Introducing Lashi Lake
Lashi Lake is situated 8 km west of Lijiang and covers an area of about 9 kilomètres carrés. In the language of Naxi, Lashi means “New Basin”. With an altitude of 2,500 meters above the sea level, Lashi Lake is the largest plateau lake in Lijiang area as well as an important habitat for over 70 species of migratory birds.
Lashi Lake Fast Facts
• Nom Chinois: La Shi Hai 拉市海
• Meilleure période pour visiter: December to February
• Heures de visite recommandées: Environ 2 à 3 heures
• Activités à faire: Photographie, Naxi Culture, Architecture
• Heures d'ouverture: 08:00-17:00
• Frais d'entrée: CNY 30
• Adresse: Lashihai, Yulong Naxi Autonomous County, Lijiang, Yunnan
What to expect at Lashi Lake
Lashi Lake tops over any lake for its high diversity of water-bird species in Northwest Yunnan. In winter, Lashi Lake becomes be the cozy home to tens of thousands of migratory birds including black-necked crane, whooper swan and black stork etc.
Rich in cultural and biological diversity, the Lashi Lake watershed is home to two minority ethnic groups, the Naxi and the Yi, and provides critical habitat for the endangered black-necked crane. The watershed is also the primary water supply to a large downstream population and the rapidly growing tourism industry in the historic city of Lijiang.
Lashi Lake provides habitat for 198 bird species, 77 of which are migratory shorebirds. This area has the greatest abundance of bird species in Yunnan. As many as 80,000 birds migrate to this wetland during winter. Three are National First-Ranked Protection species: the black stork, black-necked crane and hooded crane. The black-necked crane is considered globally vulnerable and is distributed only in southwest China. This species is now rare, breeding on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and northwest Sichuan and wintering in wet, cultivated areas of southern Tibet, Yunnan and Guizhou.
Comment se rendre au lac Lashi
• Prendre le bus 31 ou 32 depuis la vieille ville de Lijiang et descendre à la station Anzhongcun.
• Louez une voiture ou un bus depuis GGC pour profiter d'un transfert privé sans souci depuis les hôtels de Lijiang jusqu'au lac Lashi.
Conseils supplémentaires pour voyager au lac Lashi
• Il y a plusieurs ranchs de chevaux à proximité du lac. Veuillez porter des chaussures et des vêtements confortables, faites attention à vous et à vos affaires pendant les activités d'équitation.
• Veuillez mettre de la crème solaire, un chapeau et des lunettes de soleil pour éviter les coups de soleil.
