Diexi Lake
Diexi Lake (Chinese: 叠溪海子; pinyin: Diéxī Hǎizi) is a lake in Diexi, Mao County, Sichuan, China.
Diexi Lake is a landslide dam-created lake formed in the 1933 Diexi earthquake and covers 3.5 square kilometers. The old town of Diexi sank into this lake. The remnants of the town's watch towers, a temple, stone lions and cliff murals are still visible today.
References
- ^ (in Chinese) The Visual Appeals of Sichuan: Its Scenery and People Archived 2008-07-03 at the Wayback Machine, Chinaculture.org, run by PRC Ministry of Culture, visited on May 28, 2008.
