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337:freshwater
242:2013-12-07
212:(Chinese)
176:References
36:Five Lakes
30:, at night
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280:Lakes of
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120:West Lake
81:Lake Chao
24:West Lake
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134:See also
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586:South
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446:Luoma
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366:Hulun
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282:China
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85:Anhui
40:Wu Hu
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190:中华五湖
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