Lugu Lake – A Stunning Pearl That Shines Among All Hills
Lugu Lake is situated in Yunnan Plateau, specifically
at its north west. It lies nearly one hundred twenty four miles from core area
of the Lijiang city. Lugu Lake appears as a stunning pearl that shines among
all hills in northwest Yunnan plateau. The shape of the lake is that of horse
hoof. It is long from the northern side to its south and narrower to west. There
are constant changes in its vista all through the day. This lake is expected to
form by geological fault that belongs to age of Late Cenozoic. It is recognized
as the highest one in entire Yunnan province. It is surrounded by several
mountains. Lugu Lake has four peninsulas, five islands, seventeen beaches and
fourteen bays. At elevation of eight thousand feet, Lugu Lake is alpine one.
The shores of Lugu Lake are inhibited by several minority tribal groups like Tibetan, Mosuo, Pumi and Yi. This lake is also known by the name ‘Mother Lake’. It is popular in travel pamphlets of China as area of ‘Amazons’, ‘Home of the Matriarchal tribe’ and ‘The Kingdome of Women’. Lion Mountain surrounds Lugu Lake and is devoted as Goddess Gammo.
The main storage of Lugu Lake is from the rainfall and
has water with turquoise blue shade. It is in fact second deepest lake in land
of China with average depth and maximum depth of forty five and ninety three
metres respectively. Lugu Lake is bordered on either side by partially forested
slopes and steep mountains. Geologically, this lake is assumed as a young fault
lake. Its water is much inviting and clean with lot of fishes swimming. The
fresh air and dense forest around offers a pleasant weather always. Its natural
beauty is perfectly retained even though the place is little tainted because of
modern industry. It is very comfortable to be here in almost all seasons, but
best season to visit Lugu Lake is summer as well as spring.
Restricted and regulated entry against fee
Entry of the lake is restricted with entry free CNY
100 per head. Students will be charged CNY 80 per head. Certain entrances are
having reduced permit fee that amounts to eighty Chinese Yen. In case of
students, they need to pay only fifty percent of actual rate in some locations.
Students must produce their photo ID in English as a proof. On paying the fee,
a ticket will be offered. The other items provided are a disc and small fake
passport that contains essential information on areas in two languages –
English as well as Chinese.
Walking Marriage Bridge around Lugu Lake
Fleet of buses will take you to the location easily
There are lot of fleet buses and vans available from
Xichangsouth Sichuan, Yunnan and Lijiang. To get around the Lugu Lake, there
aren’t any public buses. The one and only one option is to hire incredibly
costly taxis or Chinese tuktuks which are cars with three wheels. Another
pleasant ways are biking and walking around Lugu Lake. Electric scooters are
also available for rent at a rate of hundred Chinese Yen to explore round this
famous lake. One can visit the islands by boat.
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