Dearfriends,Helloeveryone!WelcometoKunming,awarmandhumidspringcitywithfourseasonslikespring!Hereyouwillenjoythenaturalbeautifulwaterandgreenmountains,andyouwillappreciatetherealnationalcustoms.Here,ancientandfashionableblendwitheachother,yesterdayandtodayinterweave,youwillbemovedbythemostrealandoriginalecologyofYunnan,infectedbythemountainsandrivershere,youwilllovethisplacedeeply.LetmeintroducetheDianchiLaketoyou.
DianchiLake,locatedinthesouthwestofKunmingCity,isavastandelegantplateaulake.ItisalimestonefaultlakeformedbytheinfluenceoftheHimalayanmovementinthetertiary.Thelakeis1886metersabovesealevel,39kilometerslongfromnorthtosouth,13.5kilometerswidefromeasttowest,withanaveragewidthofabout8kilometers.Thelakeshorelineisabout200kilometerslong,withanareaofabout318squarekilometers.Themaximumdepthofthelakeis8meters,withanaveragedepthof5.5meters.Thewaterstoragecapacityisabout1.57billioncubicmeters.AmongallthelakesinYunnan,ithasthelargestarea.AmongallthefreshwaterlakesinChina,itrankssixthafterPoyangLake,DongtingLake,TaihuLake,HongzeLakeandChaohuLake.DianchiLakeissurroundedbymanymountains,includingJinmamountainintheEast,Bijimountaininthewest,SheshanmountainintheNorth(alsoknownaschangchongmountain)andBaihemountaininthesouth.TheserollingmountainsformthenaturalbarrierofKunmingBazi.Alongthelakesidelineofabout100kilometers,therearemanycitiesandtownssuchasKunming,Chenggong,Jincheng,KunyangandHaikou,aswellasscenicspotssuchasDaguanlou,Haigeng,Xishan,Guanyinshan,Baiyukou,ZhenghePark,niulianxiang,YunnanKing'stombinShizhaishan,Panlongtemple,LiulinandGuandupagoda.DianchilakebelongstotheYangtzeRiversystem.Therearemorethan20riversflowingintoDianchiLake,thelargestofwhichisPanlongRiver,andotherriverssuchasJinzhiRiver,BaishaRiverandBaoxiangriver.ThewaterfromDianchiLakeflowsouttothesea,thenflowstoJinshaRiverthroughTanglangchuanandPuduRiver,andfinallyflowstothesea.
DianchiLakewaterarea,surroundedbymountains,rivers,thousandsofhectaresoffertileland,knownas"Jiangnanplateau.".Aroundthepool,therearefishingvillagesandsailsdottedwithGuanyinMountainScenicArea;thereareflowersandtreesshadowofBaiyukouKonggugarden;therearestretchesofmiles,clearwaterandsandClearBeachBeachandbeautifulgrandviewbuildingPark,etc.,areverycomfortableplacestovisit,especiallyontheothersideofthegreenwaves,themajesticpeakofthewesternmountain,waterfloatingcloudscover.Thebeautyofthelakeandthemysteryoftheseawillappearbeforeyoureyes.DianchiLakehasboththebeautyofthelakeandthespiritofthesea.
TheoriginofthenameofDianchiLakehasalwaysbeendifferent.ThefirstisfromtheperspectiveofthegeographicalsituationofDianchiLake.AccordingtotherecordsofHuayangstatenanzhong,"Dianchicountyisgovernedbycounties,soDianchiisalsoastate;therearerivers,200Liaroundthewater,whicharedeepandwide,shallowandnarrow,suchasbackwardflow,soDianchiiscalled."fromthisarticle,weknowthatDianchiisDian;thesecondisthatDianchiislocatedontheplateau,soDianchiisnamed;Thethirdholdsthat"dian"isthelargestofmanyethnicgroupsinthisareainancienttimes.AfterChugeneralZhuangcametoDian,hechangedhisclothesandfollowedhiscustoms,andthenestablishedtheDianstate,calledthekingofDian.Therefore,thenameofDianchicamefromthenameofthistribe.AlthoughtherearevariousopinionsabouttheoriginofthenameofDianchiLake,itdoesnotaffectitshugeeconomicutility.Forthousandsofyears,ithasnurturedthepeoplehereandirrigatedthelandhere.Toprovidepeoplewiththeconvenienceofboat,toprovidepeoplewithrichaquaticproducts,andnowwithitsbeautifulscenery,charmingsceneryusheredinmanytourists,reallyworthyofa"Pearl"ontheYunnanGuizhouPlateau.
NowDianchiLakeisoneofthefirst12nationaltouristresortsapprovedtobeestablishedinChina,anditisalsotheonlynationaltouristresortlocatedininlandprovince.HaigengparkisclosetotheBankofDianchiLake,andthewholeparkisbuiltalongtheBankofDianchiLake.Weepingwillowgreenlitchi,whitewavebeach,aschoolofcolorfulsceneryinsouthernXinjiang,istheidealnaturalswimmingpool.OverlookingtheXishanForestParkonthehighmountainoppositetothelake,theparkismoreenjoyable.IfyouwanttogototheXishanMountainforsightseeing,therearefishingboatsdrivenbyfishermenonthedamWharfinthepark,whichcancrossthewatertoreachthefootoftheXishanMountain.YoucanalsogotoHaigengethnicvillageandtakeacablecartogouptheXishanMountain.Fromthecablecar,youcanhaveapanoramicviewofDianchiLake.
DianchiLakeisalsothecenterofKunming'sscenicspots.Touristscannotonlytakeaboataroundthelaketoenjoythesceneryoflakesandmountains,butalsogoashoretoseeZhengHe'shometown,GuanyinMountainandotherscenicspots.AroundDianchiLake,therearetwopeaksofJinmaandBijiintheEastandWest,andtwomountainsofchangchongandBaiheinthenorthandsouth.Therearemanyscenicspots.Thelakeisvastandbeautiful.Whencherryblossomsbloominspring,thesceneryismorebeautifulandcharming.
Today'sDianchiLake,withitsuniquecharm,attractsalargenumberofChineseandforeigntouristsandhasbecomeaworld-famoustouristattraction.Withthedevelopmentoftourism,DianchiLake,asymbolofecologicalbeauty,willradiatenewvitality.Wewillwelcomeyouagainwithbettertourismserviceandmorebeautifultourismenvironment!