Four Trips to Yunnan (Lijiang Part 2, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain)

  • Time: February
  • With whom:a person
  • Tour kinds: Humanities, saving money
  • Updated: 2022.03.10

The snow-capped mountains here are not only closest to the city, but also seem the most accessible.

Highways and cable cars, along with the scenic area's comprehensive facilities, make it easy to reach the 4,600-meter platform.

All you need is a bottle of oxygen and a coat.

The wind suddenly picks up, whipping up a blanket of snow. The highest observation deck, at over 4,600 meters, is buried in snow, requiring only a plank path to reach below 4,590 meters. But that's enough to admire the main peak, which rises to 5,596 meters.

There are a few more people here, but only one-tenth or two-tenths of the usual number.


A pool of clear water, pavilions and waterside terraces—if not for the backdrop of snow-capped mountains, one would truly feel transported to the Jiangnan region.

Spring waters from Black Dragon Pond Park in the city center fill the ditches at the doorsteps of every household in Lijiang Old Town.

In these pavilions and landscapes, Xu Xiake, a pioneer in the travel industry, spent his final years here.

Finally, because his feet were crippled, he was treated well by the local Tusi Mufu, who sent people to carry him back to his hometown despite his serious illness.

Beijing is just a stone's throw away, where the Jade Dragon sleeps, shattering the void of snow for ten thousand years—a line Xu Xiake left behind in Lijiang.


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