The water of the lake is pure and clean, and ranks as the first grade of national standards. On the upper reaches are two pools called Heilong Pool and Bailong Pool. The two pools face each other with one lake of water in the middle. Legend has it that it is the No.1 spring in the south of He'nan Province. 61 isles are dotted in the lake and gain the name of the Emerald Islands. Waterside entertainments include cycling, motor boating, rowing and so on.

Mountain Five at the upper reaches of Nanwan Lake with Heilong Pool and Bailong Pool are the authentic areas for growing and processing Xinyang Maojian Tea. A kind of green tea, Xinyang Maojian had become the royal tea since the Tang Dynasty, and was commended as No.1 in south of Huaihe River by Su Dongpo, a literary giant of Song Dynasty. In 1915, it won the golden award at Panama World Expo. Nowadays, the tea production has taken shape. There is a tea culture chain including tea growing, tea picking, tea processing, tea sale and tea ceremony performance.

With all its abundant resources, Nanwan Lake Scenic Spot will surely make a memorable stay for you.

Thanks to its fine water, fishes in Nanwan Lake taste good and rich in microelements and therefore have high nutritional values. According to the test of Food Safety Unit of the Ministry of Agriculture, the fish here contains protein, fat, vitamins and rare elements necessary to human body. Among others, the amount of selenium, an element called the Cancer Fighter, is 3-5 times as much as that contained in fishes of other areas. Silver carps in particular are recommended not only for their fine taste, but also for the rich DHA amount contained in heads. This kind of fish has become a popular health product.

Located in the northwest of Nanwan Lake, the island is 5km away from the wharf. It stretches long from north to south and narrows from east to west. The terrain rises and falls irregularly and covers an area of 10.4 hectares.

There are colorful tourism items on the island such as wooden structure vacation area, folk dances, fishing area, swimming area, forest excursions, enjoying foods with local flavors and so on. Rich in local colors are performances of folk songs and dances, snake charming and dragon queen shows.

On the island there are birds everywhere. It is well-known for the presence of tens of thousands of migrating birds. The birds chirp together with green waters and mountains have shown us a harmonious scene which would certainly arouse people's love to nature and more thoughts to this wonderful world.