Lugu Lake

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Lugu Lake
Lugu Lake -
Location Sichuan/Yunnan
Basin countries China
Surface area 48.5 km²
Max. depth 93.5 m
Surface elevation 2685 m

Lugu Lake (Chinese: 泸沽湖; Pinyin: Lúgū Hú) is a high mountain plateau lake, 2685 meters above sea level, located 202 km northeast of Lijiang on the border of Sichuan and Yunnan provinces. on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau in People's Republic of China. The lake is 48.5 square km in area and is quite deep, being about 93.5 m at its deepest point.[1] It is surrounded by mountains and has eight islands and many bays and beaches.[2]

The inhabitants around the lake are the Mosuo people, a small tribe that is considered a sub clan of Naxi people. They are a matriarchal society and seek to maintain that heritage.[1][3] The Mosuo currently do not have a written language[4]

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ a b Lugu Lake. Retrieved on 2007-08-06.
  2. ^ Lugu Lake. Retrieved on 2007-08-06.
  3. ^ Mosuo People by the Lugu Lake. Retrieved on 2007-08-06.
  4. ^ Lugo Lake Mosuo Cultural Development Association. Retrieved on 2007-08-06.
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