Jinhai Lake, formerly the Haizi Reservoir (海子水库), is the third biggest reservoir in Beijing after Miyun Reservoir (密云) and Guanting Reservoir (官厅). Located in Haizi Village, at the foot of Panshan Mountain, in the south-east of Pinggu District (平谷区东南盘山脚下海子村), it is 15 kilometers from downtown Pinggu and 85 kilometers from Beijing. The whole water area is 6.5 square kilometers. The lake is comparatively well protected, both in environment and fish stocks. It features the highest diversity of fishes in Beijing: catfish, mandarin fish, Culter alburnus, and many others.

Surrounded by mountains on three sides, the beautiful lake has more than 10 natural landscapes and man-made landscapes.

Jinhai Lake is also the biggest water park in the suburbs of Beijing. Entertainment facilities, such as a boat, bumper boat, speedboat, motorboat, self-drive yacht, water bike, the largest scale water slide, , and a bungee jump are all features at the lake.

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How to get there:

Drive down Jingshun Road (金顺路) from Sanyuan Bridge (三元桥) to Pinggu County (平谷县城), then drive 18 kilometers eastwards to arrive there.

Take Bus 852 and 918 to downtown Pinggu, then transfer to Bus 9 to get there.