Tai Hu

Tai, Lake

 Chinese Tai Hu or T'ai Hu

Lake, between Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces, eastern China. Roughly crescent-shaped, it covers an area of 850 sq mi (2,200 sq km). It lies in a plain and is served by a maze of natural and man-made waterways, some dating from the 7th century AD. Several islands in the eastern section were traditionally famous Daoist and Buddhist religious sites. The area's great natural beauty attracts many tourists.

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T’ai Hu 

a lake in China. T’ai Hu is situated south of the Yangtze River and west of the Grand Canal, with which it is linked by a system of small rivers. It measures approximately 60 km in length and as much as 45 km in width. A freshwater lake, it reaches its highest water level during the summer rains and becomes shallow in the winter. The lake is navigable and is used for the irrigation of rice fields. It abounds in fish.