Zhanjiang is home to Huguangyan Maar Lake, a world-renowned site for maar lake research. The lake, which covers 2.3 square kilometers, formed 140,000 to 160,000 years ago in steam-magma explosions triggered when rising magma met groundwater.
Its lakebed sediments hold an unbroken record of climate and environmental change spanning more than 100,000 years, earning the lake the nicknames "Natural Yearbook of the Earth" and "Natural Museum."
The agate-green lake (Photo: Luo Jinping)
Lush vegetation around Huguangyan (Photo: Cai Jinxiang)
Colorful bald cypresses at Huguangyan (Photo: Guo Longbi)
A view of Huguangyan (Photo: Chen Yongfeng)
Scenery at Huguangyan (Photo: Zhang Fengfeng)
Seen from the air, Huguangyan Lake is heart-shaped (Photo: Guo Longbi)
Author | Hu Mengjie
