Ganhaizi

Ganhaizi, whose scientific name is fangcaohai, is located in gonggangling at the junction of Songpan county and Jiuzhaigou County. You can see it on the road from Jiuzhaigou to Chengdu.

It used to be a high mountain lake. Later, due to geological changes, the water outlet expanded, so the local people called it "Ganhaizi". In fact, "Ganhaizi" is not dry. It is surrounded by mountains, dense forests, meandering streams and luxuriant grass. It is covered with velvet carpets, dotted with wild flowers in summer and autumn, flocks of cattle, sheep, mules and horses, and deep yellow in winter and spring, reflecting the surrounding snow mountains and red leaves. Therefore, people gradually call Ganhaizi Ganhaizi.

Ganhaizi scenic area has a lake group composed of golden rhinoceros sea, fangcaohai and Jiuqu color River. Taking this as the center, the waterfalls in the surrounding high mountains and valleys are densely distributed, the virgin forest is dense, and the landscape of alpine plant vertical band spectrum is obvious.

Ganhaizi also has many tourist attractions, such as museum, temple, jingtongzhen, talin, ancestral altar, Tibetan and Qiang watchtower group, etc.

Ganhaizi

Ganhaizi is located at the foot of Yulong Snow Mountain in Lijiang City

, is a natural meadow pasture, the terrain is gentle and undulating, there are low pine trees scattered on the vast meadow, under your feet is the continuous grassland, vegetation, from time to time there are yaks passing by, a plateau pasture scenery. Against the backdrop of the snow mountain, this is an ideal place to take photos.

The Tibetan, Yi and Naxi herdsmen who live in the mountain streams near Ganhaizi have to wear blankets and ride high horses to drive yaks, sheep and cattle to pasture in the meadow.

From the Ganhaizi meadow to the 4500 meter snow line, you can see a variety of flowers and trees, such as orchids, wild peonies and Saussurea involucrata, and tall trees such as Pinus yunnanensis, Cedrus deodara, fir, Castanea spinosa, Castanea mollissima, etc.

Introduction to scenic spots

Ganhaizi is an open meadow at the east foot of Yulong Snow Mountain. It is a natural ranch, about 25 kilometers away from Lijiang City. It used to be a high mountain lake. Later, due to geological changes, the water outlet expanded, so the local people called it "Ganhaizi".

In fact, "Ganhaizi" is not dry. It is surrounded by mountains, dense forests, meandering streams and luxuriant grass. It is covered with velvet carpets, dotted with wild flowers in summer and autumn, flocks of cattle, sheep, mules and horses, and deep yellow in winter and spring, reflecting the surrounding snow mountains and red leaves. Therefore, people gradually call Ganhaizi Ganhaizi.

Ganhaizi is the closest and best place to look up at the whole picture of Yulong Snow Mountain. Here you can see the 13 peaks of Yulong Snow Mountain line up from north to south. It is majestic and magnificent, with silver twinkling, especially the steep fan of the main peak, which is like an open fan, cutting into the sky, magnificent.

You can also see the snow-green glaciers winding down above the snow line from afar, and appreciate the modern glacier spectacle of this "green peak" with the help of telescope.

natural resources

Ganhaizi nature reserve is not only a national forest park scenic spot, but also an important scenic spot of eco-tourism and cultural tourism. The scenic types are all Alpine natural scenery types, and the good ecosystem natural environment in the area has become a natural habitat for wild animals.

There are many kinds of wild animals in the reserve, including more than 300 vertebrates alone, and there are national first-class protected animals, such as giant panda, golden monkey, gazelle, etc. There are also Tibetan people's perennial grazing and living areas in the area. Tibetan villages, temples, prayer flags, mills and Guozhuang constitute a unique cultural landscape.

After leaving wanduo mountain tea in Yufeng temple, drive eastward to Xueshan highway and continue to drive northward. The highway changes with the altitude, and you obviously feel climbing. After climbing over a mountain, you enter an open alpine meadow, Ganhaizi, at the east foot of Yulong Snow Mountain. It is about 25 kilometers away from Lijiang City and 2900 meters above sea level. It used to be an alpine glacial lake. Later, the snow line rose, and the water decreased and even dried up So it is called "Gan Haizi".

Now Ganhaizi is a plateau meadow surrounded by mountains on three sides. It has a very wide field of vision and a quiet environment, just like a paradise. There is a carpet like meadow, which stretches from the foot of Yulong Mountain in the west to the far horizon. The whole meadow is about 4 km long and 1.5 km wide, covered with dense grass and low shrubs. In spring and summer, the wild flowers everywhere are blooming and colorful.

Here, you can see the Yulong Snow Mountain, Fandou and other peaks. It's fresh and unique. The thirteen peaks of Yulong Snow Mountain line up from north to south in turn. They are majestic and magnificent, with silver light flashing. The main peak is especially steep, like an open fan, which cuts into the sky with great momentum.

On a sunny summer day, with the scorching sun at the top, the main peak of the snow mountain is steep. On the east side of the fan, there is a glacier, ice tower forest and ice field that are slightly green by plants. Sometimes, you can see magnificent avalanches. You can see the snow rushing down the mountain, rushing down and flying all over the sky, like snowflakes and silver powder. In winter, there is a quiet white on it, showing the crystal like holiness. The thirteen peaks meander like a white dragon, ready to jump into the surging Jinsha River at any time.

Travel Tips

The best season for mountaineering: April to may in spring and October to November in autumn.

Tour route: the typical tour route is from Lijiang City Ganhaizi Baishuihe yunshanping. Starting from Baishui River, you can take yunshanping cableway up the mountain or ride a horse, but it takes more than one hour to ride back and forth.

Skiing: you can ski all year round in Yulong Snow Mountain. Take the closed cable car of Yulong Snow Mountain to the four seasons ski resort of 4506 meters in Shanghai (165 yuan for round-trip cable car).

Food recommendation: if the tourists are in the mountain, they happen to meet the local Yi people who set up a stall to sell chicken fir. The price is cheap, about 15 yuan / bag. I suggest you buy some back. You can have the boss fry a plate of chicken fir meat for you in a nearby restaurant. It's very delicious. This kind of chicken fir is a treasure of fungi. It costs hundreds of yuan to buy it in Kunming.

reminder

1. When you take a taxi in Lijiang, you must ask the price first. The management of Lijiang taxi is chaotic.

2. Remember, don't buy jade. There is no real jade.

3. Lijiang is cool in the morning and evening. It is suggested to wear a thin sweater and a windbreaker. The local drinking water should be ice and snow melt water. If the body is weak and cold, it is better to drink bottled water.

admission ticket

The ticket price of Yulong Snow Mountain is 80 yuan (including all the scenic spots in the scenic area, such as Ganhaizi, Baishuihe, yunshanping, etc.); the cable way is 172 yuan / round trip.

traffic

It's about 150 yuan / day to charter a bus to Yulong Snow Mountain (if you're lucky, some drivers can take you directly to the scenic spot); or you can take bus No.7 from the Red Sun Square near the water bus to Yulong Snow Mountain, 15 yuan / person. Of course, visitors can also take the cableway company's bus up the mountain and leave at guluwan hotel every morning.

address

It is 15 kilometers away from Lijiang ancient city

Address: gonggangling at the junction of Songpan county and Jiuzhaigou County

Longitude: 103.76749420166

Latitude: 33.261219024658

Chinese PinYin : Gan Hai Zi