Dishui Lake is a landmark project in the main urban area of Shanghai Lingang New City.The main urban area is the urban comprehensive life service area with 5.6 km² Dishui Lake as its center. Dishui Lake is the existing largest artificial freshwater lake in China.The design concept of the Dishui lake derived from the overall planning program provided by GMP Co.,Germany "a drop of water from the sky fall into the sea with ripple floating layer upon layer;the location of the water-drop form the Dishui lake which has the diameter of 2.5 kilometers and an area of 5.66 km²".In order to improve the water’s quality in Dishui Lake, a riverway was built in Nanhui district to introduce the water of Dazhi River (a artificial river) into the Dishui lake and make the water clearer by using some ecological and biological treatment methods.There are 3 islands in the center of the lake which are Star Hotel Business Task Island,Leisure and Entertainment Theme Park Island,Marina Sports Activities island.
