Baishui River

Baishui River

Baishui River is a river formed by melting glaciers and snow water of Yulong Snow Mountain. It falls down along the valley. The water is clear and dark green. Because the riverbed is composed of limestone fragments, it is grayish white and flows through clear springs. It looks like a white river from a distance, so it gets its name.

It is said that the water of Baishui River comes from the mouth of the jade dragon. It is spiritual and a holy land of love.

Basic introduction

Baishui River is located in the east of Yulong Snow Mountain in Lijiang, Yunnan Province. Because the water quality of this mountain stream is not polluted, and its riverbed and terrace are made of white marble and limestone gravel, the water seems to be white, so it is called Baishui River. 　

Baishuihe first gives you the impression of pure and clear. The river system is composed of snowy mountains, melted snow, filtered by rock layers, spring water gushing out and finally converging into the river. Even in summer, when you wade barefoot in the river, the piercing feeling will always make you remember the quality of this snow mountain spring. The water quality of Baishui River is pure and free from any pollution. The pebbles washed by the river are clear, because the bottom of the pebble is white stone, and the color of the water on it is more bright and white

Water river also got its name. The second impression that Baishui River gives you is that it is beautiful and magical, with cascades along the river and lush vegetation on both sides. The Baishui River flows under the bridge and goes eastward to meet another river flowing from the snow mountain not far away. This river is also a spring formed by melting snow mountains and snow, and finally converges into a stream. The water quality is bright and clean. Because most of the pebbles under the water are black, the color of the water on the stream is black, so it is called Heishui river. The intersection of Baishui River and Heishui River becomes Heishui river. The Naxi people have special feelings for the black-and-white water produced by the ancient snow and the black-and-white stone in the snow mountain. The volume of the Dongba Sutra Lu Ban Lu Rao uses black and white to explain everything in the world, pointing out that if Yin and yang are harmonious and black and white are not separated, the world will be harmonious and orderly, there will be no obstacles to cross the river, and the journey will be safe.

The beautiful Baishui River (also known as Niunai River), the magical fairy water, the secluded chami water, the unfathomable karst cave, the azaleas all over the mountains, and the natural form

The natural wonders of Longkou waterfall, Shenhai on the hillside, the belt of snow mountain and a line of sky are fascinating. American botanist Joseph iver Locke's travel notes depict a lot of these landscapes, and leave a lot of words and pictures about Muli. These words and pictures make British writer James Hilton find creative inspiration, and the word Shangri La appears in his work the vanishing horizon.

Blue moon valley scenic spot is the former "Baishuihe" scenic spot. After the melting of the ice and snow from the snow mountain glacier, the ice and snow flowed down the cliff and continuously gathered into mountain streams and streams. Finally, in the deep valley of the upper reaches of the Blue Moon Valley, a river with clear bottom and incomparable sweetness was formed. Because the riverbed was composed of white limestone, the whole river presented a white luster and appeared extremely pure, so it was named "Baishui River". The reason why it is called "Blue Moon Valley" is that on a sunny day, the color of the water is blue, and the valley is crescent shaped. From a distance, it looks like a blue moon inlaid at the foot of Yulong Snow Mountain, so it is called blue moon valley.

traffic

On the way from Lijiang to yunshanping, ordinary tourists will pass by Baishui River and visit along the way instead of going there specially. No.7 bus can get to the cableway mountain. It's 42 yuan (including insurance) by small cableway. If it's 20 yuan one way, you can also get on and off on foot.

Travel

After the snow melted, the water gushed out and finally converged into the river. Even in summer, when you wade barefoot in the Baishui River, the piercing feeling will always make you remember the quality of this snow mountain spring. Therefore, if you want to travel, you'd better not choose to go in winter. In summer, you can go to Baishui River for summer, so it's the best time to travel.

When you visit Baishuitai, you can not only enjoy the beautiful scenery, but also appreciate its unique charm as one of the birthplaces of Naxi culture.

legend

In the setting of emerald green, there is a magnificent white crystal shining in the sun. From a distance, it looks like a stagnant waterfall hanging on the green hillside, and like a barrier of jade carving, shining in the sun. Here is Baishuitai, one of the birthplaces of Naxi culture. This is a special karst landform. Because there is a large amount of calcium carbonate in the ground water, the spring water flows down and forms a white calcium carbonate deposit where it goes, which also presents a terraced field shape. Ding bashiro, the first ancestor of Dongba religion, came back from Tibet to study scriptures. He passed by Baishuitai and was attracted by its beautiful scenery. So he stayed here to set up an altar to preach. Thus Baishuitai became the holy land of Dongba religion. There is a karst cave on the hillside opposite Baishuitai. It is said that this is Amin Ling cave where the founder of Amin studied scriptures. Naxi people call it "aminerke". It is precisely because of the special and mysterious status of Baishuitai that dadongba from all over the world have to go to Baidi to practice and seek their way. Only in this way can they be regarded as a qualified dadongba.

Address: Ningnan County, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture

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