Erhai lake

China / Yunnan / Dali /
Erhai Lake is the largest highland lake next to Dianchi and one of the seven biggest fresh water lakes in China. It means, 'sea shaped like an ear', in Chinese. Implying that the lake is ear shaped and as large as a sea, hence it was so named. The lake covers an area of 250 square kilometers and is located about two kilometers east of Dali. It is like a crescent lying between Cangshan and Dali city as seen from Cangshan Mount. In a sunny day, the crystal waters of Erhai Lake and the snow mantled Cangshan Mount radiate with each other. Thus the scene was commonly described as 'Silver Cangshan and Jade Erhai'.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erhai
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Coordinates:   25°46'51"N   100°11'30"E

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  • Erhai lake (Ho Nhi Hai)
  • three km's outside dali by er hai lake, is the quaint little village of cai cun ma tou. here lies the infamous dragonfly gardens guesthouse.
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