1.湖泊,中国文明的摇篮 古代诗人将湖泊河川比作人的眼睛,曾留下了“水是眼波横,山是眉峰聚”的佳句。 如果我们站在高处俯瞰大地,看到镶嵌在大地上的明镜似的湖泊,秋波荡漾,我们就会感到因为有了湖泊,大地才如此充满生机和灵气,有了无限的希望。唐代诗人刘禹锡站在烟波浩渺的洞庭湖畔,写下了这样的诗句:“遥望洞庭山水翠,白银盘里一青螺”。宋代范仲淹的《岳阳楼记》,更是把一个大湖的景色写得淋漓尽致,成为千古流传的名篇。 我国虽然有大小湖泊2万4千多个,可以说湖泊众多,但总面积仅8万平方公里。在世界各大国中,中国是缺少大湖的国家,尤其是大的淡水湖泊并不 1. Lakes, the Cradle of Chinese Civilization Ancient poets likened the lakes and rivers to the human eyes and left the phrase “Water is horizontal and mountains are gathered at Meifeng.” If we stand on a height overlooking the earth and see the mirror-like lakes embedded in the earth, we will feel the infinite hope that because of the lakes, the earth is so full of vigor and aura. Liu Yuxi Tang Dynasty poet stands in the vast expanse of Dongting Lake, wrote the poem: “look Dongting green Tsui, a silver plate in a green snail.” The “Yueyang Tower” of Fan Zhongyan in the Song Dynasty wrote the scene of a great lake vividly and became a well-known masterpiece spread from ancient times. Although there are over 20,000 lakes and lakes in our country, we can say that there are many lakes, but the total area is only 80,000 square kilometers. Among the major countries in the world, China is a country lacking the Great Lakes, especially large freshwater lakes.