Erhai Lake is an alpine lake in the southwestern Chinese Yunnan Province. Erhai Lake was also known as Yeyu Pond, Xi'er River and Kunming Lake in ancient times. Erhai means a sea shaped like an ear. That's where its name deserved. It is one of the seven biggest fresh water lakes in China and the second largest highland lake after Dianchi Lake in Kunming.

Erhai Lake is situated in the east of Cangshan, at 1,972 m above sea level. In size, the North-South length of the lake is 40 km and the East-West width is roughly 7-8 km. Its area is 250 km². Its circumference reaches 116 km...Read More