The Swan Lake is located in the centre of the alpine
grassland swamp covering an area of over 1000 square
kilometers. The melting of snow from the surrounding
mountains feed many rivers, which converge and form
an alpine lake area that glitters under the sun like
a giant serpent.
It is only about 35 km from the town. The entrance
fee (30 yuan per head) to enter the park. However, the
road was in such a terrible state that no vehicle could
travel on it. So we had to use the farm tracks in the
grassland instead and it took us nearly two hours to
travel a distance of about 35 km! When we reached the
Swan Lake "resort" we saw not a single lake
around.
Every year swans fly from the south to breed in early
spring and would fly back only after summer.
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