Picture of Island on Erhai Lake

The Erhai Lake is a fresh water lake dotted with small islands around and is also rich in aquatic animals. About an hour by boat from Xianguan is Golden Shuttle Island (Jinsuo Dao), with a small fishing community on the east side and a cave for exploring. On the shore, directly north of the island, is a rocky peninsula crowned by a pavilion and temple. Sacred Buddhist buildings, destroyed and rebuilt many times, have stood on this spot for nearly 1,500 years. In addition, the Erhai Sea and the Cangshan Mountain create the beautiful Erhai Park…