Jinniu Lake Scenic Area is located in the low mountain and hilly area in the northeast of Luhe District, 17 kilometers away from Liuhe urban area and about 50 kilometers away from Nanjing urban area. Because the shape of the mountain that accompanies the lake resembles the shape of a cow lying on the water, it is called Jinniu Mountain. The lake is named after the mountain. Jinniu Lake is an artificial reservoir, formerly known as Jinniushan Reservoir. It was built in 1958. It has a catchment area of 124.14 square kilometers (approximately 25,000 mu) and a total storage capacity of 96 million cubic meters. It is a banned artificial lake in Nanjing. Jinniu Lake has a vast surface and a tortuous shore. It is surrounded by green hills and surrounded by green trees and white egrets. It is a "pure land" with a beautiful environment and a good ecosystem. It is listed as one of the seven key protection and development zones outside Nanjing Mingdu. .

Jinniu Lake Scenic Area is rich in natural tourism resources and humanistic tourism resources. The natural resources are dominated by the beautiful scenery of mountains and rivers, and the rippling lake is rich in aquatic resources. Among them, the output of whitebait has surpassed that of Taihu Lake and has become a characteristic aquatic product. The shape of Jinniu Mountain is vivid, and the strange rocks on the mountain are amazing. There are starling cages, fairy caves, toad stones, mullet cakes, etc., which are quite ornamental; the mountain is rich in flora and fauna, and the vegetation is mainly pine and metasequoia. There are large tea gardens in the north; The species of wild animals are also very rich, especially waterfowl such as egrets have become important ornamental bird resources. There are 18 perennials under Jinniu Mountain. Two eyes of sulfur-containing hot springs of C; Yeshan in the north of Jinniu Lake has Xike Spring which is as famous as Nanjing Pukou Pearl Spring; there is a mysterious cave on Jianshan in the west; Guizi Mountain, which is 7 kilometers southwest for politicians and has high scientific value Basalt rock pillar forest; there are beautiful rural scenery around the lake. Humanistic tourism resources include: Paleolithic sites in Sihe, and a large number of stone tools have been unearthed, which is an important place to understand the production and life of human primitive society; in the Western Han Dynasty, in the Western Han Dynasty, King Wu and Liubi set up a "The mountain is named after it. There are existing mines and wells. It is a natural museum for understanding the development of ancient and modern iron ore mining technology. On Jinniu Mountain, there is the ruins of Ma Lienu Temple. The farmer paintings in Sihe have a strong flavor of local art. Jinniu Lake in the north of Liuhe City is an artificial lake with prohibited words in Nanjing. The lake covers an area of 25,000 acres, surrounded by mountains, the lake is clear, fresh air, beautiful mountains and rivers, and it is known as the "natural oxygen bar". National AAA-level scenic spot, one of the new 55 scenic spots in Nanjing, it can be called "the first scenic spot in Jiangbei". Lakeside Jinniu Mountain, Yinniu Mountain, Tongniu Mountain and other four seasons trees onion cages, Oulu Xiangji, starling cages, golden tortoise exploration, sedan stone, Xike Spring and many other attractions. In recent years, the economic development has begun to take shape, with complete facilities such as catering, accommodation, and amusement. It has become one of the first choices for suburban and county tours in Nanjing.