[citation needed] Located in a valley between high rising mountains, the lake and village at first appear inaccessible.

The surrounding mountain forests and fog, occasionally enveloping the lake at night, also add to the scenery.

has attracted investors, who opened a number of hotels, restaurants, and souvenir shops in the village.

In 2008, the government built a concrete barrier along the lake's shoreline, so that its waves would not wet the coastal roads around it.

This has triggered protests by the locals, as well as ecologists concerned with environmental damage, who stated that it has turned the lake into a giant artificial pool.