Lac T'nung, Nueng

The T'nung lake, surrounded by pine forests and mountain, is 230 hectares wide, expanding up to 400 hectares in the rainy season, and about 30 meters deep. In the early morning when the sun is still low in the sky the sun beams reflect like a silver band on the lake. T'nung is the name of the village. According to local folklore T'nung Lake was named after an ethnic village named where everyone lived happily together. One day a fierce quake erupted and destroyed the village, turning it into ash. When the fire was finally doused all that remained was a deep hole. The survivors stood besides the deep hole and cried, filling the hole with their tears and turning it into a lake. T'nung Lake is located in Bien Ho Commune in the north of Gia Lai Province, about 7 kilometers from the heart of Pleiku City.