Blue Moon Valley

Blue Moon Valley, formerly known as the "Baishui River". On a sunny day, the color of the water is blue, and the valley is crescent shaped. From a distance, it looks like a blue moon inlaid at the foot of Yulong Snow Mountain, so it is called blue moon valley. The name Baishuihe is also called Baishuihe because the mud at the bottom of the lake is white and the water will turn white when it rains. Due to the blocking of mountains, the river water in Blue Moon Valley forms four large water surfaces, which are called "Yuye" lake, "Jingtan" lake, "blue moon" lake and "Tingtao" lake.

Blue Moon Valley

Blue Moon Valley, formerly known as the "Baishui River". On a sunny day, the color of the water is blue, and the valley is crescent shaped. From a distance, it looks like a blue moon inlaid at the foot of Yulong Snow Mountain, so it is called blue moon valley. The name Baishuihe is also called Baishuihe because the mud at the bottom of the lake is white and the water will turn white when it rains.

Due to the blocking of mountains, the river water in Blue Moon Valley forms four large water surfaces, which are called "Yuye" lake, "Jingtan" lake, "blue moon" lake and "Tingtao" lake.

It is also said that because the moon is reflected in the blue lake against the blue sky, and because the Blue Moon Valley in the lost horizon written by British writer Hilton is similar to this, it is called "Blue Moon Valley".

brief introduction

Blue Moon Valley is located in the valley to the north of Ganhaizi and the south of yunshanping at the east foot of Yulong Snow Mountain.

Main features

The water in the lake is cooler. The water in Blue Moon Valley contains copper ions, so it can't be drunk.

Cause of formation

After the melting of the ice and snow from the snow mountain glacier, the ice and snow flowed down the cliff and continuously gathered into mountain streams and streams. Finally, in the deep valley of the upper reaches of the Blue Moon Valley, a river with clear bottom and incomparable sweetness was formed. Because the riverbed was composed of white limestone, the whole river presented a white luster and appeared extremely pure, so it was named "Baishui River".

matters needing attention

The Blue Moon Valley at the foot of Yulong Snow Mountain is not the same place as the shika snow mountain blue moon valley. The Blue Moon Valley is in Shangri La, the birthplace of Naxi culture. The blue moon valley of Yulong Snow Mountain is a canyon from yunshanping to Maoniuping.

Related events

In the early stage of tourism area development, Baishui River was the main tourist attraction

It's just a place for tourists to have a rest on their way to yunshanping, Maoniuping and other scenic spots. Later, after a little rest, a small artificial waterfall similar to "Baishuitai" was formed near the Baishuihe viewing bridge, which was welcomed by the majority of tourists. With the continuous flow of people to stay and visit here, Baishuihe bridge has become a tourist distribution center in the tourist area.

Traffic information

To go to Blue Moon Valley, you usually go to Yulong Snow Mountain from Lijiang. You can take a battery car after the tour.

Lijiang Yulong Snow Mountain Bus: take bus No.7 near Yuyuan bridge to Ganhaizi (15 yuan), about 30 minutes. Charter: from Lijiang to Yulong Snow Mountain, if you carpool, it's about 200 yuan per car (round trip). Bus: every morning, there is a through train to Yulong Snow Mountain. You can buy a through train ticket online. The place of taking the bus will be determined the night before departure, and the round-trip fare is about 40 yuan. Taxi: if you take a taxi, it's about 80-100 yuan one way.

Address: Yulong Snow Mountain Scenic Area, Yulong Naxi Autonomous County, Lijiang City, Yunnan Province

Longitude: 100.2446934636

Latitude: 27.1257923297

Tel: 0888-5131068

Tour time: 1 hour

Traffic information: you can walk or take a battery car to the scenic spot

Ticket information: it is included in the ticket of Yulong Snow Mountain scenic spot. If you take the battery car, you need to pay 40 yuan extra

Opening hours: 7:00-18:00 (stop selling tickets at 16:00)