Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, the treasure of Lijiang City, is like a winding jade dragon, leaping between heaven and earth. Its 13 peaks are arranged longitudinally from south to north, the main peak fan is steep and the elevation is as high as 5596 meters, the peak is snow-capped, and the sky is connected, and the four seasons do not change. The Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is not only a charming landscape, but also a sacred place in the hearts of the Naxi people.
In the Naxi language, the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is called "Oulu", which means "Tianshan". This is not only because of its grandeur, but also because of the sacred meaning it contains. Legend has it that it is the embodiment of the Naxi protector god "Sanduo" and the spiritual sustenance of the Naxi people.
The geological structure of this snow-capped mountain is extremely unique, with diverse strata and rich lithologies, especially the black and white limestone and basalt, as if telling the story of a thousand years. It is located at the junction of the Qinghai-Tibet and Yunnan-Guizhou plateaus, and is affected by the uneven rise of the earth's crust, forming a landform form of high mountains, deep valleys and intermountain basins.
The climatic characteristics of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain are also extremely distinct. Winters are cold and dry, while summers are warm and wet. From the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, the vegetation types such as evergreen broad-leaved forest, mixed coniferous and broad-leaved forest, coniferous forest and alpine meadow are distributed in turn, like a natural picture.
And the most amazing thing is the glacial landform of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. The glaciation has made the mountain morphology more colorful, forming many glacial landform features such as glacial erosion valleys, cirques, and blade ridges. Among them, the U-shaped valley formed by glacial erosion is the most typical, with a wide and flat valley floor and steep peaks on both sides. In addition, there are many glacial lakes in the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, such as the Blue Moon Valley, the Green Jade Pool, etc., the lake water is as green as jade, and the Snow Mountain complements each other, like a bright pearl between heaven and earth. Travel in China