12.11 Current Status of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, It’s Really Collapsing

1️⃣ Must-Visit Attractions: 🏔️ Glacier Park: Take the large cable car straight up to 4,506 meters! In winter, the snow is thick enough to cover your calves, and the plank road is lined with blue ice caves, making photos look like you’re in Antarctica! 🌊 Blue Moon Valley: The lake water is even bluer in winter! On sunny days, it looks like Tiffany blue sapphire. Walk the plank road around the valley, every angle is picture-perfect! ⛰️ Spruce Meadow: A primitive forest covered in snow in winter! Pine trees are draped with rime, meadows turn into snowfields, perfect for fairy-tale wedding photos! 🌌 Yak Meadow: Few people, wild scenery! Unobstructed panoramic views of the snowy mountains in winter. Ride a yak for photos (50 RMB/time), with the snow mountains as a super cool background! 💧 Gan Haizi: The best place to see the reflection of the snow mountain! In the morning, the lake surface freezes, creating a layered composition of snow mountain + ice surface + withered grass! 🎭 Impression Lijiang Show: Outdoor live performance! In winter, actors wear thick robes, with the snow mountain as the backdrop, the ethnic dances are super stunning! 🌅 Sunrise on the Golden Mountain: Happens punctually from 7:30 to 8:00! Stay at a hotel near the snow mountain, open the curtains and you can see it, the golden snow peak is breathtaking! 2️⃣ Food Recommendations: 🍖 Yak Meat Hotpot: The broth is made from yak bones, meat slices dipped for 10 seconds are super tender! Recommended “Snow Mountain Yak King” restaurant, about 80 RMB per person! 🥟 Lijiang Baba: Baked with butter and dough, available in sweet and savory! Sweet filling is rose red bean paste, savory filling is ham and scallion, 5 RMB each! 🍜 Chickpea Jelly: Cold black jelly salad! Add chili oil and crushed peanuts, sour and spicy to whet your appetite, street stall price 3 RMB per bowl! 🍶 Highland Barley Wine: Low alcohol and slightly sweet! A sip in winter warms your whole body, sold in scenic spots for 15 RMB per small bottle, great as a souvenir! 3️⃣ Transportation: ✈️ Fly to Lijiang Sanyi Airport, take a taxi to the snow mountain scenic area (about 1 hour, 100 RMB), or take the airport shuttle bus (20 RMB per person)! 🚌 Scenic Area Shuttle Bus: Direct buses from Zhongyi Market (15 RMB per person), every 30 minutes, last bus at 17:00! 🚗 If driving, park at the visitor center parking lot, 20 RMB per day, do not drive into the scenic area! 🚕 Taxi: About 80 RMB from Lijiang Old Town to the snow mountain, hard to get a taxi back, recommend keeping the driver’s phone number! 4️⃣ Accommodation: 🏨 Inside the Snow Mountain Scenic Area: Jinmao Puxiu Snow Mountain Hotel, rooms face the snow mountain, prices 2000+ RMB, very convenient for watching the sunrise on the golden mountain! 🏡 Shuhe Ancient Town: Concentration of guesthouses, 200-500 RMB per night, recommended “Mozhu Wanshe,” has floor heating, 10-minute walk to the scenic area! 🛏️ Lijiang Old Town: Lively but far from the snow mountain, suitable for nightlife, recommended “Indigo Hotel,” strong design sense, prices 800+ RMB! 5️⃣ Tips: 🧤 Oxygen tanks are a must! 20 RMB per bottle at the foot of the mountain, 60 RMB at the top, use in advance if you have severe altitude sickness! 🕶️ Bring sunglasses! The snow glare is extremely dazzling, without them you risk snow blindness! 🧥 Wear down jackets + windproof jackets! It’s -15°C with strong wind at the summit, hats, gloves, and scarves are a must! 🎫 Buy tickets in advance from “Lijiang Tourism Group,” mountain entry fee 100 RMB + large cable car 140 RMB, peak season tickets go on sale at 7 AM! ⏰ The last entry for the large cable car is 3 PM, don’t miss it! Blue Moon Valley has the best light in the afternoon, making photos even bluer!