Cangshan
Mountain
The Cangshan Mountain,
also known as Diancangshan, is named after its
verdant forests. The Cangshan Mountain is a
chain of the Yunlin Mountain of the Hengduan
Mountains. Starting at Eryuan in the north and
ending at Xiaguan in the south, it measures
42 km in length and 25 km in wedth. Overlooking
the Erhai Lake in the east, the Cangshan Mountain
is of great splendour and the scenary is unique.
The Cangshan Mountain comprises 19 peaks, the
highest of which is Malong Peak at an elevation
of 4,122 metres above sea level. It is snow-capped
all the year round with a moraine lake on the
summit. There are 18 brooks running down the
19 peaks. The snow-melted water between every
two peaks rushes down and converges into the
Erhai Lake.
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The clouds over the mountains
are varied and changeable. The most magnificent
scenic wonders are the Husband-Yearning Cloud
and the Jade-like Belt of Clouds. Every year
when spring is changing into summer, a lone
cloud will emerge over the top of Yuju Peak,
drifting up and down and casting glances about.
Then, it suddenly turns into a dark cloud, resembling
a woman in black. At this very moment, a gale
will howl and cause rolling waves across the
lake; this cloud is called "The Husband-Yearning
Cloud". After rain in summer or autumn,
a cloud will drift up slowly in the sky, stretching
out kilometres around like a jade belt round
the mountain; this is called "the Jade-like
Belt of Clouds". The Yunyou tour route
is a newly developed scenic area. Many scenic
spots lie along the route: the Jiangjun Cave,
the Shimen Pass, the Hall of Avalokittesvara,
the Gantong Temple, the Zhonghe Temple, the
Qingbi Book, the Butterfly Fountian and so on.
The weather in the Cangshan
Mountain is varied and unpredicable. It is snow-white
on the top, and the flowers bloom in profusion
at the foot. The Cangshan Mountain is not only
abundant in vegetation such as pine trees, furs,
camellias, azaleas, orchids and medicinal herbs
like Chinese angelica and banksia rose, but
also in marble resources.
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