Abstract: From the perspective of ecological governance modernization, this paper, guided by problems, focuses on practice of ecological governance of the Erhai Lake. On the basis of an objective summary of experience gained from ecological governance modernization of the Erhai Lake, the authors attempt to identify the challenges and difficulties currently facing the ecological governance of the Erhai Lake to reveal the nature and laws regarding ecological governance modernization of the Erhai Lake so as to explore the future approach to modernizing the ecological governance of the Erhai Lake.

Key words: ecological governance, modernization context, the Erhai Lake, path