Fuxian Lake (Chengjiang)
A deep highland lake in Chengjiang, southeast of Kunming—Yunnan's third-largest lake and, at about 155 meters at its deepest, one of China's deepest inland freshwater lakes, with water clarity the finest in Yunnan and Guizhou; the ancients praised it as 'ten thousand hectares of glaze'
Visitor info
- Opening hours
- All day
- Ticket
- Luchong Scenic Area CNY 15
Price is indicative — final quote on inquiry.
A deep highland lake in Chengjiang, southeast of Kunming—Yunnan's third-largest lake and, at about 155 meters at its deepest, one of China's deepest inland freshwater lakes, with water clarity the finest in Yunnan and Guizhou; the ancients praised it as 'ten thousand hectares of glaze.' Viewing the lake from Bijiashan (Pen-Rack Hill) in the Luchong Scenic Area, and the waterwheel fishing at Mingxing Fish Cave (using waterwheels to drive water and encircle the fish), is a fishing spectacle sustained for centuries. Maotianshan on the lake's north shore is the fossil site of the Cambrian Chengjiang Biota, inscribed as a World Natural Heritage site and hallowed ground for evidence of Earth's early explosion of life; it can be taken in together with the lake views in one day.
Getting there: D-train to Chengjiang / self-drive
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More in Kunming
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