Fuxian Lake
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Being just about an hours drive from Kunming, Fuxian Lake has become a weekend getaway for the moneyed of Kunming, who roll up in their Santanas and SUVs for a weekend of swimming, beach barbecues, and all night cards or mahjong. The place has a real family feel about it though, not the usual seedy karaoke bars that you see in Chinese tourist spots. |
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| The decidedly dilapidated mud-house fishing village (in contrast to the shiny tourist buildings of Luchong [禄充]) is worth a walk around. |
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Of Yunnan’s nine great lakes Fuxian is one (of only two) that is not polluted, it’s crystal clear and even big fish can be seen from the bank. Banyan trees line the lake, some of which judging by their size must be centuries old, and there are cactuses so ancient they have become trees.
