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Xinluhai (Yilhun Lha Tso) 新路海Xīnlù Hǎi
4A scenic area · Ganzi, Sichuan
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Ganzi
- Region
- Sichuan
- Type
- Nature
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area
About Xinluhai (Yilhun Lha Tso)
Xinluhai, Yilhun Lha Tso in Tibetan and officially Yulong Latso, is a glacial lake at about 4,020 metres at the foot of Chola Mountain, about 3 km long and dammed by glacial moraine; it is described as the largest lake of its kind in China. It lies just off the G317 highway about 10 km west of Manigange, an easy stop on the road between Ganzi and Dêgê.
How to get to Xinluhai (Yilhun Lha Tso)
Beside the G317 about 10 km west of Manigange, roughly 2 hours by road west of Ganzi town; carry your passport, as it is checked at police checkpoints on the roads into western Ganzi.
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