How to get to Fuxian Lake from Kunming?

Go to the bus station first and choose to take a passenger bus. From the passenger bus station in southern Kunming, take a bus bound for Chengjiang County. It will take about an hour to arrive at the Chengjiang County Passenger Transport Station. After arriving at Chengjiang County Passenger Terminal, take bus No. 2 or No. 8 in Chengjiang County to reach the scenic spots along Fuxian Lake.

Fuxian Lake is located between Chengjiang City, Jiangchuan County and Huaning County, more than 60 kilometers away from Kunming. The lake covers an area of ??212 square kilometers, making it the third largest lake in Yunnan Province after Dianchi Lake and Erhai Lake. The deepest point is 155 meters, making it the deepest lake in Yunnan Province. In addition to Tianchi, the crater lake in Changbai Mountain in the northeast, Fuxian Lake is the second deepest known lake in China.

The Fuxian Lake basin covers an area of ??1,084 square kilometers. The land in the basin is fertile and the products are rich. It mainly produces rice, wheat, broad beans, flue-cured tobacco and rapeseed. It is a famous granary in central Yunnan and a nationally famous Yunyan. Hometown.

Fuxian Lake is quite rich in water conservancy resources, with a water storage capacity of 18.5 billion cubic meters, which is equal to four times the total water storage capacity of Dianchi Lake and Erhai Lake. The water diverted from the lake can irrigate the fertile fields along the coast and facilitate shipping. The Haikou River at its outlet has a large drop. The river is only 15.25 kilometers long and has a drop of 385 meters. It can be divided into six levels to build a cascade station. The people of Chengjiang and Huaning counties have built two levels, providing impetus for industry and agriculture in central Yunnan.