- Lugu Lake
Infobox lake
lake_name = Lugu Lake
image_lake = LuguLake.jpg
caption_lake =
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location =Sichuan /Yunnan
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basin_countries = China
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area = 48.5 km²
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max-depth = 93.5 m
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elevation = 2685 m
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cities =Lugu Lake (Chinese: 泸沽湖;
Pinyin : Lúgū Hú) is a high mountain plateaulake , 2685 meters above sea level, located 202 km northeast of Lijiang on the border ofSichuan andYunnan provinces. on theYunnan-Guizhou Plateau inPeople's Republic of China . The lake is 48.5 square km in area and is quite deep, being about 93.5 m at its deepest point.cite web
url=http://www.tibet.cn/web/xgll/zyjd20040319/..%5Czyjd20040319/200402004322103221.htm
title=Lugu Lake
publisher=
accessdate=2007-08-06] It is surrounded by mountains and has eight islands and many bays and beaches. [cite web
url=http://english.cri.cn/2245/2005-3-22/119@219369.htm
title=Lugu Lake
publisher=
accessdate=2007-08-06]The inhabitants around the lake are the
Mosuo people, a small tribe that is considered a sub clan ofNaxi people. They are amatriarchal society and seek to maintain that heritage. [cite web
url=http://www.chinarundreisen.com/stadt/lijiang/whtsmosuopeople.htm
title=Mosuo People by the Lugu Lake
publisher=
accessdate=2007-08-06] The Mosuo currently do not have a written language [cite web
url=http://www.mosuoproject.org/main.html
title=Lugo Lake Mosuo Cultural Development Association
publisher=
accessdate=2007-08-06]Footnotes
External links
* [http://www.tourochina.com/sightarea/215/Lugu-Lake A general introduction to Lugu Lake]
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