Yilong Lake (simplified Chinese: 异龙湖; traditional Chinese: 異龍湖; pinyin: Yìlóng Hú) is a large freshwater lake located in Shiping County, Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan province, southwestern China.

The people who live in the vicinity of the lake are largely of the Yi ethnic group.

[2] Yilong Lake used to host the endemic fish Anabarilius macrolepis and Cyprinus yilongensis.

[5] To the north and the south of Yulong Lake are majestic peaks, whereas the eastern and the western coasts are bound by flat and fertile land.

This combination of scenic landscape and rich agricultural lands is synonymous with southern Yunnan.