Bita
Lake - Shangri La Travel |
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The
Bita Lake is 35 kilometres East of Shangri
La Old Town. This emerald lake contains 160
hectares; its surface is reported above sea
level 3539 meters, while the deepest point
is around 40 meters. |
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Bita
Lake is legendized a woman from the sky broke
her mirror into pieces during her combing.
They fell to the ground then became various
lakes in the world, while the Bita Lake is
one of the most gorgeous pieces inlaid with
the smaragdine. |
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In
Tibetan language, Bita means a place covered
with a dense oak forest. The Bita Lake is
a fault lake, which lies in the heart of the
natural preserved area surrounded by mountains
and covered with century-old pines, willows
and spruces. |
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In
the centre of the lake, a small wooded island
is made to be the shelter for many rare species
of flocks. If you are lucky enough to be in
the non-windy day, the rosy clouds, the snow
mountains and the nearby forests are all mirrored
in the lake. |
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The
Bitahai Lake has plentiful fish resources.
Every year, in the fifth month of the Lunar
calendar, petals of the azaleas fall into
the lake’s surface and are eaten by
the fish. The fish look drunk because they
float with their belly facing the sky on the
surface, that forms the famous spectacle of
“Fish drunk by the azaleas” in
Bita Lake. |
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Access:
To reach Bita Lake conveniently, the best
way is to take a private car for a round trip
which costs approximately RMB150. It is possible
to arrange a one-day tour with Napa
Lake and / or Songzanlin
Monastery.
Entrance
fee of BITA LAKE: RMB 30. The
horse transfer is RMB23 for one way and RMB46
for a round trip. |
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