100 Places To See In Your Lifetime-Heaven On Earth#96-Yamdrok Yumtso Lake, Tibet-"One of Tibet's sacred lakes, Yamdrok Yumtso was created, according to legend, by the transformations of a goddess. This is not so hard to believe when one beholds the lake in the summer. The water is turquoise blue, and its 309 square miles are fringed with pastures that make their way toward stately peaks. Tibetans compare the lake with the fairyland found in heaven."