Sunrise @ Meili Snow Mountain
Meili Snow Mountain, Deqin County, Yunnan, China
中國 雲南 德欽縣 梅里雪山
Dec, 2016Views
334
Likes
Awards
Peer Award
Absolute Masterpiece
Top Choice
Superb Composition
Magnificent Capture
Top Ranks
Top 10 rank
Top 20 rankTop 20 rank week 1Categories
JamesHuang
October 16, 2017
Meili Snow Mountain, Deqin County, Yunnan, China ?? ?? ??? ????
Meili Snow Mountain (????, also known as Prince Snow Mountain) is located northwest of Shangri-La City, Yunnan, China. Meili Snow Mountain Fei Lai Temple Viewing Platform (??????????) is about 185 km from Shangri-La City via G214 national highway. It is the perfect location where you can enjoy the incredible sunrise of the Meili Snow Mountain. Meili Snow Mountain has 13 snow-clad ridges and peaks. Kawagarbo (?????) is the highest mountain in Yunnan Province at 6,740 m (22,113 ft). The 6,054 m (19,862 ft) Mianzimu (????) on the far left (south) and the 5,420.5 m (17,784 ft) Jiarien-an (?????) in the middle are also easily identified from the viewing platform. Kawagarbo is one of the most sacred mountains for Tibetan Buddhists as the spiritual home of a warrior god of the same name. It is still a 'virgin peak' because no one has ever successfully reached the top. Meili Snow Mountain is a challenge for all mountain explorers from home and abroad. In 1991, 17 mountaineers from China and Japan lost their lives while trying to reach the peak of Kawagarbo; a tragedy which is amongst the worst ever in history of mountain climbing incidents in China. In 2001, local government passed laws banning all future climbing attempts on cultural and religious grounds.
Meili Snow Mountain (????, also known as Prince Snow Mountain) is located northwest of Shangri-La City, Yunnan, China. Meili Snow Mountain Fei Lai Temple Viewing Platform (??????????) is about 185 km from Shangri-La City via G214 national highway. It is the perfect location where you can enjoy the incredible sunrise of the Meili Snow Mountain. Meili Snow Mountain has 13 snow-clad ridges and peaks. Kawagarbo (?????) is the highest mountain in Yunnan Province at 6,740 m (22,113 ft). The 6,054 m (19,862 ft) Mianzimu (????) on the far left (south) and the 5,420.5 m (17,784 ft) Jiarien-an (?????) in the middle are also easily identified from the viewing platform. Kawagarbo is one of the most sacred mountains for Tibetan Buddhists as the spiritual home of a warrior god of the same name. It is still a 'virgin peak' because no one has ever successfully reached the top. Meili Snow Mountain is a challenge for all mountain explorers from home and abroad. In 1991, 17 mountaineers from China and Japan lost their lives while trying to reach the peak of Kawagarbo; a tragedy which is amongst the worst ever in history of mountain climbing incidents in China. In 2001, local government passed laws banning all future climbing attempts on cultural and religious grounds.
Same photographer See all
Discover more photos See all
