Check out this guide before your first visit to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain

🗻 Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is the snow mountain closest to the equator in the northern hemisphere and is the highest mountain in the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau mountain range. It is considered a sacred mountain by the Naxi people, believed to be the incarnation of their protective deity 'Sanduo'. 💰 The entrance fee for Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, also known as the mountain admission fee: Full price is 100 yuan 🔎 Attractions accessible with the admission fee include: Ganhaizi, Blue Moon Valley 📍 Ganhaizi Located on the eastern slope of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, at an altitude of 3050 meters, it is a meadow stretching over 4 kilometers. The Ganhaizi area also includes the Impression Lijiang Theater, Snow Kitchen Restaurant, and a golf course. 📍 Blue Moon Valley Known as the 'Little Jiuzhaigou' for its azure waters and crescent-shaped valley. Blue Moon Valley is at a relatively lower altitude, making it suitable for the elderly and children. 🚃 From Ganhaizi, you need to take an eco-friendly bus to the various cable car stations, and the following cable car ticket prices include an eco-friendly bus fare of 20 yuan. The eco-friendly bus has fixed stops within the scenic area, where you can board and alight. ⌛️ There are 3 cable cars in the scenic area, each at different altitudes, offering different views and prices: 🚠 Glacier Park (Large Cable Car): Altitude 4508-4608 meters 💰 Full price: 140 yuan After taking the cable car, you can see the 4508-meter marker. Continue walking a few hundred meters along the mountain top walkway, and you can see the 4608-meter marker. In summer and autumn, you can view the Baishui No.1 Glacier formed 40,000 years ago. In winter and spring, the area is covered in snow, presenting a silvery white landscape, a snow country in the south. 🔴 Note: 1️⃣ Do not run or jump at the mountain top, avoid large emotional fluctuations, and maintain a relaxed and happy mood; 2️⃣ The temperature is low at the mountain top, so keep warm, wear proper cold-weather clothing, and hats, even in summer; 3️⃣ During peak season, the scenic area is crowded, and queueing times can be long, so prepare small snacks to replenish energy in time; 4️⃣ It is recommended not to schedule the visit to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain on the first day of arrival in Lijiang, but rather in the middle or later part of the trip, ensuring sufficient sleep before the visit; 5️⃣ It is not recommended for people with high blood pressure, heart disease, or other cardiovascular diseases, or for the elderly over 65 years old, to choose this cable car. 🚡 Yak Meadow (Medium Cable Car): Altitude 3700 meters, total length 1200 meters. 💰 Full price 65 yuan The scenery here is picturesque all year round, with meadows and snow-capped mountains, white clouds complementing each other, as beautiful as a painting, and also the best viewing spot for the thirteen peaks of Jade Dragon. 🚡 Spruce Meadow (Small Cable Car): Altitude 3240 meters 💰 Full price: 60 yuan Spruce Meadow is a high-altitude meadow on the mid-slope of the main peak of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Fanzi Steep, with about 1 square kilometer of meadow, surrounded by cold and spruce trees. ❤️ Note: The cable cars operate on a timed ticketing system, and you must strictly follow the purchased time slot for boarding (e.g., if the time slot is 8:00-8:29, you can check in 30 minutes earlier at 7:30 or 40 minutes later at 9:09 to pass through the turnstiles; other time slots will not be allowed through). 📍 Impression Lijiang 💰 Full price 140 yuan The theater is located in the Ganhaizi area Impression Lijiang is a live performance directed by Zhang Yimou, Wang Chaoge, and Fan Yue, set against the natural scenery of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain as a natural backdrop. The more than 500 performers are ethnic minority farmers from 16 surrounding villages. The show presents the ancient Dongba culture, the long history of the Tea Horse Road, and local Naxi customs. Impression Lijiang has one performance daily, around 13:30, with adjustments based on the day's weather. Visitors who take the medium cable car to Yak Meadow and wish to watch the performance should pay special attention to the time, as the two locations are quite far apart, and it can be a rush.