千岛湖 Traditional form: 千島湖 Pinyin (reading): Qiāndǎo Hú Definitions: Qiandao Lake in Zhejiang, aka Xin'an River Reservoir, created as part of a large hydroelectric project in 1959 Characters: 千 - thousand; many, numerous; very 岛 - island 湖 - lake; Hubei, Hunan; bluish-green Traditional characters: 千 - thousand; many, numerous; very 島 - island 湖 - lake; Hubei, Hunan; bluish-green