Lake Yuèliàng

Lake Yueliang lies in the low country near the meeting of the Taoer and Nen rivers. Its name, Moon Lake, recalls the pale shape of water amid the grasslands and marshes of the western Songnen plain. The lake occupies a shallow depression where river water can spread over a broad area in flood. Reeds and wet meadows fringe its shores, and the nearby river valleys connect it with the grassland country farther west.