Lantan LakeLantan Lake or Orchid Lake is a lake and reservoir in East [District, Chiayi|East District], Chiayi City, Taiwan.HistoryThe lake is also called the Holland Lake, Dutch Lake, and Hong-Mao Pei because the lake was dug by the Dutch around 300years ago during the Dutch Formosa rule by taking it source from the Bazhang River to irrigate the broad fields run by the Dutch [East India Company]. This system lasted until the beginning of Kingdom of Tungning in Taiwan in which the lake laid in ruins until the Qing Dynasty rule. In the late Taiwan under [Japanese rule|Japanese rule] period, the dam was reconstructed.GeographyThe reservoir can contain of water as the main water resource of Chiayi City. It covers an area of.FeaturesA fountain is set up on the lake with water surging up to.TransportationThe lake is accessible by Chiayi City Bus route 1 and route 66 from Chiayi Station of Taiwan Railway.