Persistent heavy rain in Jiangxi submerges Poyang Lake highway in water

Original headline: "Most beautiful water highway" once again submerged in water

May 22, 2016, Yongxiu County, Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province. Since the start of this year's flood season, the water level of Poyang Lake has risen rapidly and is about to overflow the Dahu Chi section of the Yong-Wu Highway, which connects Wucheng Town in Yongxiu County, Jiangxi Province. (Online image/text: Guangming Online - Visual China)

It is understood that Poyang Lake's most beautiful "water highway" - the Dahu Chi underwater highway - is a section of the Yong-Wu Highway, with a total length of 5.05 km. It is designed as a Grade III submersible highway, passes through the core migratory bird protection area of Poyang Lake, and is the only land route connecting the thousand-year-old ancient town of Wucheng Town.