Bitahai Lake

Hidden in dense forest, Bitahai is a well known freshwater lake in western Yunnan. In Tibetan, Bita means a blanket of oak trees. With an elevation of 3540 meters, the lake is 40 meters at the deepest and remains emerald all year round. Huge trees that cast shadows upon the lake and the bat-shaped islet in the middle of the lake form a charming landscape, which varies in four seacons. The most wondrous scene of the area is in spring when intoxicated fish floating in the lake after they eat azalea petals.