October 2: Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and watch the top.
6:30 am I and the wife got up, and hastily eaten breakfast before Ben Lion. This Lion is the highest point in Lijiang, terrain, from the Square Street of a ramp can continue on the road to the summit. The hilltop overlooking the ancient city of Lijiang is the best place picture. Come the mountains, it really was the whole city at a glance. The ancient city of quiet calm morning, and occasionally people smoke rising transitory man, such as exposure to outside world overlooking Red Dust. Picture shows the ancient city of Lijiang bigger than imagined, to all go to really is not an easy thing to do (mountain eternal home is the highest point, but a broad vision but there is no peak, but also received 20 yuan tickets not worth above).
Under Te-shan had been more than 7:00, and quickly rushed to the entrance of the ancient city of the big waterwheel. Here is the aggregation Department and chartered vehicles, a good place. Yulong Snow Mountain attraction between the more distant intervals, and the absence of a convenient bus, or chartered the most convenient. We are looking for a traditional Chinese lunar calendar of 120 yuan, Naxi driver (this is the price of holidays during the weekdays and up to 80 to come to a halt; here are generally after the payment, and the drivers are responsible and enthusiastic, especially the local drivers, compared with large cities Black drivers are strong too much).
Vehicles to enter the scenic snow-capped mountains is only one road entrance is Mai Menpiao place (to go big with foot tiger must jump off from here, that is to be re-Mai Menpiao ... any sense to tell. Tickets 40 / Zhang, vehicle tolls 5 / vehicle; online circulation of people and vehicles sub-fare-evasion tactics had not been playing in). Note that the certificate students or reporters to produce what can be half price.
Yulong Snow Mountain scenic area includes Ganhaizi, snow-capped mountains big rope, Yunshan Ping, baishuihe and Maoniuping. One Yunshan Ping and Maoniuping are overlooking the snow-capped mountains near half-way up, but is relatively small and are said to Yunshan Ping landscape is far smaller than the latter, so do not hunters (ropeway must pay fees to go to 40 / person); snow-capped mountains on the big rope directly to the snow-capped mountains, glaciers on the peak (110 / person); Ganhaizi is just a very common lawn, where basically no need for taking pictures; baishuihe is an artificial construction of the attractions, flower 5 minutes to take photographs on it. Therefore, the emphasis of the whole scenic area is: Big Snow Mountain cableway and Maoniuping (Maoniuping normal tours do not go, because they do not compare much better to go. In fact, do not I'm sorry that ticket money. Go to only two one way: their chartered or in the ancient city of Lijiang Maoniuping cableway company bought the first ticket to sit it provides BUS, of course I still recommend the first approach).
We drove straight to the most distant Maoniuping the way are winding Road, very narrow, next to the cliff. See his wife a little nervous, but fortunately the driver master familiar lines. Vehicle continued along a huge mountain to climb up even more than halfway up the mountain the last layer of clouds. Cars and motorcycles to the cloud, the Yunnan is such a magical place, but fortunately I have not surprised. "Walk in the Clouds" This landscape is generally finished in just under the rain or cloudy weather, it appears, and this weather is hard to see the snow-capped mountains, and appears to have best of both worlds really is not easy. Motors 40 minutes or so, and finally reached the foot of Maoniuping.
There are two ways into the mountains, horseback riding, and cable car. Horse riding is 65 / person, Tram 60 / person (all round-trip). A fun and entertaining ride, rode troops on jungle walk through the lawn, I really have a "This mountain is my elective" bearable and pleasure, He He. Just want to spend time riding a longer (30 minutes) and some very steep slopes, there are certainly challenging and dangerous. The cable car is comfortable, a lot faster (due to weather, for the first time do not see snow-capped mountains, so we came twice, two kinds of channels have tried to go into the mountains, or riding enjoyable).
The Peak is a large (large than you think) rolling grasslands, there is a long wooden berm around the grasslands, and connected to each other. Here about 3400 meters above sea level, is really a plateau, but do not worry, I think most people including children, still no obvious adverse reactions. Is the apparent physical shrinking, and along the undulating berm fast walking a few tens of meters (especially uphill) on the surge will not do. To MAONIUPING sure if the big sunny, otherwise not see anything. We first arrived, was under the light rain, mist shrouded mountains, visibility also 5 meters, although they should not have charm to the most important of the 13 peaks not even the shadow of snow-capped mountains are not, can only be spellbound. When the weather is good and the scenery is really well-deserved reputation Maoniuping: the vast green grassland, quiet group of freedom of yak, Tibetan girls misty singing, of course, the most important - the Yulong Snow Mountain. Here is really the best place to watch the Yulong Snow Mountain, 13, sat a huge snow-capped mountains towering peaks hidden in the rolling clouds in the volatile, occasionally showing real Yan, like a blurred and the mystery of the gods. This scene is not beautiful, but the magnificent! People awe, excited. The clouds here are self-contained scene, she seems to be close away from you, but also seemed very far. Continuous surging of the convective clouds, proudly towering snow-capped mountains, vast boundless pastures, good warm Tibetans, here is the mythical prototype of the bar in the world.
MAONIUPING large, takes about 2-3 hours (not including the park) to tour a more complete and thoroughly enjoyed themselves (also a reason for not following the regiment, He He), be sure to go to the distance, "Tianchi" Look, there is the essence. If you just in time for the evening when the setting sun, snow-capped mountains will become gold, holy incomparable. In the world can really touched people more than the scenery here is definitely one.
In addition, in fact, Yulong Snow Mountain scenic tour of the best season is from March to May, when the hillside wildflowers everywhere, and the mountain top of snow is also a lot of snow line is low look more spectacular, is the most beautiful season. More importantly, when not yet entered the rainy season, every day can see snow-capped mountains. The June-September rainy season, the 10-day and a half months will not necessarily be able to see snow-capped mountains even if for a while. In short, the locals believe that there should be a little fate to see snow-capped mountains, and I also think so, of course, but also a bit of luck.
Tour finished we went back to the ancient city of MAONIUPING, without then going on to a big rope to the mountain peak. First, because the two do not go when the weather is good (the second is to wait long to see the snow-capped mountains), heavy fog affect viewing; second season is not good, glacier ice is so limited, the general view . So to spend 110 / person up the hill a bit is not worth the (other: the mountains almost 5000 meters above sea level, you can rent oxygen bag).
This 16 o'clock on the back to the ancient city of more than to continue to tirelessly tour the East West stroll. Tomorrow, we must temporarily leave the city, and tomorrow, we must proceed to another prominent place: Tiger Leaping Gorge.
Author: isaac_lee
