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But more than any specific landfall, the lake is a spectacle on its own, with its fleet of fishing junks and roving sampans.
This waterway accounts for much of the local charm and excitement, as the daily drama of the ferryboats, junks, sampans, freighters — and even small tankers and big gunboats — unfolds right in the center of town.
You can take a tour of the port in one of the small sampans, propelled by hand by women drivers.
The river traffic, meanwhile, keeps amateur photographers snapping in all directions at flat-bottomed tubs, hand-poled bamboo rafts, sampans, and towboats.
From the pavilion at the southern tip there is an engrossing view of sampans, barge trains, and passenger ships.