Enjoy an idyllic spring at Lugu Lake

Lugu Lake covered by a morning mist mixed with sunlight. [Photo/lijiang.cn]

Located about 200 kilometers from the center of Lijiang city, Lugu Lake lies on the border between Ninglang County in Yunnan Province and Yanyuan County in Sichuan Province.

The lake is like a beautiful pearl shining among the hills of the northwest plateau in Yunnan. It is in the shape of a horse's hoof - long from north to south and narrower from east to west.

The lake is so clean that it reflects the blueness of the sky like a mirror. [Photo/lijiang.cn]

As spring comes, the lake changes its looks constantly throughout the day.

The morning mist mixed with the light of the rising sun gives it an orange glow covered by mist. When sunlight casts the shadows of the hills onto the water, the lake has a jade green color.

Lugu Lake is a paradise for migrant birds as it gets warmer and warmer when spring comes. [Photo/lijiang.cn]

 The lake is calm and dark green in the evening when the sun sinks, and is peaceful when night comes.

The lake is calm and dark green in the evening when the sun sinks, and is peaceful when night comes. [Photo/lijiang.cn]