Islands
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Located in the lake are nine small islands:
- Cuiliuping Island (Chinese: 翠柳屏岛; pinyin: Cuìliǔpíng Dǎo), also known as (Chinese: 四棵柳岛; pinyin: Sì Kēliǔ Dǎo; literally "Four-Willow Island")
- Niaoqingqiqi Island (Chinese: 鸟禽憩栖岛; pinyin: Niǎoqínqìqī Dǎo; literally "Bird Resting Island")
- Guting Island (Chinese: 古亭岛; pinyin: Gǔtíng Dǎo; literally "Ancient Pavilion Island"), the location of the Lixia Pavilion
- Mingshi Island (Chinese: 名士岛; pinyin: Míngshì Dǎo)
- Huiquan Island (Chinese: 汇泉岛; pinyin: Huìquán Dǎo)
- Huxin Island (Chinese: 湖心岛; pinyin: Húxīn Dǎo; literally "Lake Center Island")
- Jiaxuan Island (Chinese: 稼轩岛; pinyin: Jiaxuān Dǎo)
- Qiuliu Island (Chinese: 秋柳岛; pinyin: Qiūliǔ Dǎo)
- Huju Island (Chinese: 湖居岛; pinyin: Hújū Dǎo; literally "Lake Residence Island")
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