The natural aesthetics of the lakeGlowing lake Lake sound: symphony the sound of lake water beating the banks, the wind blowing the plants, creatures near the lake4. The natural aesthetics of the lakeGlowing lake Lake sound: symphony the sound of lake w
19、ater beating the banks, the wind blowing the plants, creatures near the lake4. The natural aesthetics of the lakeGlowing lake Lake sound: symphony the sound of lake water beating the banks, the wind blowing the plants, creatures near the lake4. The natural aesthetics of the lakeGlowing lake4. The na
20、tural aesthetics of the lake Lake wonder: Lake in Lake, Boiling Lake, Lake of Fire, Lake of DeathGlowing lake4. The natural aesthetics of the lake Lake wonder: Lake in Lake, Boiling Lake, Lake of Fire, Lake of DeathGlowing lake4. The natural aesthetics of the lake Lake wonder: Lake in Lake, Boiling
21、Lake, Lake of Fire, Lake of DeathGlowing lake4. The natural aesthetics of the lake Lake wonder: the peculiarity of the Huguangyan Lake in Zhanjiang: 1) no water inlet and outlet on the ground, 2) unchanged water level and never dry up, 3) no traces of leaves, flowers and grass falling into the lake
22、4) no small animals in the lake 5) a natural oxygen barGlowing lake5. Humanities of the lake Myths and legends One is the myth about the cause of the lake The other one is the sacrifice and worship of the water and the water god.Glowing lake5. Humanities of the lake Myths and legends One is the myth
23、 about the cause of the lake The other one is the sacrifice and worship of the water and the water god.Glowing lake The mystery of the lake monster 1） A large animal that people cannot conclude, because of the water variation caused by environmental pollution. 2） An assembly of large fishes. 3） Desc
24、endant of ancient large animals. 4） Unknown creature. 5） Someone saw it with their own eyes, but dont know what it was. 6） Ancient plants.5. Humanities of the lakeGlowing lake The mystery of the lake monster5. Humanities of the lakeGlowing lake The mystery of the lake monster5. Humanities of the lak
25、eGlowing lake The mystery of the lake monster5. Humanities of the lakeGlowing lake Interesting appellations of lake （ 1） the names of lakes in different regions and different nationalities are very different Commonly used appellations in the east are:lake(湖 ), lake (泊 ),pond(池 ), pool(荡 ), shallow w
26、ater(淀 ), ripple (漾 ), mountain spring (氿 ), blister (泡 ), sea(海 ), wash (浣 ), pond(洼 ), depresion (潭 ), pond (塘 ), lough (泽 )5. Humanities of the lakeGlowing lake Interesting appellations of lake （ 1） the names of lakes in different regions and different nationalities are very different Commonly us
27、ed appellations in the west are: tso(错 ), nore(诺尔 ), chaka(茶卡 ), mud(淖 ), sea(海 ), big lake(海子 ), kul(库勒 )5. Humanities of the lakeGlowing lake Interesting appellations of lake （ 2） the names of lakes in different times and different nationalities are very different The name of lakes are different d
28、ue to their specific natural and humanistic background. The name of a same lake may be different due to different symbolic meanings for different nationalities.5. Humanities of the lakeGlowing lake Interesting appellations of lake （ 2） the names of lakes in different times and different nationalitie
29、s are very different Like Poyang Lake:it was called Peng Lize, Peng Ze and Guanting Lake in ancient times. From the time of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the lake began to expand. And it expanded to Boyang County(called Poyang County before 1967) in the Sui Dynasty. Since then, it was called
30、Poyang Lake.5. Humanities of the lakeGlowing lake Poems about LakesMany literati of all generations have masterpieces about the natural beauty of lakes.West Lake in Hangzhou can be called Poetry Lake or Culture Lake:5. Humanities of the lakeSong Zhiwen, Bai Juyi,Su Shi, Lin Hejing Yang Wanli, Zhao M
31、engfu Yang Zhou, Ruan Yuan, Yuan Mei and so on. All of them have left behind handed down works.Glowing lake Poems about LakesMany literati of all generations have masterpieces about the natural beauty of lakes.Daming Lake in Jinan: lotus on all sides and willow on three sides, one city with mountain
32、s and half a lake scenery. Literati left a lot of poems and calligraphys here.5. Humanities of the lakeGlowing lake Poems about LakesMany literati of all generations have masterpieces about the natural beauty of lakes.Dongting Lake was chanted from the poet Qu Yuan of the Warring States Period, to Y
33、in Keng in Southern Dynasty, Li Bai, Du Fu, Meng Haoran, Liu Yuxi, Fan Zhongyan and HuagnTingjian in Tang Dynasty.5. Humanities of the lakeGlowing lake Poems about LakesMany literati of all generations have masterpieces about the natural beauty of lakes.Dongting Lake5. Humanities of the lakeGlowing
34、lake Poems about LakesMany literati of all generations have masterpieces about the natural beauty of lakes.Dongting Lake was chanted from the poet Qu Yuan of the Warring States Period, to Yin Keng in Southern Dynasty, Li Bai, Du Fu, Meng Haoran, Liu Yuxi, Fan Zhongyan and HuagnTingjian in Tang Dynasty.5. Humanities of the lakeGlowing lake Thanks！
