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Fuxian Lake (Chinese: 抚仙湖; pinyin: Fǔxiān Hú) is a body of water in Yunnan Province, China. It stretches through Chengjiang, Jiangchuan and Huaning Counties, spanning an area of 212 square kilometers. It is the third-largest lake in Yunnan, after Dian Lake and Erhai Lake, and the deepest, at 155 meters.
The lake was named Yueyaquan in the Qing Dynasty. Mildred Cable and Francesca French visited the lake during their travels in the region in 1932 and recorded their impressions in their book The Gobi Desert: "All around us we saw tier on tier of lofty sand-hills, giving the lie to our quest, yet when, with a final desperate effort, we hoisted ourselves over the last ridge and looked down on ...
Wang Guxiang. Wang Guxiang (Wang Ku-hsiang, traditional: 王谷祥, simplified: 王谷祥); ca. 1501–1568 was a Chinese landscape painter during the Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Wang was born in Changzhou in the Jiangsu province. [1] His style name was 'Luzhi' and his sobriquet was 'Youshi'. Wang specialized in landscapes and bird-and-flower ...
The West Lake (Chinese: 西湖; pinyin: Xīhú; Wu Chinese pronunciation: [si ɦu]) is a freshwater lake in Hangzhou, China.Situated to the west of Hangzhou's former walled city, the lake has a surface area of 6.39 km 2 (2.47 sq mi), [1] stretching 3.2 km (2.0 mi) from north to south and 2.8 km (1.7 mi) from east to west. [2]
Lugu Lake (simplified Chinese: 泸沽湖; traditional Chinese: 瀘沽湖; pinyin: Lúgū Hú) is located in the northwest of the Yunnan plateau, with the middle of the lake forming the border between the Ninglang County of Yunnan Province and the Yanyuan County of Sichuan Province.
Arrow Bamboo Lake (箭竹海, Jiànzhú Hǎi), covering an area of 170,000 m 2, is a shallow lake with a depth of 6 m. It lies at an elevation of 2,618 m, and was a main feature site for the 2002 Chinese film Hero. Panda Lake (熊猫海, Xióngmāo Hǎi) features curious color patterns of blue and green. Giant Pandas were said to have come to ...
West Lake (Chinese: 西湖; pinyin: Xī Hú) is a man-made recreational lake in Huicheng District of Huizhou, Guangdong, China. [1] West Lake has a combined area of 20.91-square-kilometre (8.07 sq mi), of which 3.13-square-kilometre (1.21 sq mi) is covered by water. It has been designated as a National AAAAA-level Scenic Spot. [2]
At an altitude of 3,600 m, it is the highest lake of the Pamir plateau, near the junction of the Pamir, Tian Shan and Kunlun mountain ranges. Surrounded by mountains which remain snow-covered throughout the year, the three highest peaks visible from the lake are the Muztagh Ata (7,546 m), Kongur Tagh (7,649 m) and Kongur Tiube (7,530 m).