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West Lake (Eryuan) 洱源西湖Ěryuán Xī Hú
4A scenic area · Dali, Yunnan
- Time needed
- Half a day
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Dali
- Region
- Yunnan
- Type
- Nature
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area
About West Lake (Eryuan)
A small highland lake at the northern foot of the Cangshan range, about 2 km² at 1,968 m, whose water drains south into Erhai Lake. Six villages and seven islets are scattered across it, and the lake and its reed beds are protected as a national wetland park, home to birds such as the purple swamphen. The Ming traveller Xu Xiake rated its scenery above that of Hangzhou's West Lake.
How to get to West Lake (Eryuan)
Beside the G214 road in Eryuan County, about an hour by road north of Dali Old Town.
Nearby
- Dali Old Town & Erhai Lake 大理古城与洱海 40 km
Bai courtyards, old stone gates and lakeside bike rides beneath the Cangshan peaks - Shaxi Ancient Town 沙溪古镇 40 km
A caravan town on the old Tea Horse Road, with a village market every Friday
Also within 20 km: Deyuan City Ruins 德源古城遗址 (under 10 km), Butterfly Spring 蝴蝶泉 (10 km), Dali Geothermal Kingdom 大理地热国 (20 km).
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