
蓮池潭,舊稱蓮花潭、蓮潭埤等,位於臺灣高雄市半屏山之南,龜山之北,是高雄市左營區區內最大的湖泊,潭面面積約42公頃,源於高屏溪。1686年鳳山縣知縣楊芳聲建文廟時, 以蓮池潭為泮池,在池中栽植蓮花點綴。每值炎夏,蓮花盛開,清香四溢,乃有「蓮池潭」之名,而「泮水荷香」列為鳳山八景之一。清朝康熙四十四年(1705年),鳳山知縣宋永清再對蓮池潭濬修。現因湖畔半屏山特殊造型與龍虎塔遠近倒映水中,而以蓮潭夕照聞名。
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N24 59.082 E121 34.000
Lotus Pond (Chinese: 蓮池潭; pinyin: Liánchí Tán) is an artificial lake and popular tourist destination on the east side of Zuoying District in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Opened in 1951, it is famous for the lotus plants on the lake and the numerous temples around the lake, including the Spring and Autumn Pavilions (春秋閣), the Dragon and Tiger Pagodas (龍虎塔), and the Confucian Temple (孔廟)
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