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Lake Poyang
Lake Poyang is the largest freshwater lake in China, in northern Jiangxi province, fed by the Gan and other rivers and draining into the Yangtze. Its area varies greatly between the summer flood season and the dry winter months. In 1363 it was the scene of the Battle of Lake Poyang, in which Zhu Yuanzhang, the future Hongwu Emperor, destroyed the fleet of Chen Youliang of Chen Han.
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