Xingkai Lake
Xing Kai Lake or Khanka Lake is located on the border of China and Russia. It is the largest lake in northeast Asia, as well as a trans-boundary body of water between China and Russia. The lake is called Lake Xingkai in China and Khanka Lake in Russia.
There are 23 inflowing rivers to the lake, 8 draining from China and 15 draining from Russia. The Song’acha River is the only outflow river from the lake, and is subsequently connected with the Wusuli/Ussuri River and the Heilong/Amur River system.
Xingkai/Khankai natural reserve is part of an integral strategic system for ecological protection of China and Russia. The drainage basin of Lake Xingkai/Khanka is a habitat for important animal and plant species of both countries, particularly the wetlands surrounding the lake. Russia designated the lake as a Ramsar Convention wetland site, on the basis of its importance for migratory bird species.
Open Water Swimming
Zhang Jian completed the first wetsuit crossing of Xing Kai Lake in 2010 in 36 hours 10 minutes.
