Unpowered paragliding in Lijiang, Yunnan, my first flight over Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, and a fantastic camping and delicious food experience

Number of days: 2 days
Time: March
Average cost: 4,000 yuan
With whom: and friends
Updated: 2020.03.28

On March 23rd, we made our first unpowered paragliding flight over the second peak of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, located adjacent to Xuehua Village in Yulong Naxi Autonomous County, Lijiang City, Yunnan Province.

Jade Dragon Snow Mountain

Following a week ago, after a week of meticulous preparation, we set off on March 22nd. The departure point was Liqiedang Village, Longpan Township.

Jade Dragon Snow Mountain

As we ascend along the river, the trees in the mountains are already green at this time of year. The cool and clean mountain breeze blows through the treetops and scrapes across the soil, refreshing our hearts. After walking about 7 kilometers, we arrived at the destination, Xuehua Village. Xuehua Village is the closest village to the second peak of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Jade Dragon Snow Mountain

In the evening, we set up camping on this gentle slope, close to the water source, with the highest altitude of 3,200 meters. The top of the slope is extremely flat with few shrubs, which is very suitable for outdoor camping and "umbrella fighting" training. We use professional outdoor tents, which are light in weight and comfortable to use.

We use professional outdoor tents, which are light in weight and comfortable to use.

Inflatable sofa, the requirements cannot be lowered even in the wild!

While preparing dinner, it’s hard to imagine that you can enjoy this kind of enjoyment in the wild.

Busy preparing dinner.

Gaoshan Shanxi Restaurant

Dinner is ready. Enjoying the refreshing mountain breeze and the sunset is a truly wonderful experience.

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There's plenty of entertainment on the mountain. You read that right, we're playing billiards! After a hearty meal, the companions crawled into their tents and fell asleep. The starry sky at night was quiet, mysterious, and beautiful.

A camera, 10 hours, recording the starry sky under the snow-capped mountains!

After a sweet night, we set out on the road to the second peak the next day. After two hours of hiking, we reached the summit of the second peak at 12 noon on the 23rd.