Blue Moon Valley is located at the east foot of Yulong Snow Mountain in Yulong Naxi Autonomous County, Lijiang City, Yunnan Province. It's called Baishui River. There are towering snow-capped mountains and blue lakes here, named after the blue lakes and crescent valleys. There are many scenic spots in China, including Red Line Inn, Jingtan Lake, Blue Moon Lake and Tingtao Lake. On a sunny day, the color of water is blue, and the valley is crescent-shaped, just like a blue moon, which falls at the foot of Yulong Mountain, so it is called Blue Moon Valley. It is called Baishui River because the silt at the bottom of the lake is white, and the water turns white when it rains.
Blue Moon Valley is a step of Yulong Snow Mountain Scenic Area, but for people with altitude sickness, Blue Moon Valley is the best scenic spot to go to Yulong Snow Mountain Scenic Area. When overlooking Blue Moon Valley from a height, its beauty is not shocking, but when you are in a city, you will feel a fairyland-like beauty. There are four lakes in Blue Moon Valley, namely Yuye Lake, Jingtan Lake, Blue Moon Lake and Tingtao Lake. Yuye Lake is the most beautiful and blue of these lakes. Compared with Yulong Snow Mountain, there are fewer tourists in Blue Moon Valley, but because of this, we can enjoy peace. In the Blue Moon Valley, you can see the majestic figure of Yulong Snow Mountain from any angle.
Route recommendation Yulong Snow Mountain pure play one-day tour route reference:
Play 1: Old Town of Lijiang → Yulong Snow Mountain → Glacier Park (by cableway) → Lunch → Blue Moon Valley → Dried Haizi → Return;
Play 2: Old Town of Lijiang → Yulong Snow Mountain → Glacier Park (by cableway) → Lunch → Impression Lijiang → Blue Moon Valley → Dried Haizi → Return;
Game 3: Old Town of Lijiang → Yulong Snow Mountain → Yunshan Ping (by small cableway) → Lunch → Blue Moon Valley → Dried Haizi → Return.
Travel guides and transportation
Bus: Take bus 17, get off at Xueshan Chakou Station, walk 5.2 kilometers, or take a battery bus to the scenic spot.
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