| Baofeng Lake 宝峰湖 | |
| Location: | Wulingyuan Scenic Area, Wulingyuan District, Hunan Province, China |
| Coordinates: | 29.3225°N 110.5528°W |
| Type: | Artificial lake |
| Length: | 2.5km (01.6miles) |
| Depth: | 72m (236feet) |
| Pushpin Map: | China Hunan |
Baofeng Lake, also spelled Baofeng Hu,[1] is an artificial fresh-water lake[2] in the Wulingyuan Scenic Area located on the south side of Suoxiyu Village, Wulingyuan District, Zhangjiajie City, Hunan, China.[3] It was created in the 1970s.
The lake is an artificial reservoir[4] that is created by blocking gorge and building dam, [5] its average depth is, length is 2.5km (01.6miles), and it is surrounded by forested stone peaks.[6] [7]
Baofeng Lake is one of the filming locations for the TV series Journey to the West[8] and Wulong Mountain Suppression of Bandits.[9]
In the 1970s, Suoxiyu's local villagers built dams to generate electricity, which inadvertently created a lake.[10] The lake was named Baofeng Lake because it is backed by the Baofeng Mountain.[11]