Yulong (Jade Dragon) Mountain Lijiang

With Tiger Leaping Gorge out of the picture, we were at a bit of a loss what to do instead. Then we remembered Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, which has the southernmost glacier in the northern hemisphere. We had originally dismissed it after reading that it was the most expensive tourist attraction in China, but that can be fairly easily argued away …

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Ville incontournable et patrimoine de l'Unesco, nous arrivons à Lijiang. Notre copine Lili décide au dernier moment de nous accompagner, voulant encore passer quelques jours avec nous. Elle a du mal à se séparer. Dès notre arrivée, nous allons à la recherche d'une auberge. Il y en a beaucoup mais étrangement …

We woke up to beautiful weather and headed over to the Black Dragon Pond and surrounding park. It was really beautiful. The water literally glittered (the first image below is a video). I discovered that it was actually a bajillion water striders constantly moving across the surface of the pond! It was a neat phenomenon. The landscaping in the …

After Baisha, we went to 玉龙雪山 (Yulongxueshan -- Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, but in English, I guess it's just called Jade Dragon Mountain). It's an AAAAA (quintuple-A?) scenic spot, one of two in Yunnan province (the other which we go to later in Kunming). It was incredibly beautiful. I can't even fully describe how …

... and then the Yulong Xueshan (Jade Dragon Snow) mountain behind. The view is as good as promised and I got some good photos. The Yulong Mountain is 5500 metres high, which is about two thirds the height of Everest so it's a biggy! Lijiang is already at ...

... in my book as one not to miss - it is a 15km long gorge where the Yangzi river cut through between the 5500m high Yulong mountain and the 5400m high Haba mountain. It's the deepest gorge in the world and is definitely as impressive as the Grand Canyon. ...

... . There is also another story about Sanduo, linked to a temple which honours the Naxi deity. In the story a man hunting in the Yulong mountain valley kept on seeing a white deer. Despite his efforts - and those of his dog - to catch and kill the ...

... they started drinking Dr. Ho's tea. Dr. Ho is a self taught botanist and uses the native herbs and plants from the Yulong mountain area for his medicines. His knowledge includes over 2000 herbs, which he is currently teaching his son, also a doctor. ...

... bit further up, but we have no choice! It was 170 yuan ($30) each for the cable car ride up Jade Dragon Snow Mountain aka Yulong Mountain. The mountain is 5596 meters at the summit.  FYI: Lake Louise is 2700 meters, Cuzco is 3300 meters and Lasha is ...