Shika Snow Mountain, the Frozen of Shangri-La

Location: 📍Shika Snow Mountain, Shangri-La Opening hours: 8:30 am–4:00 pm (last entry at 4:00 pm) 🎫 🚗Transportation: It is about 20 km from Dukezong Ancient Town to the entrance of Shika Snow Mountain Scenic Area, which takes about half an hour. It takes about 2.5 hours to get to Shika Snow Mountain from Lijiang. Cable car: The first section reaches 3,800 m, and the second section reaches the summit, where you can walk to 4,449 m. Tickets 🎫: Recently, the entrance ticket is free, and you can get a 20% discount on the cable car ticket by showing your high-speed rail ticket on your phone. The original price is CNY 220, and the discounted price is CNY 176. 🗺Itinerary: Take the first section of the cable car to Yala Qingbo Pasture (3,764 m) to enjoy the pasture scenery and see the yaks. Return to the station and take the second section of the cable car to the top, where you can see many snow-capped mountains from the observation deck. After descending the mountain, visit Blue Moon Valley and take beautiful photos of the grassland and flower sea. 📍Shika Snow Mountain is a newly opened scenic area. From the top, you can see the eight sacred mountains, Meili Snow Mountain, Yading Three Sacred Mountains, Baima Snow Mountain, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, etc., and overlook Shangri-La. It is really beautiful, and there are not many people, so it is not crowded 🌟. 🏔️On a sunny day, you can see eight peaks from one mountain. At your feet is the world's first God of Wealth Mountain, and in front of you are the eight sacred mountains of Yunnan and Sichuan. Above the clouds, every frame is breathtaking. 👒Not only the top of the mountain, but also every step of Shika Snow Mountain is a beautiful view. In the scenic area: There are small shops selling Tibetan specialties such as butter tea and barley cakes. - Outside the scenic area: You can go to Shangri-La City to taste Tibetan hot pot, yak jerky, qingke wine 🍷, and other delicacies. 🌟Important attractions🌟 Lower station: Barley Rack Avenue, Mani Stone Pile Middle station: Yana Qingbo Pasture, Lingxi Lake Upper station: Alpine stone beach, prayer flag platform, little golden toad, fairy cave, maze canyon 🚗Duration: 3–6 hours Notes: There are no food stalls in the scenic area, so you need to bring your own food. There are only toilets in the middle section and at the foot of the mountain, so you need to plan your time accordingly.