Yulong snow mountain the main peak,Shanzigou is at the altitude of 5.596m.the The temperate gliaciers on the Asia-Europe Continent which is near east to the equator shoppes here.

Yulong snow mountain is called "olu" in Naxi longuoge,which means silver rock,it is always covered with snow and on expensive chain of 13snow peaks looks  like a flying dragon, so called "jade dragon",and because the mountain lithology is mainly made up of limestone and basalt,it is also called "black white snow mountain,"yulong snow mountain ,the avatar of Naxi guardian god"Sanduo"in legend is a holy mountain of Naxi people.

There are rich Natural resources and human culture in yulong snow mountain,main developed scenic spots at present time are the glaciers park,ganhaizi,the blue moon valley,spruce meadow ,yak meadow,yushui village dongba valley,yuzhuqingtian,dongba gads'garden,dongba kind ow,jade peak temple and baisha mural.

Yulong snow mountain has been ranked as one of the national 5A scenic areas in the first batch appraisal.

The Stone Forest National Park spans 350 square kilometers and is located in Shilin Yi Ethnic Autonomous County, Kunming Municipality in Yunnan Provnce of China. It is comprised of five subunits as follows: the Major Stone Forest, the Minor Stone Forest, the Naigu Stone Forest, Dadieshui Scenice Area and Changhu Scenic Area.
The Major and Minor stone forests are the key components of the entire landscape. It is comprised of the five subareas as follows: Major Stone Forest , Minor Stone Forest, Wannianlingzhi(Enteral Mushroom) Area, Liziyuanqing Area and Bushao Mountain Area.
The Stone Forest Park was offically established in 1931; In 1982 it was designated as one of the first batch of China' National Parks. In 2004, it was listed as a UNESCO Geopark; And in 2007, it was inscribed by the UNESCO as a World Heritage site(South China Karst). The World Heritage Committee commented:"The stone forests of Shilin are considered superlative natural phenomena and the world's reference site for this type of feature."
The Stone Forest is named after a special type of karst landform(pinnacle karst) characterized by densely-clustered majestic stone pillars presenting a "forest" outlook. It is an outstanding masterpiece of the Earth's geological vicissitudes over the past 300 million years since the Permian Period. The original carbonate rock formed under the sea and was later unimaginably sculpted into a stone forest physiognomy as crustal movement which converted the ocean to land, and from plains to high plateaus. During this evolutionary process, the Stone Forest was once scorched by fiery vlocanic lava and then immersed in vast lake water. The formationof the Stone Forest is ture geological kegend. Compared with other similar pinnacle karst sites throughout the world, the Stone Forest of Yunnan is unrivaled in its rich morphological features, long evolution history and complex geoloical process and it is therefore of outstanding aesthetic and scienfific values.
The Stone forest has long been reputed as one of the great natural wonders of the world. Densely assembled rock pinnacles in a broad array of morphological diversity exhibit their superlative natural beauty. For a long time in the past, the Stone Forest has been perceived as the nature prototype of Chinese landscaping art and the "origin of garden creation".
For thousands of yeras, the indigenous Sani people of Yi  Ethnic mirority inhabiting in the Stone Forest region have nurtured an indissoluble affinity with the Stone Forest, creating unique ethnic cultures and a strong tinge of ethnic folk customs. The well-known epic Legend of Ashima, the lively and bustling Torch Festival adn the affectionate song Guests from afar please stay on long been renowned far and wide.
The Stone Forest presents you with the best of karst formations worldwide and is also the homestead of the heroine Ashima.

The famous Naxi Chinese Doctor Ho is nearly 100 years old. He lives in BaiSha village, an old village 20 Km north of Lijiang. He is famous for using Chinese herbs. The herbs he uses is collected from mountain around Lijiang. Many visitors over the world come to see him for various illness. He can speak fluent English.  

Naxi is the major minority in Lijiang. The Jade Water Village can demonstrate their living. During the Naxi New Year, there is big celebration. The old DongBa carry out traditional celebration and the place is open to public free of charge. 

BaoShan Stone Village was found in early 12th centure by Naxi people. Village is build on a huge rock of half square KM on west bank of Yangtze River. 49 families live inside the stone wall and 116 families outside. Life is simple.

BaoShan Stone Village is 110KM north east from Lijiang, 4 hours by bus. You can take local bus from Lijiang city to get there.

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Hire a minivan from BaiSha village or a jeep from Lijiang