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Bitahai
Lake
 Bita
means "a piece of land as soft as cattle
hair felt" in Tibet language, "Hai"
means "sea". Roads have been constructed
to this scenic area. The total area of the
"sea" is 3,000 meters in length,
the maximum width of the lake is over 700
meters. The altitude of the lake is 3,540
meters forming up by gathering the water
streaming down from the surrounding mountains.
One of the two distinctive biological
characters of the lake is the 50 - centimeter
- thick grass coverings on the surface of
the lake, creating a world of floating hydrophyte.
The other is the scene happening every late
spring and early summer. When the azalea
on the surrounding mountains are in full
bloom, the fish in the water are always
found lethargic sleep on the surface of
the lake for swallowing some lightly - poisonous
petals falling off the azalea. The local
people call this wonder as " Fish Drunk
by Azalea ".
 In
the primeval forest on the north bank of
the lake, many cabins are built there for
the convenience of the tourists. Activities
like horse riding, trekking and boating
are available at the customer's will.
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