Kandy Lake

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Kandy Lake, also known as Kiri Muhuda or the Sea of Milk, is an artificial lake in the heart of the hill city of Kandy, Sri Lanka, built in 1807 by King Sri Wickrama Rajasinghe next to the Temple of the Tooth. Over the years, it was reduced in size. It is a protected lake, with fishing banned. There are many legends and folklore regarding the lake. One such is that the small island at its center was used by the king’s helm for bathing and was connected to the palace by secret tunnel.

The lake in front of the Temple of the Tooth was formerly a stretch of paddy fields known as Tigolwela. It was converted to a lake by King Sri Wickrama Rajasinha in 1807. As there had been a pond named Kiri-muhuda (a "sea of milk") in the middle of the Tigolwela, the lake constructed subsequently too was named Kiri-muhuda. Deveda Moolacharya is considered the architect of the Kandy Lake. The king first built a dam across the paddy fields, starting from the Paththirippuwa (octagon) side, where the steps leading into the lake by the Mahamaluwa (Esplanade) are still visible, stretching across to the Poya-maluwa. The dam, upon which a roadway was constructed, allowed the king to go across to the Malwatte Vihare. According to D’Oyley, the dam was constructed between 1810–1812.

There are numerous local legends and folklore regarding the lake. One such is that the small island at its center was used by the king's harem for bathing and was connected to the palace by a secret tunnel.

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关于康提区

康提区位于斯里兰卡中部省份。康提是斯里兰卡七大世界遗产之一，曾是 16 世纪康提国王的故乡，也是该国音乐、艺术、工艺和文化的源泉。康提距离科伦坡约 129 公里，坐落在丘陵地带，所有人的目光都集中在市中心，康提湖在那里形成了一道迷人的风景。康提对斯里兰卡具有重要的宗教意义，因为达拉达·马利加瓦（Dalada Maligawa）就坐落在这个迷人的城市，佛牙寺内安放着佛陀的圣牙舍利，并受到严密保护。佩拉德尼亚皇家植物园位于佩拉德尼亚市中心以西约 5 公里处，每年接待 120 万人次参观，是岛上最大的植物园。乌达瓦塔森林 (Udawatta Kele) 是位于市中心、佛牙寺北面的一处保护区。康提是一座僧伽罗人占多数的城市；也有相当数量的其他族裔社区，如摩尔人和泰米尔人。康提是仅次于科伦坡的斯里兰卡经济中心。许多大型公司在康提设有大型分支机构，纺织、家具、信息技术和珠宝等众多行业都在这里落户。许多农业研究中心都位于该市。康提也是该国所有音乐、艺术、工艺和文化的源头。康提距科伦坡约 129 公里，坐落在丘陵地带，所有人的目光都集中在市中心，康提湖是这里的一道迷人风景。康提对斯里兰卡具有重要的宗教意义，因为佛牙寺就坐落在这座迷人的城市中，佛陀的圣牙舍利就安放在其中，并得到妥善的保护。

关于中央省

斯里兰卡中央省主要由山地构成。该省面积5,674平方公里，人口2,421,148。主要城镇包括康提、甘波拉（24,730）、努沃勒埃利耶和班达拉维拉。人口由僧伽罗人、泰米尔人和摩尔人组成。山地首府康提和努沃勒埃利耶市以及斯里帕达都位于中央省。该省盛产著名的锡兰茶，这种茶由英国人在19世纪60年代一场毁灭性的疾病摧毁了该省所有的咖啡种植园后种植。中央省吸引了众多游客，拥有康提、甘波拉、哈顿和努沃勒埃利耶等山地度假小镇。佛牙寺（Dalada maligawa）是中央省的主要圣地。气候凉爽，海拔1500米左右的许多地区夜晚常常寒冷。西坡非常湿润，有些地方年降雨量接近7000毫米。东坡属于中干旱地区，仅受东北季风影响。气温范围从康提的24°C到海拔1889米的努沃勒埃利耶的16°C。斯里兰卡最高的山脉位于中央省。地形以山地为主，深谷穿插其中。两个主要山区是中央山脉和康提东部的努克尔斯山脉。

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