Lake management and pollution control is a worldwide problem and a major issue in China's environmental protection activities.The management of Lake Dianchi is a typical case in China.IIn order to summarize the effects of Lake Dianchi management and systematically analyze problems associated with Lake Dianchi management, we reviewed the control measures of Lake Dianchi from 1987 to 2013. The results showed that the phases of Lake Dianchi management was well correlated with the variation trend of water quality in Lake Dianchi.19881995 was the starting phase of Lake Dianchi management and pollution control, while the water quality deteriorated quickly between 1987 and 2000.The comprehensive governance phase was from 1996 to 2005, and the water quality improved slowly between 2001 and 2009.The speed-up governance phase of Lake Dianchi was from 2006 to 2013, when the water quality of Lake Caohai improved rapidly and that of Lake Waihai saw much fluctuation.So far, water quality deterioration trend has been controlled in the lake.However, Lake Dianchi is now facing problems including excessive development of social economy, water resources shortage, imperfect management system, etc.We should improve the sewage collection rate, strengthen the water replacement of Lake Dianchi, and realize the Lake Dianchi healthy water cycle, so as to improve the management system of Lake Dianchi.