Lake Dian
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Lake Dian (滇池, pinyin: Dīan Chí) or Kunming Lake (昆明湖, pinyin: Kūn Míng Hú) is a large inter-land lake located close to the Kunming City, Yunnan, China.
It is a freshwater fault lake at an altitude of 1,886.5 m above sea level. The lake covers 298 km². It is 39 km long from north to south, and the average depth is 4.4 m.
Its nickname is "Sparkling Pearl Imbedded in a Highland," and it was the model for the Kunming Lake in the Summer Palace in Beijing.
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