Lugu Lake
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| Location | Sichuan/Yunnan |
| Basin countries | China |
| Surface area | 48.5 km2 (18.7 sq mi) |
| Max. depth | 93.5 m (307 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 2,685 m (8,810 ft) |
Lugu Lake (Chinese: 泸沽湖; Pinyin: Lúgū Hú) is a high mountain plateau lake, 2685 meters above sea level, located 202 km northeast of Lijiang on the border of Sichuan and Yunnan provinces, on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau in China. The lake is 48.5 square km in area and is quite deep, being about 93.5 m at its deepest point.[1] It is surrounded by mountains and has eight islands and many bays and beaches.[2]
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.[1][3] The Mosuo currently do not have a written language.[4]
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[edit] Footnotes
- ^ a b "Lugu Lake". http://www.tibet.cn/web/xgll/zyjd20040319/..%5Czyjd20040319/200402004322103221.htm. Retrieved on 2007-08-06.
- ^ "Lugu Lake". http://english.cri.cn/2245/2005-3-22/119@219369.htm. Retrieved on 2007-08-06.
- ^ "Mosuo People by the Lugu Lake". http://www.chinarundreisen.com/stadt/lijiang/whtsmosuopeople.htm. Retrieved on 2007-08-06.
- ^ "Lugo Lake Mosuo Cultural Development Association". http://www.mosuoproject.org/main.html. Retrieved on 2007-08-06.
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