Which lake is the largest in Sichuan?
The largest lake in Sichuan is Lugu Lake.
Lugu Lake is the third largest deep-water lake in China. The Mosuo, Yi and Pumi people mainly live around Lugu Lake. There are 7 Mongolian ethnic groups living along the coast, about 13,000 people.
Lugu Lake, commonly known as Zuosuohai, has ancient names such as Lede Lake and Luku Lake. In the Mosuo language of the Naxi ethnic group, "Lugu" means ravine and "gu" means li, which means a lake in a ravine. Located at the junction of Yanyuan County, Sichuan Province and Ninglang County, Yunnan Province, it is under the jurisdiction of Sichuan and Yunnan Province. The east of the lake is Luguhu Town (formerly Zuosuo District) of Yanyuan County, and the west of the lake is Yongning Township, Ninglang County.
The lake runs slightly from northwest to southeast, with a length of 9.5 kilometers from north to south and a width of 5.2 kilometers from east to west. The lake shoreline is about 44 kilometers long. The lake area is 50.1 square kilometers, the water collection area is 247.6 square kilometers, and the maximum water depth is 105.3 meters. The average water depth is 40.3 meters, the lake reservoir capacity is 2.252 billion cubic meters, the maximum transparency of the lake water is 12 meters, and the lake surface altitude is 2,685 meters.
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Lugu Lake attractions introduction:
1. Dashuoshui Village - Dashui Village is located on the road from Ninglang to Yongning, adjacent to Lugu Lake.
Daluoshui Village is a must-visit place for most tourists to Lugu Lake. In Dashuishui Village, Mosuo people’s wooden houses line the lakeshore, and most of them have now been transformed into hotels that provide accommodation. There are many tourists here and it’s lively. In the evening, the local Mosuo people will wear traditional clothes and perform songs and dances. After enjoying the folk songs and dances, you can also go to the tent set up by the lake to have a barbecue.
2. Lige Island - Lige Island is located at the foothills of Gemu Mountain in the northeast of Lugu Lake. It is a beautiful seawall island in the bay on the northern edge of Lugu Lake.
Lige Island is surrounded by water on three sides. It is an inner harbor, surrounded by green mountains on the left and right, and is adjacent to the goddess Ligemu. The scenery is picturesque. The mirror-blue lake surface, the white clouds in the sky and the surrounding peaks are clearly reflected in the water, blending the shadows of the lake, mountains and sky into a crystal-clear one.
3. Xiaoluoshui Village - Xiaoluoshui Village is located in the north of Lugu Lake, in a small valley surrounded by mountains on three sides and facing Lugu Lake on one side.
Xiaoluoshui Village is the last village beside Lugu Lake in Yunnan. The junction line between Yunnan and Sichuan is at the entrance of the village. The road around the lake is clearly cut in half: the gravel road is Yunnan, and the asphalt road is The road surface is Sichuan.
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