Which province does Dongting Lake belong to?

Dongting Lake, located in Hunan Province, not only has beautiful scenery, but also is a famous freshwater fish producing area in China. Dongting Lake is not only a famous lake in Hunan Province, but also one of the five largest freshwater lakes in China. Dongting Lake is an important strategic place in history and the birthplace of China traditional culture. There are many scenic spots in the lake area, and the historic site represented by Yueyang Tower is an important tourism cultural resource. It is also the birthplace of Chinese traditional agriculture, the famous land of plenty, the most important commodity grain and oil base and aquaculture base in Hunan Province and even the whole country.

Dongting Lake, formerly known as Yunmeng, Jiujiang and Chonghu, is located on the south bank of Jingjiang River in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, spanning Yueyang, Guluo, Xiangyin, Wangcheng, Yiyang, Yuanjiang, Hanshou, Changde, Tianjin, Anxiang and Nanxian counties and cities. Dongting Lake is an important storage lake in the Yangtze River basin, with strong flood storage capacity. It has saved the Yangtze River floods many times, and Jianghan Plain and Wuhan three towns have been able to survive the floods safely.