Locating between 100 04-100 16east longitude and 27 03-27 40 north latitude, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (Yulong Mountain) is the southernmost glacier in the Northern Hemisphere. For it has all types of glacier the mountain is also called the "Natural Glacier Museum”.

Jade Dragon Snow Mountain consists of 13 peaks and their average altitude is more than 5,000 meters (about 16,404 feet). The distance from north to south of this incredible mountain is about 35 kilometers (about 22 miles) and the distance from east to west is about 20 kilometers (about 12 miles). There is snow all the year round on the top of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.

It named because the high mountains are in the shape of a dragon, and are covered with snow year-round. Looking from Lijiang Old Town in the south, the snow-covered and fog-enlaced mountain resembles a jade dragon lying in the clouds.

Jade Dagon Snow Mountain attracts millions of visitors by its admirable charm and unique landscape. If you have a chance to visit, you will be rewarded by the grace of the forest and the beauty of the surrounding area and mountains.