▲ Yulong Snow Mountain attraction: Spruce Meadow + Blue Moon Valley 1-day tour. Inclusions: Round-trip to Spruce Meadow, attraction admission ticket, round-trip transportation, insurance, oxygen supply and cold-proof clothing. Exclusions: Blue Moon Valley electric sightseeing car fee approx. 60 CNY/person (subject to on-site pricing), voluntary rides and personal expenses beyond inclusions. 1. The itinerary sequence for the Yulong Snow Mountain day tour is adjusted according to the cableway ticket approval time. Our driver will contact you by 22:00 the night before to confirm the departure time and pickup location. After collecting guests from around Lijiang ancient town, we'll proceed to the attraction. There will be a 10-15 minute stop during the high-altitude tour to distribute oxygen and cold-proof clothing (not a shopping stop). Thank you!
▲ Special reminder: 1. Foreign guests must contact customer support via WeChat for the small group tour to the snow mountain (without guide service). Communication with the driver will be through WeChat or translation software. Thank you! 2. Vehicles are restricted from entering Lijiang ancient town and Shuhe ancient town. For hotels inside the ancient town, please meet at the roadside outside the town for pickup. Thank you!
▲ Blue Moon Valley is formed by the ancient melting glaciers of Yulong Snow Mountain in Lijiang, which flow down the cliffs and gather into mountain streams. These eventually converge into crystal-clear, incredibly refreshing rivers in the deep valleys upstream.
▲ The first is the view. From near to far, the layered landscape unfolds in a rich and colorful panorama. At your feet lies a gently undulating grassland, stretching for kilometers. In spring and summer, it's a sea of lush green dotted with wildflowers; in autumn, it turns golden; and in winter, it transforms into a silvery world—each season paints a different scene. Next, at the edge of the meadow, a dense forest forms a natural barrier between the grassland and the snow-capped mountains. Visually, it appears deep and solemn, like a silent shepherd watching over the land. Finally, there's Yulong Snow Mountain, towering into the clouds, its majestic presence looming over the meadow as if gazing down from the sky. Like a stern yet loving parent, it embraces the grassland in its mighty arms.
▲ The second is to explore the mystery. Spruce Meadow is a sacred place of the Naxi people, serving as a gateway to their legendary paradise, the "Third Kingdom of Yulong." According to the Dongba scriptures, the "Third Kingdom of Yulong" is a land of endless luxuries—silk and satin that never wear out, fresh fruits and delicacies in abundance, fine wine and sweet milk that never run dry, and inexhaustible gold and silver. Crimson-striped tigers serve as steeds, silver-horned deer till the fields, wide-eared foxes act as hunting hounds, and colorful-tailed pheasants herald the dawn. In the past, this enchanting "Third Kingdom of Yulong" captivated countless Naxi youth. When their love faced insurmountable obstacles in the mortal world, they would come to Spruce Meadow to die together in love. They believed this place was the ideal passage to the "Third Kingdom of Yulong," where their sacrifice would free them from worldly sorrows and transport them to a realm of perfect love. Thus, Spruce Meadow became a site of romance tinged with poignant tragedy.
▲ The third highlight is enjoying ethnic song and dance performances. Around Spruce Meadow, you'll see young women dressed in vibrant traditional costumes, gracefully singing and dancing across the meadows and through the forests, adding colorful charm to your alpine meadow journey. Those wearing the "carrying the stars and moon" costumes are Naxi maidens, while the girls with colorful-threaded bronze pot hats are from the Yi ethnic group.
▲ Legend has it that Spruce Meadow is where the first pair of Naxi lovers committed suicide for love. According to folklore, the pioneers of love suicide in the Naxi ethnic group were Kaimei and Yulepai. Their honey-sweet love life was torn apart by the feudal marriage system of polygamy. Yearning for a free love life, they both went to Spruce Meadow to die for love. Therefore, during the Torch Festival in June, young men and women from villages near Yulong Mountain would make paper figures symbolizing Kaimei and Yulepai and come to Spruce Meadow to commemorate the first pioneers of love suicide. Driving 25 kilometers north from Snow Mountain Park, you enter a vast alpine meadow, which is Gan Haizi. Gan Haizi is a natural pasture with gentle undulating terrain, dotted with low pine trees across the expansive grassland.