Lanyue Lake

Between Ganhaizi and Yak Valley on Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, there is a river formed by the melting glacier water of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. The water is clear and dark green, which is said to be because the snow mountain contains copper sulfate, which turns blue when it meets water. The valley is crescent-shaped, and from a distance, it looks like a blue moon embedded at the foot of the snow mountain, hence the name Blue Moon Valley. Blue Moon Valley is divided into four small lakes: Yuye Lake, Jingtan Lake, Lanyue Lake, and Tingtao Lake. They are not on the same level, and the height difference forms waterfalls and streams of various sizes.

#雲南 #丽江 #玉龙雪山 1. Yulong Snow Mountain Highlights - one of the high altitude mountain 4680m above sea level in China , the need of portable respirator make it damm cool and you will feels like walking above the cloud. Rating - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 2. Blue Moon Lake Highlights - water is so clear that is turquoise in colour, surrounded by mountains, is a good spot for photo taking. Rating - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Finally here, the Yunnan Lijiang Blue Moon Valley, known as the 'Little Jiuzhaigou'! Overall, it's really beautiful, that kind of blue, really healing.... 🌟Blue Moon Valley🌟: There are four lakes, 'Jade Liquid Lake', 'Mirror Lake', 'Blue Moon Lake' and 'Listening Lake' ❗Address❗: Blue Moon Valley is at the foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain 🚗Transportation🚗: ✔Self-driving: About 25 kilometers from Lijiang city, you can go back and forth on the same day (Position to: Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Visitor Center, then take the bus to Blue Moon Valley, you can't drive directly to Blue Moon Valley) ✔Public bus: At the Zhongyi Market bus station (starting station) or Red Sun Square next to the ancient city, take the 101 Snow Mountain line, 15/person💰, you can pay cash or mobile phone to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Visitor Center, then take the bus to Blue Moon Valley (round trip bus ticket 20/person💰) Ps: 1⃣You can directly ask the homestay owner, they will recommend a guide (generally includes: pick-up and drop-off, oxygen, cold protection clothes, lunch, etc., it's more convenient, you can compare the prices) 2⃣❗Bus to Blue Moon Valley (Shuiyue Pavilion Station), there is an electric car, not highly recommended (depending on personal time and physical strength) 🎫Ticket prices🎫: 👉Mountain ticket: At the mountain gate, there will be staff on the bus to collect the mountain gate ticket fee, 100/person💰(Not the entrance fee for Blue Moon Valley, but the 'admission ticket' for the entire Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Scenic Area, including Glacier Park, Yak Meadow, Spruce Meadow), the cable car is paid separately 👉Big cable car (Glacier Park up Jade Dragon Snow Mountain): 140/person💰 👉Medium cable car (Yak Meadow): 65/person💰 👉Small cable car (Spruce Meadow): 40/person💰 Ps: ❗Book tickets in advance❗ Search for 'Lijiang Tourism Group', it is recommended to book in advance❗ 💗Warm tips💗: 1⃣Whether the weather is good or not, the scenery of Blue Moon Valley really varies greatly, it is recommended to choose good weather to go (If you only tour Blue Moon Valley, you generally don't need to bring cold protection clothes + oxygen, if you go up the snow mountain, you must bring, the weather on the snow mountain and below the snow mountain is not the same, the temperature is very low, there is an oxygen supply center in Glacier Park, you can go there) 2⃣Bring sunglasses, the ultraviolet rays are strong, remember to bring sunscreen, ID card, you can bring some snacks and water, wearing pure color or bright clothes is very photogenic 3⃣The altitude is a bit high, it is recommended not to do intense exercise to avoid causing high altitude sickness

Getting There - is easy to get with a DiDi there that cost around 80 rmb Attractions - entrance to the park cost 100 rmb plus 20 rmb of the internal bus to get to the valley, if you want you could also go the top of the mountain (~4600m) the ticket cost 170 rmb we did not have to use them but taking some oxygen tubes in case is recommended since lots of people suffer the high attitude Hotels - we stayed in Shunhe ancient town in a very nice hotel called Mansui Snow Mountain Hotel, is located around 40 minutes to the valley Food & Restaurants - the park has several small fast food and hot pot restaurants on the base Shopping - it is possible to buy small souvenirs almost in all bus stops #naturalwonders #lijiangtravel #yunnantravel #waterfall#themepark#nationalpark#lakes

What a Blue! The most breath taking view of Yulong Mountain is at Lanyue Lake! I never see any super blue rivers here in China but this is the best one! you can see the mountains reflection. I think the best time to take photo of the mountain and the river is around 7PM or 7AM when the sun is not high enough. also my tip is to bring your tripod to do long shutter shots to make it steady and to get the perfect mirror shot. #urbanexplorer #yuanshanping #lijiang #yunnan #china #explorewithtony #naturelover #adventure #life #photographersdayoff #LeaveYourMark