Ba Songcuo Lake is also called Cuogao Lake, which means “green water” in Tibetan language. The lake locates at an altitude of over 3700 meters with an area of about six thousand mu (1mu=0.0667 hectares). Ba Songcuo Lake is in the steep valley of Bahe River, which is over 50 kilometers away from Bu Jiangda County of Linzhi. It is a famous sacred lake of Mongolian Lamaism.
In 1994, Ba Songcuo Lake is judged to be national scenic site, at the same time concluded into world’s travelling spot by World Tourism Organization. In 2000, it is judged to be national AAAA level scenic site and in 2001 it is entitled National Forestry Park by national Ministry of Forestry. The lake is so clear that you can see the bottom. Surrounded by the snow mountains, it is like a piece of jade in the canyon, tranquil and magnificent. Compared with the other three sacred lakes, Ba Songcuo Lake has totally different view and features, so there is no reason for not going when you are in Linzhi.
Ba Songcuo scenic site brings snow mountains, lakes, forests, waterfalls, pastures, historical relics and ancient temples into one. The views are quite different during the four seasons of a year. With all kinds of wild rare plants, it is really the heaven on the earth. We can see the reflections of the snow mountains around on the limpid water. From time to time, Delphi seabirds and white cranes sail across the water and fishes swim in clean water, which forms an interesting picture to watch. When spring comes, the flowers around the lake all bloom and the reflections of snow mountains can be seen on the waters, extremely beautiful. In autumn, the mountains are all red and the woods look dyed. Blue sky, sunshine refracted by the maple leaves and the reflections on the green lake, the view is too beautiful to be absorbed all at once. About 100 meters away from the bank, there is an island named “Zhaxi Island”. It is said the island is a “hollow island”, which means that the island is totally floating on the water instead of connected with the bottom. Tough it is a legend, it is still mysterious. When you land on the island, you can have a try to see whether it is hollow or not.
As result of its unique location, Ba Songcuo Lake is different from other lakes. In the morning, when the mild wind blows genteelly with the flavor of the grass and the dew on the grass has not disappeared, the lake, covered my mist, shines with blue light with a beam of sunlight on it. Ba Songcuo Lake in the morning is like a shy girl in the morning glory, vivid and interesting. Sometimes, ducks and seabirds fly upon it, bringing vivid language to the quiet and silent lake. It is the language that you can never experience in other three sacred lakes in Tibet, which is in a class by itself and matchless.
Ba Songcuo Lake Attractions
Ba Songcuo Lake Story
- Story of Lotus Sheng Buddha
At a creek of south bank of Ba Songcuo Lake, there is one mysterious legend “Pray for Son Hole”. It is said the hole had been blessed by Lotus Sheng Buddha, so it is very efficacious. There is a huge stone of 150 square meters to the northwest of the lake. There is a hole in the center of the stone, which is wide enough for one person to go through. Legend has that people whoever go through the hole can get rid of pain and sickness. Not far from here, there is “Lotus Sheng Moksha Cave” on the beach and on the west bank of lake is “place where Gesal King controlling arrow”. According to the legend, every April 15 in Tibetan calendar, there will be a long white belt growing from the bottom of the lake, which is regarded as the large Hada dedicated to Gasel King by local people.
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