Ěrhǎi Lake

Erhai is a long highland lake east of the Cang Mountains, whose peaks rise above the western shore. Streams descending from the range feed its waters, while the lake's outlet leads south into the Yangbi River. Villages and fields occupy the narrow land between mountain and water. Jinsuo Island lies in the eastern part of the lake, its elongated shape and sheltered shores forming a distinctive feature of this ancient landscape around Dali.