Visitors to Shizhong Mountain Scenic Area in Hukou County, in east China's Jiangxi Province, is being treated to views of an unusual spectacle at the confluence of the Poyang Lake and the Yangtze River, where the meeting waterways appear to have reversed colors.
The normally clear lake water has turned murky while the usually murky river water is running clear, said Li Jiaqi, a guide at the Shizhong Mountain Scenic Area.
"This season usually sees clear lake water and muddy river water. After heavy rainfall hit the upper reaches of Poyang Lake earlier, rainwater carried large amounts of sediment into the lake, making the lake water relatively muddy and producing a 'reversed' two-color phenomenon at the lake-river confluence. We predict this phenomenon will last until mid-to-late October. The best spots to observe the two-color confluence are the Shizhong Mountain and the Shizhong Tower," she said.
Poyang Lake, located in Jiangxi Province, is China's largest freshwater lake and a vital ecological hub.
The 6,300-km-long Yangtze River, called Changjiang in Chinese, is China's longest and the world's third longest river, next to the Amazon and Nile.
Unusual sight where Yangtze River meets Poyang Lake as waterways reverse colors
