Jade Dragon Snow Mountain: Is it time to embark on a stunning journey?
Travel plan is as follows:
Day 1:
- 8:00 Leave home and head to Baisha Ancient Town near Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, about 1 hour drive.
- 9:30 Arrive at Baisha Ancient Town, tour the ancient town, taste local food, such as chicken bean cold noodles, butter tea, etc.
- 11:30 Leave Baisha Ancient Town and head to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Scenic Area, about 30 minutes drive.
- 12:30 Arrive at Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Scenic Area, take the cable car up the mountain, enjoy the snow mountain scenery.
- 14:30 Descend the mountain and head to the nearby Shuhe Ancient Town, about 20 minutes drive.
- 15:00 Arrive at Shuhe Ancient Town, tour the ancient town, taste local food, such as smoked ribs, rice sausage, etc.
- 17:00 Leave Shuhe Ancient Town and return to Lijiang City, about 1 hour drive.
- 18:30 Arrive in Lijiang City, check into the hotel, rest.
Day 2:
- 8:00 Leave the hotel and head to Lugu Lake, about 2 hours drive.
- 10:30 Arrive at Lugu Lake, take a boat tour of the lake, enjoy the lake and mountain scenery.
- 12:30 Lunch, taste Lugu Lake special food, such as grilled fish, silver fish fried eggs, etc.
- 14:00 Tour around the lake, visit Mosuo people's homes, understand local folk culture.
- 17:00 Leave Lugu Lake and return to Lijiang City, about 2 hours drive.
- 19:30 Arrive in Lijiang City, stroll around Lijiang Ancient City, taste local food.
- 21:30 Return to the hotel, rest.
Day 3:
- 8:00 Leave the hotel and head to Black Dragon Pool Park, about 1 hour drive.
- 9:30 Arrive at Black Dragon Pool Park, tour the park, enjoy the reflection of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.
- 11:30 Leave Black Dragon Pool Park and head to Mu's Residence in Lijiang City, about 30 minutes drive.
- 12:30 Arrive at Mu's Residence, tour Mu's Residence, understand Lijiang history.
- 14:00 Leave Mu's Residence and head to Shuhe Ancient Town, about 20 minutes drive.
- 14:30 Arrive at Shuhe Ancient Town, free activities, taste local food.
- 16:30 Leave Shuhe Ancient Town and return to Lijiang City, about 1 hour drive.
- 17:30 Arrive in Lijiang City, stroll around Lijiang Ancient City, buy special products.
- 19:30 Dinner, taste Lijiang special food.
- 20:30 Return to the hotel, rest.
Day 4:
- 8:00 Leave the hotel and return home, about 1 hour drive.
- 9:00 Arrive home, end the happy Mid-Autumn Festival holiday.
A must visit place if you’re in Lijiang. You have to book your tickets a day in advance if you plan to go up to the peak of the snow mountain and that requires you to use a local app which is inaccessible for foreigners. So you would need to book it via a tour agency or your hotel/inn owner and sign up for a day tour. And due to conservation efforts there is a daily limit on the capacity of people so please allow a few days of buffer just in case there is no slot.
Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, located in Yunnan Province, China, is a prominent and picturesque mountain range near the city of Lijiang. It's renowned for its stunning natural beauty, glaciers, and diverse flora and fauna. The mountain is a popular destination for tourists and outdoor enthusiasts, offering activities like hiking, cable car rides, and exploring the ancient Naxi culture. The highest peak, Shanzidou, reaches an elevation of 5,596 meters (18,360 feet). The mountain also holds cultural and religious significance for the local Naxi people.
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Yulong Snow Mountain, we came with the group, the tour guide on the bus said a lot of altitude sickness, and it was to buy oxygen and drink liquid, and then rent clothes. We went to the flat top of more than 3,000 altitudes. The trees are tall and natural. The air is very fresh. The only regret is that it is far from the snow-capped mountains. If you are young, I think this altitude can be used without oxygen. The tour guide leads a bottle of 39 yuan, 10 yuan near the ancient city of Lijiang, 15 yuan. I saw the impression of Lijiang in the Yulong Snow Mountain Scenic Area, all of which were played by ethnic minorities, and I saw several actors who were very invested and infectious.
There is a bus No. 101 directly to Yulong Snow Mountain at the south gate of Lijiang Ancient City, which is an hour away. The main four attractions of Yulong Snow Mountain, Blue Moon Valley (can go alone, can also go to other cableway), Glacier Park (big cableway, up the top of the mountain), Spruce Ping (spruce Ping cableway, a good location to see the snowy mountains), Yak Niuping (Yinniuping cableway). To go to the big cableway, you need thick clothes and oxygen cylinders, not used elsewhere. Spruce Ping, is a spruce forest and lawn on the mountainside, against the snowy mountains behind, the scenery is good. Blue Moon Valley is a few lakes in the mountains. The lake is not big, but the blue-green lake is particularly transparent and beautiful.
I saw Blue Moon Valley. . Although it rains, it does not affect the view. . Very beautiful. The scenic spot is really big. . I drove into the car from the back door to the Ganhaizi parking lot. . Then I took the bus to visit.
I went with the group and thought I could go to the top of the snow, but I was a little disappointed when I arrived halfway up the mountain. But the virgin forest lawn of Yunshanping is really good!