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Rivers & Lakes

Huahu Lake

Huahu Lake

Located beside National Highway 213 between Ruoergai in Sichuan and Langmusi in Gansu, Ruoergai Huahu (Flower Lake) is a natural lake on the Ruoergai Grassland. It has been selected as "China's Most Beautiful Wetland" by National Geographic Magazine. With an average altitude of 3,500 meters, Huahu is an important water conservation area in the upper reaches of the Yellow River and the world's largest, most concentrated, and well-preserved plateau peat marsh. Meanwhile, it serves as a habitat for rare animals such as black-necked cranes, boasting both natural beauty and ecological science popularization value.