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Yu Xian Lake in Yanshan County in Southeastern Yunnan Province

Located in the south of number 323 national road about 42 kilometers away from the west of the county seat of Yanshan County, Yu Xian Lake is composed of the four main scenic areas such as Tinghu Lake, Ashe, Ameng and Jiusuo, covering a total area of 109 square kilometers. With the attitude of 2750meters, the lake body is basin shaped with the length of 2750 meters from the east to the west and the width of 2250 meters from the south to the north. The water area is about 2.27 square kilometers and there are three small islands in the lake. The average depth of the lake is about seven meters, with the deepest point of 14 meters.

When steeping into the lake area, the first place you need to go is the Pearl Island. After going through the Pearl Island, you can see the wide lake surface. According to some of the foreign students who have been there when they come to learn in one-on-one Chinese learning programs in Yunnan, the lake surface is as peaceful as a mirror and they can see the black-headed gulls playing on the water surface and scrambling for foods when it comes to the winter. Of course, some other birds like pheasant, thrush, skylark, cuckoo and magpie also can be seen.

Along Yu Xian Lake, there are totally three villages, Yi Village, Miao Village and Zhuang Village. When it comes to the festivals of the ethnic groups such as Huashan Festival of Miao people, March Festival of Zhuang people and Torch Festival of Yi people, the ethnic people would wear the most beautiful costumes and sing the beautiful songs as well as perform the fantastic dance. Therefore, if the students who learn in online Chinese Lessons intend to visit Yu Xian Lake, they are suggested to visit during the festival period so that to enjoy the ethnic customs of the local minorities.

In the south of Yu Xian Lake, there is a mountain named the Dragon Mountain which seems just like a long dragon crouching in the lakeside. When reaching the top of the mountain, you can enjoy the panoramic view of Yu Xian Lake. To go there, you can take bus from Kunming to Yanshan or Qiubei and get off at the toll gate of Haizibian. The lake is in the south of the road. If you go from Yanshan, you need to take the bus to the direction of Pingyuan. 

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