Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is the southernmost glacier in the Northern Hemisphere

Located between 10004'-10016'east longitude and 2703'-2740' north latitude, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (Yulong Mountain) is the southernmost glacier in the Northern Hemisphere. Consisting of 13 peaks, among which Shanzidou is the highest with an altitude of 5,600 meters (18,360 feet), the mountain stretches a length of 35 kilometers (22 miles) and a width of 20 kilometers (13 miles). Looking from Lijiang Old Town in the south which is 15 kilometers (nine miles) away, the snow-covered and fog-enlaced mountain resembles a jade dragon lying in the clouds, hence the name. >>Lijiang tour guide

 
The 13 peaks of 18,360-foot Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, a treasure of wild plants and rare animals, are like a silver dragon lying in the clouds. Awesome and unconquered, they dominate the Lijiang Plain. Some have described Jade Dragon Snow Mountain as a radiant cornet crowning Lijiang's head. It is said that the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain arose from an ancient geosyncline 230 million years ago in an age when dinosaurs began to increase and formed its present shape sometime during the last 600,000 years, even as late as 12,000 years ago.Welcome to China, Chinatourguide.com is pleasure to provide service for your China tours or Myanmar tours, We also provide Guangzhou hotels for Canton Fair in guangzhouhotel.com.

The Ganhaizi Lake is large grassland at the east foot of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and it is a large natural herding land. Originally, "Ganhaizi" in Tibetan means "lake" and "Ganhaizi" is the dry lake. Every spring and summer, the green grass becomes shade, many flowers are blooming and the large grassland becomes a large garden.