Lake Austin is located in Yushan Nan Lu, yet northern shore, from the Great Lakes Austin, Little Lake Austin, Austin villages, natural bridges (commonly known as Lake Austin Mimura), about the early liberation of thousands of households, population 4,000; now more than 2,000 households, and 10,000 people (indigenous population).

Lake Austin is still due to close to the lake, river ports within the clouds, and more water, less fields, the last boat to make a living by many villagers, mostly fishermen and transport operators, so every family near the water, every household has boats, often their children get married first vessel was built , so that future generations have to make a living solution.

Addition of more water vessels, combined with many old temples in rural areas, in retaliation, Halfmoon, every over-year-old burn incense and pray, pray for good harvest, peace, then had a very local characteristics conform to the "Lake Austin Dragon Boat Club", Lake Austin called the "designated Dragon Boat. " Dragon Boat program "Time 20 March each year, three days of August (the Great Lakes Austin) in April two days, July 21 (Little Lake Austin, Austin Bridge). The Lake Austin when the vessel should go home each household to participate in dragon boat event planning ; household must call Qinjuan to draw dragon boat Lake Austin to see, because of Lake Austin near the city, the city people are watching charter to Lake Austin, traders catch the festival site, so the scene very lively, with a special mass in Changshu, ornamental folk festivals.

Lake Austin boat activities suspended since 1953, resumed in 1995. There are dragon boat 24, in addition to the traditional dragon boat festival program, but also to the surrounding towns rental boat (boat with some people even go out with participation), and participated in Suzhou, Changshu City, a large dragon boat activities and critical acclaim.