Lake Tai is a legendary setting in China, known as the country's ancient "land of rice and fish" and famous for its bounty of white shrimp, whitebait and whitefish.
太湖在中国享有盛名，被称为古代的“鱼米之乡”并以盛产白虾、银鱼和白鱼而闻名。
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At least two million people who live amid the canals, rice paddies and chemical plants around the lake had to stop drinking or cooking with their main source of water.
至少有两百万人住在运河区，周围的水稻田和化工厂都不得不停止使用他们的主水源来饮用和做饭。
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He said his parents are typical of the farmers, and by types of rice in the Taihu Lake fishing for a living.