Saturday, September 13, 2008

Lugu Lake

Lugu Lake is a high mountain plateau lake, 2685 meters above sea level, located 202 km northeast of 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. It is surrounded by mountains and has eight islands and many bays and beaches.

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. The Mosuo currently do not have a written language

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