Meet the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain - Be shocked by the snow-capped mountains

  • Number of days: 2 days
  • Time: November
  • Average cost: 1000 yuan
  • With whom: With friends
  • Tour kinds: Free travel, semi-free travel
  • The author went to these places: Jade Dragon
  • Updated: 2020-12-04 10:06

Everyone wants to climb the top of Lijiang Yulong Snow Mountain, because standing on the top of Yulong Snow Mountain is an affirmation of themselves and an encouragement to themselves, but do you really know Yulong Snow Mountain, so let's learn about the introduction of Lijiang Yulong Snow Mountain and see what the real Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is like.

Lijiang Yulong Snow Mountain [Introduction]

Yulong Snow Mountain is the southernmost large snow mountain in the northern hemisphere. The mountain runs from north to south, 35 kilometers long from north to south, 25 kilometers wide from east to west, with a snow-capped mountain area of 960 square kilometers, and the alpine snow scenery is located at an altitude of more than 4,000 meters. It is an extremely high mountain in the subtropics of Yunnan, with a complete vertical natural landscape from the foot of the mountain valley to the peak, from the temperate zone to the cold zone. Snow mountains are rich in natural tourism resources, and the landscape can be roughly divided into snowy areas, glacier landscapes, alpine meadow landscapes, primeval forest landscapes, snow-capped mountain water features, etc.

Lijiang Yulong Snow Mountain [Location Overview]

  Yulong Snow Mountain is located in Yulong Naxi Autonomous County, Lijiang City, Yunnan Province, and is the southernmost snow-capped mountain in China and a famous mountain in the southern section of Shaluli Mountain in the Hengduan Mountains. The snow-capped mountainside is surrounded by clouds and mist, looking like a silver-white dragon from a distance, hence the name. It is one of the sacred mountains and settlements of the Naxi people; The Naxi people call the snow-capped mountain "Boshi Oulu", which means "silver mountain rock of white sand". The snow-capped mountain is 35 kilometers long from north to south and 13 kilometers wide from east to west, with a total of thirteen peaks, and the main peak fan is steep at an altitude of 5,596 meters.

Lijiang Yulong Snow Mountain [Topographic Environment]

  The Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is famous for its danger, strangeness, beauty and beauty, majestic, exquisite and beautiful, with the change of seasons and clouds and sunny, sometimes the clouds are steaming, and the jade dragon appears and disappears; sometimes the sky is as blue as water, and the peaks are crystal clear and dazzling; sometimes the clouds are girded at the waist, the snow peaks in the clouds are bright, and the clouds are green under the hills; Sometimes the glow shines, and the snow-capped peaks are like red gauze, extremely delicate. The temperature difference between the mountains and the mountains is obvious, and the vegetation is the most direct indicator. The poet Zhi Sui wrote in "The Foot of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Warms the Pen and Shows the Love Daughter Wen Wa": "The jade dragon is a famous mountain, and the snow is the same as the sky all year round. The clouds do not love the peaks, and the ridges are washed; The rocks are as steep as swords, suspected to be split by the wind. I am suffering from the lack of vitality in the vast distance, unlike the living land of the south. The cold stream led me to the world, and suddenly I woke up, suddenly surprised—but if there was dirt around me, inadvertently, the grass was lush. "From the perspective of exploration, it depicts and reflects the geographical and cultural situation of the scenic Yulong Snow Mountain.

Lijiang Yulong Snow Mountain [Landscape Legend]

  The Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is fascinating with its stunning landscape, mysterious legends, and the still unconquered virgin peak. The large area of the snowy sea is an excellent natural ski resort. According to expert investigation and demonstration, it is the longest ski resort in the world and the warmest ski resort. For the convenience of tourists, there is also a tourist passenger ropeway at the highest altitude in China. Convenient facilities can take you to this magical world.

  There is a magical story circulating among the Naxi people: Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and Haba Snow Mountain are a pair of twin brothers, who depend on each other and live in the Jinsha River to pan for gold. One day, a vicious demon king suddenly came from the north, who occupied the Jinsha River and did not allow people to pan for gold. The Jade Dragon and the Haba brothers were furious, waving their swords to fight the demon king, Haba's brother was exhausted and unfortunately his head was cut off by the demon, and the jade dragon brother fought with the demon king for two days and three nights, cutting thirteen swords in a row, and finally drove the demon king away. Since then, the Haba brother has become a headless Haba Snow Mountain, and in order to prevent the demons from invading again, the Jade Dragon brother held thirteen swords high day and night, and later became thirteen snow peaks. And the sweat of his battle turned into black water and white water. The Jade Dragon Mountain is often regarded as the external symbol of the Naxi people, and this legendary jade dragon hero has become a symbol of the inner spirit of the Naxi people. The protector of the Naxi people, "Sanduo", is the embodiment of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.

Lijiang Yulong Snow Mountain [Climate Characteristics]

  The Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is not only majestic and magnificent, but also changes with the changing seasons, the changes of clouds and sunny, showing the beauty of the colorful, sometimes wrapped in clouds and mist, and the snow-capped mountains appear suddenly, like a beautiful woman holding a pipa half-covered; Sometimes the clouds on the top of the mountain seem to be profound; sometimes the top and bottom are open, and the white clouds are around the waist, with another style; Sometimes the blue sky is thousands of miles, and the peaks are washed, shining with crystal silver light. Even in one day, the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is endlessly changing. In the early morning, the mountain village was still sleeping, but the snow-capped mountains had already welcomed the dawn, the peak was dyed with morning light, the morning glow reflected the snowy peaks, and the glow and snow reflected each other; In the evening, the sun sets, and on the top of the afterglow mountain, the snow-capped mountains are like a girl wearing a red veil, slim; When the moon rises, the starlight twinkles and the moonlight is soft, making the snow-capped mountains seem to hide in the white gauze tent and gradually fall into a sweet dream.

  With the seasons and climate change, sometimes the clouds steam and the clouds are green, the jade dragon snow mountains appear and disappear, and sometimes the blue sky is cloudless, and the peaks are crystal bright. Mu Zhengyuan, a Naxi scholar in the Qing Dynasty, vividly summarized the twelve scenes of the jade dragon, namely: three spring smoke cages, June cloud belts, dawn before dawn, sunset after dusk, sunny glow five colors, night moon double brilliance, green snow peaks, silver lantern flames, jade lake reflection, dragon early clouds, golden water flow, and white spring jade liquid.

The Jade Dragon Snow Mountain not only has peculiar mountains, but also changes in climatic characteristics, as well as magical legends. Therefore, do you understand such a jade dragon snow mountain? How much do you know.


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