Poyang Lake Research Center
A center for academic research on Poyang Lake, China's largest freshwater lake is coming soon. The center will be completed in three years.
The research center will house observation outposts, a laboratory, a museum, an emergency response workshop, and host three websites dedicated to lakes in Asia, lakes in China and ecological and environmental statistics concerning Poyang Lake. It is estimated to cost 1.5 million dollars.
Poyang Lake covers 3,583 sq km and with an average water depth of 8.4 meters, and is fed by five rivers and empties into the Yangtze River. Nearly 300 species make Poyang Lake their home.
October 24, 2007 8:41 AM | Category: Cleanup