The 'Source of Erhai' has with Cibi Lake, West Lake and Fengyu a number of nice place, plus plenty of hotsprings.
Xihu in Winter: Xihu 西湖 is an lake and wetland area north of Dengchuan. It has recently gone through an extensive rehabilitation as part of the preservation of Erhai.
Eryuan county is almost entirely Bai. Xihu is an ancient wetland area, the Fengyu valley retains lots of Bai customs and there are plenty of hotsprings around.
Travel Notes
In mid-2017 many hotels in the Erhai Lake catchment area have been closed for the protection of the lake.
Intangible Cultural Heritage
Festivals
Lanterns on the Lake 06 Sep 2023
Next Markets
| Shaping 沙平村 | 20 Mar |
| Fengyu 风羽 | 21 Mar |
| Shuanglang 双廊镇 | 21 Mar |
| Shaba 沙坝 | 22 Mar |
| Qiaohou 乔后 | 23 Mar |
| Niujie 牛街 | 23 Mar |
| Wuxing 五星 | 24 Mar |
| Yousuo 右所镇 | 24 Mar |
| Jiangwei 江尾镇 | 25 Mar |
| Liantie 炼铁 | 26 Mar |
| Eryuan 洱源县 | 26 Mar |
| Sanying 三营 | 26 Mar |
