China’s Most Beautiful Lakes
Lugu Lake at sunset ©Hanumann/flickr
China is abundant with deserts, rivers, caves, lakes, grassland, forests, glaciers, fall, wetland and mountains. This list is very long and it is impossible to visit all of them in your lifetime. I collect the China’s most beautiful lakes trying to give you a helpful direction for your tour on a China map.
Many of these China’s lake developed for tourism. This article introduced the best four lakes of China and unspoiled landscapes will not fail to impress you! I hope that you will like it and you will visit with one of them…
1.West Lake
West Lake ©Yoshi/flickr
Location: Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province
Area: 6.5 square kilometers
Best Travel Time: May – October
The West Lake is at the center of Hangzhou and is 3.3km long from north to south and 2.8km wide from east to west. It was listed as the world cultural heritage in 2011. The lake is located within the city, it is close to people and easily accessible.
The West Lake is famous for its pavilions and elegant bridges. These were inspired many authors and writers for centuries. Marco Polo described Hangzhou as the most delightful city in the world.
2. Erhai Lake
Erhai Lake ©Mulligan Stu/flickr
Location: Northwest of Dali City, Yunnan Province
The Erhai lake is between the Dali Dams and the mountains in Yunnan Province. When you are floating in a boat on Erhai Lake, you can enjoy the amazing scenery, you can feel yourself calm and it will enchant just like the lake itself.
Erhai Lake has nine curves, three islets, five lakes and four sandbars, and it is fascinating with the scenery the “Wind, Flower, Snow, and Moon”.
3. Qinghai Lake
Qinghai Lake ©B_cool/flickr
Location: Qinghai Lake Basin, Northeast of Qinghai Province
Best Travel Time: May – August
Ticket: 230 RMB which is valid for 3 days
Qiunghai is a saline lake and is the largest lake in China. It is situated in Xining, Quinghai Province in 3,205 m above sea level in a depression in the Tibetan province of Amdo. Because its salinity, the lake is an abundance of edible carp, fish and aquatic creatures.
If you want to see the bird season, the best time to visit is in August and in September, the traveler can see the flowering of the rape flower fields which is an amazing view and you can’t miss it!
Woman with yak at Qinghai Lake ©B_cool/flickr
4. Namsto Lake
Lake Namtso ©Gusjer/flickr
Tickets: 45 RMB*
Area: 1,961.5 square meters; 4,720 meters above sea level
Location: In the middle of Tibet Autonomous Region
Best Travel Time: June – September
The Lake is the Tibetan’s person’s natural sight and it is known as “heavenly lake”. The Namsto Lake is located between Bange Counties and Damxung. It is the highest altitude lake in the world. The lake is an abundance of animals and the deep blue water is full of various fish.
Around the lake are many grazing of animals, grazing for wild yaks, wild rabbits, mountain goats and various birds. If you visit in the lake, you are lucky to see a fish jumping out of the water and hear the Tibetan people songs through the valley.
