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About ten miles north of Lijiang town is Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. It is also call Yulongxueshan. Its landscape includes one of the southernmost glaciers in the modern world. Shanzidou, the main peak of the mountain at 18,360 feet above sea level, looks like a gigantic dragon clad in white snow all year round. The view of the massif from the gardens at the Black Dragon Pool (Heilong Tan) in Lijiang is noted as one of China's finest views. Access to the mountain is provided by a chairlift to Dragon Spruce Meadow, halfway to the glacier peak.

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