Photo taken by a user of Cailong Forum, shows the beautiful scenery of Gaoligongshan Mountain in Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Yunnan province.

Located in Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan, Gaoligongshan Mountain is now the only preservation of large tracts from the humid tropical forest to temperate forest transition area.

It covers a total area of 120,000 hectares, with typical vertical mountains and natural geographical scenery. The mountain was listed as a National Nature Reserve in 1986. It has an elevation ranging from 1300 to 4000 meters.

Because of the special physiognomy, the mountain presents the climate of four seasons in one day. While the mountain foot is in spring and covered by green, the top is in winter and covered by ice and snow.

Moreover, the mountain is rich in animal and plant resources.

How to get there: Taking a long-distance bus from Kunming to Lushui (Liuku), a county of Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture.

Photo taken by a user of Cailong Forum, shows the beautiful scenery of Gaoligongshan Mountain in Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Yunnan province.

Photo taken by a user of Cailong Forum, shows the beautiful scenery of Gaoligongshan Mountain in Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Yunnan province.

Photo taken by a user of Cailong Forum, shows the beautiful scenery of Gaoligongshan Mountain in Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Yunnan province.

Photo taken by a user of Cailong Forum, shows the beautiful scenery of Gaoligongshan Mountain in Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China’s Yunnan province.

(Editor: Ryan Li)