Recent online pictures by People’s Daily reporters show the summe views of lakes across Yunnnan province. Most of the lake-side scenic areas now offer free accesses to visitors. 

The Puzhehei scenic area in Wenshan, southeast Yunnan

A lake at the foot of snowcapped mountains in Lijiang, northwest Yunnan 

The Haifeng wetland area in Qujing, east Yunnan

The Plum-shaped Lake in Pu 'er, southwest Yunnan

The Eryuan Lake in Dali, west Yunnan

The Fuxian Lake in in Yuxi, central Yunnan 

A alpine lake in Weixi Counry, northwest Yunnan

The Yilong Lake at morn

The Puzhehei scenic area in Wenshan, southeast Yunnan

Source: People’s Daily app; trans-editing by Wang Shixue