Yellow River Old Course Ecological Wetland Scenic Area in Cao County

　　The Yellow River Old Course is situated in the southern part of the county. As the Yellow River flowed through the region, it formed three old courses that stretch from west to east across 15 townships such as Zhuangzhai and Taoyuanji, covering a total area of 27,533.3 hectares. The area features seven reservoirs, 75 kilometers of levees, over 2,000 hectares of water surface, and 13,767 hectares of forested land, among other natural landscapes. The wide stretches of levees and riverbanks offer vast space suitable for cultivating various fruit trees, fast-growing timber forests, lotus planting, and fish farming. In the eastern section lies Wild Duck Lake, a rare natural freshwater lake spanning tens of thousands of mu in the plain region; the middle section features Jiepaizi Reservoir, with its vast shimmering waters, abundant fish and shrimp, endless reed marshes, and acres of peach blossoms, creating picturesque scenery; while the western section showcases thousands of mu each of lotus ponds, rice fields, flower seas, and forests—regarded as the three major scenic highlights of the Old Course, and hailed as the three pearls of leisure tourism along the Yellow River Old Course. Today, the entire old course area has developed into a green corridor, with the Weiwang Ten-Thousand-Mu Lotus Pond Scenic Area, now taking initial shape, attracting an increasing number of visitors with its unique development advantages and boundless natural charm.

　　Address: Weiwang Town, west of Cao County

　　Source: Shandong Provincial Tourism Development Commission