Qiandao Lake, with literally 1,000 small islands, located in Chun'an County, 160 kilometers west of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, is one of first-class national scenic sports and is the largest national forest park at present. The lake covers 570 square kilometers including over one thousand islands of different sizes. Besides the surrounding green hills and large amount of animals and plants, it is also famous for its water. The average depth of the water here is more than one hundred feet and the visibility in the water is twenty two to twenty nine feet. As national first-class water it is so pure that it can be drunk directly.

Chun'an County, with a long history, has long been cited as a "land of historical relics". Since Qiandao Lake was developed into a tourist area, more than 20 scenic spots in the Middle-Lake, Southeast-Lake, and the Fuxi Stone Forest zones have been open to visitors. The tourist area is characterized by recreational activities on water.

Qiandao Lake is beautifully featured with verdant hills, elegant water, queer caves, and odd stones. In spring, flowers spring up everywhere, dressing the lake in many vibrant colors. In summer, visitors like boating on the pure green lake and are reluctant to leave. In autumn, visitors will be attracted by the hills in heavy red, for leaves here turn red in Autumn. Even in winter, although blanketed with snow, Qiandao Lake warmly welcomes visitors from all over the world. The snow scenery of Qiandao Lake is so exquisite that poetry can hardly capture it. Truly, Qiandao Lake is beautiful and inviting in all seasons. QIandao Lake has developed over twenty travel sites, which may be divided into four types: nature, wild life, historic sites, and entertainment. In the middle of the lake, an islet in the shape of a plant blossom is famed for its beautiful natural scenery and perfect environment and also regarded as the best place to view the surrounding landscape. Here, one can also see many wild animals such as swans, mandarin ducks, mandarins, and bitterns. Those who have rich interest in wild animals can continue to appreciate the animal show or go to feed ostriches in Ostrich Islet and take photos with them, even ride on an ostrich's back if they're brave enough. In addition, various traditional activities are offered there. Different seasons have different activities: Muju (local drama) in the spring, Dragon Lantern show in the fall, Tiao Zhu Ma (local dancing party) in the summer maybe visitors' favorites.

Qiandao Lake is located in the center point of tourist line of "Hangzhou-Qiandao Lake-Huangshan", so it is very convenient to get there. In recent years Qiandao Lake has developed over twenty travel sites, having six sections of different features.