I. Dali
The most famous lake is Erhai Lake in Dali, second only to Dianchi Lake in Kunming. Because it is shaped like an ear, it is the second largest freshwater lake in Yunnan Province. Bai people call it Erhai Lake to express their yearning for the sea. Erhai Lake flows into the water system of Eryuan County in the north, and there are eighteen streams in Cangshan, beautiful scenery along the Erhai Lake and Cangshan World Geopark in the west, forming Cangshan Erhai Lake Scenic Area. Many young artists and tourists like to spend their holidays here.
During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, two celebrities, Yang Shengan and Li Yuanyang, went boating in the West Sea and swam back to the shore. Later, Yang Sheng 'an carved four characters of "Chengtan Bamboo" on a big bamboo tree, which later became one of the eight scenic spots in Heqing House, and was accompanied by "Heqing House Records". Every year, the 25th day of June in the lunar calendar is the Sea Song Festival in Haixi. Young men and women of Bai nationality who come to beg for the sea, or boating in Haixi, or climbing the sea, play the three strings and sing Bai love songs, are happy. Many young men and women of Bai nationality formed a happy marriage and became life-long partners at the concert.
② Haixi Lake is located in Longmen Dam, niujie Township, Eryuan County, 24 kilometers away from the county seat. It is a natural freshwater lake formed by fault subsidence and dissolution. The North Dam of the South China Sea, surrounded by mountains and around the city, is one of the eight scenic spots of Heqing House in Ming and Qing Dynasties. The lake covers an area of 2.6 square kilometers, with a length of 3.6 kilometers from north to south, a maximum width of 1.5 kilometers from east to west, a coastline length of 10 kilometers, an average water depth of 16 meters, an average water temperature of 13 degrees, and a total storage capacity of 22.27 million cubic meters. The Haixi Sea is surrounded by mountains on three sides, with bamboo forests in the mountains and dams on one side, and there are "wonders reflecting seamounts" in the lake.
(3) Caohai Wetland in Heqing County is located in the middle of Heqing Bazi, which is divided into North Sea, China Sea, South China Sea and East China Sea. The maximum water depth is 2.6 meters, the average water depth is 1.6 meters, the water surface elevation is 2 193.2 meters, the total area is more than 7,000 mu, and the annual inflow is 2.4 million cubic meters. It is a plateau freshwater lake. Caohai waters are connected with Yanggong River through streams, ditches and farmland. Rivers and canals crisscross, with green willows in spring, red lilies in full bloom in summer, reeds dancing in autumn, and migratory birds gathering in winter, which is quite beautiful in Jiangnan water town. Caohai Wetland is a nature reserve in Dali Prefecture. The main protection objects are overwintering waterfowl and wetland ecosystem. The protected species are rare national protected animals such as black-necked crane, gray crane and white swan, and rare wintering waterfowl such as egret, bee eagle, chestnut kite, goshawk, sparrow hawk, big-breasted parrot, gray-headed parrot, rubber duck and mallard duck. It is a large bird-watching place in the southwest of China.
Second, Lijiang
Chenghai, from Yongsheng County, Lijiang City, is famous for its abundant natural spirulina. Chenghai was formed in the middle of Neogene, which is a fault graben formed by Himalayan orogeny, and the middle depression and low depression gathered water to form lakes.
② Jiuzihai is located in the east of Ganhaizi of Yulong Snow Mountain in Lijiang, 2 1 km away from the ancient city, with an altitude of 2,600 meters and an area of about 2,000 mu. It is named after nine naturally formed pools in the dam. According to legend, it is a relic left by Mutus who burned tiles and borrowed soil in Jiuzihai in the Ming Dynasty. There is a unique natural landscape here: the jade dragon snow mountain, which remains unchanged all year round, is like a screen. Surrounded by green mountains and trees, flowers are everywhere from May to165438+1October every year, and dozens of wild flowers are blooming in competition, which is beautiful. Nine natural pools, such as Jasper, fell into the world and were beautiful.
③ Wenhai, Lijiang City, located at the southwest foot of Fandou, the main peak of Yulong Snow Mountain, with an average elevation of 3180m, is one of the provincial nature reserves of Lashihai Plateau Wetland in Lijiang, Yunnan. It covers an area of 676 hectares, of which the water area is called Wenhai (Lake), with an area of 160 hectares, which evolved from an ancient glacial lake. The lake has disappeared from several sinkholes in its south. Autumn and winter are wet seasons, and migratory birds inhabit them. Yulong mountain is reflected in the lake, as quiet as a fairyland; Spring and summer are dry seasons, and iris grows very long. In the past, it was one of the main roads of the ancient tea-horse road on the Yunnan-Tibet line, and caravans often stayed here to raise mules and horses.
(4) Lashihai is located in the middle of Lashiba, which is 10 km west of Lijiang City, and is the first nature reserve named after "wetland" in Yunnan Province. "Lashi" is translated into Gunasi, "Lashi" is a barren dam, and "Stone" is new, which means a new barren dam.
Lashihai, Yulong County, Lijiang City is a part of the ancient geosyncline in northwest Yunnan. During the Mesozoic Yanshan movement, the fold uplifted into land and became a quasi-plain in Miocene. With the development of orogeny in Hengduan Mountains, the quasi-plain under Yulong Snow Mountain was divided into three highland intermountain basins with relative height difference of 65,438+000 meters to 200 meters from the end of Pliocene to the beginning of Pleistocene, namely Lashiba, Lijiang Dam and Qiheba. Lashi dam is the highest dam among them, and there is still a water area in the dam. Lijiang is an inland area. When you see a slightly larger lake, it is called the sea, so it is called Lashihai, with an altitude of 2437 meters.
⑤ Qinglong Sea in ninglang county, Lijiang City, also known as Tianhu Lake, is located at the top of Yaoshan Mountain at an altitude of 4033 meters. The water surface area is 2 mu, the average water depth is 1.5 m, and the lake is surrounded by conifers and cypresses. It is rich in precious medicinal materials such as Cordyceps sinensis and Fritillaria. Known as "Yaochi on the Peak".
3. Kunming and Yuxi
Yangzonghai is one of the nine plateau lakes in Yunnan, spanning Chengjiang, Chenggong and Yiliang. Yangzonghai was called osawa and Yixiu Lake in ancient times, and Minghu Lake in Ming Dynasty. Yang Zonghai was named after his residence. It is a juvenile lake that formed late, a plateau rift lake, and is rich in golden thread fish. Lake water mainly comes from the surrounding Tangquan River and rainwater accumulation.
Fourth, Baoshan City.
Tengchong Rehai, where hot springs are called the sea, is located 20 kilometers southwest of Tengchong City, covering an area of about 9 square kilometers. There are more than 80 large gas springs and hot springs.