Guxiang Lake is located in the ancient village of Guxiang, 33 kilometers from Bomi County, Tibet, 210 kilometers from Nyingchi area. The lake is 2600 meters above sea level, 5 kilometers long, 2 kilometers wide at its widest point, more than 20 meters at its deepest point, and an area of 20,000 square meters. It is a fresh water Barrier lake. There is a small island in the lake with an area of more than 1,000 square meters. The lake is located on National Highway 318, with convenient transportation and a natural park. The lake was formed by the `Xionglu Gini` glacier activity in the back mountains of Guxiang in 1953, which caused the eruption of a huge mudslide in the `Kagonong Nongba` to block the Palong Tsangpo River.
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