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Yilong Lake, Shiping, Honghe, China

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The surface area of Yilong Lake is about 42 square kilometers, the lake shore is 86 kilometers long, the average water depth is 3 meters, and the deeper depth is about 7 meters. Yilong Lake is one of the nine major plateau lakes in Yunnan and the largest water area in Honghe Prefecture. One of the highlights of Yilong Lake is the 10,000-acre lotus flower, and the second is the "sea vegetable accent". Every year from the end of spring to the beginning of autumn, the water on the west side of Yilong Lake is full of pink, bright red and other bright lotus flowers. July 6th to September 1st is the traditional lotus festival. At that time, on Yilong Lake, people enjoy flowers, fish, taste lake delicacies, and enjoy ethnic songs and dances. Since ancient times, Huayao Yi often sang a folk song on Yilong Lake. The melody fluctuated with the water waves like the sea vegetables in the lake. This kind of folk art form of Shiping has won awards in various singing competitions across the country for many times, which has repeatedly amazed foreigners.