Erhai Gölü

Introducing Erhai Lake
With Cangshan Mountain arranging horizontally to the west like a curtain, Yu’an Mountain embracing to the east like an arm, the special environment of Erhai Lake defines ultimate elegance, long reputed as the “Silver-like Cangshan and Jade-like Erhai”, and the “Plateau Pearl”. With the area of 250 square kilometres (97 sq mi), the lake is the second largest highland lake of China, after Dianchi Lake in Kunming.

Erhai Lake Fast Facts
• Çince Adı: Erhai 洱海
• Ziyaret İçin En İyi Zaman: Haziran ila Ağustos
• Tavsiye Edilen Ziyaret Saatleri: Saat 3 to 4 saat
• Yapılacak Şeyler: Fotoğrafçılık, Doğa, Gezinti, Cycling
• Çalışma Saatleri: Tüm gün; 08:30-17:00 for Nanzhao Island
• Giriş Ücreti: ¥30 for Erhai Lake maintenance fee
• Adres: No.1 Erhe South Road, Xiaguan, Dali, Yunnan

What to expect at Erhai Lake

Erhai Lake is an alpine fault lake. Its name means “Ear-shaped Sea”, due to its shape as seen by locals and travelers. In size, the North-South length of the lake is 40 kilometre (25 mil) and the East-West width is roughly 7–8 kilometres (4.3–5.0 mi). Çevresi ulaşıyor 116 kilometre (72 mil), ortalama derinliği 11 metre (36 ft) ve toplam su depolama kapasitesi 2.5 milyar metreküp (2,000,000 akre⋅ft). Göl, tüm Dali Şehri'nin arka planını oluşturur ve Dali Kasabası'nı batıda Cangshan Dağı'na karşı konumlandırır. Gölün başı Shangguan Kasabası'ndadır, kuzey ucu, ve en güney noktası Xiaguan Kasabası'ndadır. Göl, kuzeydeki Miju ve Mici Nehirleri'nden, doğudaki Bolou Nehri'nden, ve batıdaki Cangshan Dağları'ndan küçük derelerden su alır. Yangbi Nehri, güneyde, gölün çıkışıdır ve sonunda Mekong Nehri'ne akar.

Erhai Gölü, Dali Manzara Alanı'nın en önemli turistik kaynaklarından biridir, ve aynı zamanda Bai etnik grubunun atalarının başlıca doğum yeridir. Şimdiye kadar, dahili 30 spots of the New Stone Age ruins have been found at Erhai and on the surrounding hillside tablelands. Among these ruins, Jinsuo, the Golden Shuttle, Island is most famous. Recently, it is found that Yuji Island in Shuanglang Town is also an important site of the New Stone Age and the Bronze Age. In addition to many stone and pottery tools used for production and livelihood, some bronze ware are also excavated such as furcate handle sword and cupric handle ferric edge sword and the pottery molds for building these swords. Thus it is inferred that this Erhai Lake might also have been the production base for Bai ethnic group ancestors to smelt and cast bronze ware and even step into the Iron Age. It seems every era has left something here. We can almost hear the footsteps of Bei ancestors striding from savagery to civilization. The saying is true: Erhai Lake is the cradle of the Bai ethnic group.

How to get to Erhai Lake
• No'lu otobüsü alın. 6 or C2 to Caicun Pier.
• Take a taxi or rent a bike to the lake area.

Additional travel advice on Erhai Lake
• UV Dali'de kışın bile çok güçlüdür, lütfen güneş kremi kullanın, güneşli günlerde şapka ve güneş gözlüğü takın.
• Erhai Lake Cruise: At Dali Port Pier, the cruise starts at 09:00; At Longkan Pier, the cruise starts at 10:00; at Taoyuan Pier, the cruise starts at 13:30. Cruise tickets vary according to the type of cruise and routes.