Ming Dynasty stone bridge at the bottom of Poyang Lake revealed Since July, Poyang Lake, China's largest freshwater lake, and the Yangtze River Basin, where it is located, have suffered a "drought of the century". Poyang Lake has successively refreshed the record of entering the dry water period and the low dry water period since the record was recorded in 1951. Poyang Lake continued to "lose water" into the river, shrinking by 69% in 40 days, changing from a lake to a river, and a large area of navigable water disappeared. As of August 26, it continued to shrink at a rate of more than 20 square kilometers per day. Recently, the underwater Ming Dynasty stone bridge in Poyang Lake revealed the "true face of Lushan Mountain". (Synthesized from West China Metropolis Daily)
Source: China News Network