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Chapter 36 On the Snow Mountain

As soon as dawn, Qingli, Xu Hua and Anta prepared all the equipment for this hiking.

Xu Hua arranged daily equipment, adventure mountaineering equipment, technical equipment, competitive mountaineering equipment, guarantee equipment, camping equipment, a lot of food and water and put it into Qingli's portable space.

It took about half an hour for the three of them to arrive at the foot of Yulong Snow Mountain. Looking at this towering snow-capped mountain, it makes people feel extraordinary.

Qingli was wearing pink to protect the cold and obediently from the mountain. Looking up at the top of the mountain, it was covered with white. Today, there were endless tourists. Because the snow-capped mountains were colder, everyone was wearing down jackets of various colors to go up the mountain.

"Qingli, Xu Hua, let's take the cable car up. We need to follow tourists on this road. The temperature difference between the snow mountain is large. If you take the cable car up, you will reach above the snow line. The temperature will drop sharply. You are ready to climb the mountain." Anta is more professional than the tour guide.

"Anta, we are ready! Let's take the cable car. The Yulong Snow Mountain is like a silver dragon flying against the blue sky. It feels more beautiful when you get close to it!" Qingli pulled Xu Hua onto the cable car in anticipation. Anta followed behind and also got on a cable car.

"Qingli, there is also a legend about the origin of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Do you want to listen?" Because it was taller, Xu Hua held Qingli's waist and asked softly.

"Thank you for your hard work, Brother Xu Hua, tell me a story!" Qing Li smiled mischievously, revealing two sweet dimples. She likes to listen to Xu Hua tell stories.

"In fact, the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is a sacred mountain in the minds of the Naxi people and the various ethnic groups in Lijiang. The Naxi people's guardian god "Sanduo" is the incarnation of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Lijiang still holds the annual grand "Sanduo Festival".

There is a magical story among the Naxi people: Yulong Snow Mountain and Haba Snow Mountain are twin brothers. They depend on each other and live on the Jinsha River to survive.

One day, a ferocious demon king suddenly came from the north. He occupied the Jinsha River and did not allow people to dig gold. The two brothers of Jade Dragon and Haba were furious and waved their swords to fight with the demon king. Haba's younger brother was exhausted and unfortunately cut off his head by the demon. The brother of Jade Dragon fought with the demon king for three days and three nights, and cut off thirteen swords in a row, and finally drove the demon king away. From then on, Haba's younger brother became the headless Haba Snow Mountain. In order to prevent the demon from invading again, Yulong held thirteen swords day and night, and later turned into thirteen snow peaks. And his sweat of fighting turned into black water and white water.

The Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is often regarded as an external symbol of the Naxi tribe, and this legendary Jade Dragon hero becomes a symbol of the inner spirit of the Naxi people. The Naxi tribe's guardian god, "Three Duo", is the incarnation of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. This story is the origin of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain."

"What a hero of a famous clan. I've driven away the demons. I've recorded this story! Brother Xu Hua, we just took the cable car to pass by and saw some red plants on the iron red soil of the snow mountain. What kind of plant is that?" Qing Li lowered his head and accidentally saw a red wonder.

"Qingli, those are saffron flowers. These flowers are generally only available in Tibetan areas. In addition to the saffron mountains, there are many precious plants in Yulong Snow Mountain, such as Tianqi, Ganoderma lucidum, etc. To be honest, this is a treasure warehousing!" Xu Hua pointed to the depths of the top of the mountain.

"When we enter the snow-capped mountains, we must go and see it. I want to touch the saffron in the legend." Qingli was even more eager to enter the mountains.

The cableway continued to go up and soon reached above the snow line, and the temperature began to drop sharply. Below the snow line, everyone was sweating profusely, but above the snow line, it felt like they were walking into a huge natural ice cellar.

"Qingli, hurry up, put on your gloves. It is said that when it is the coldest here, a knife is bitten in the mouth. After a few minutes, the blade will be connected to the tongue. I don't want to frostbite your little hand." Xu Hua took out the gloves and put them on Qingli in considerately.

"Brother Xu Hua, if we stand on the cliff and pour a glass of water, will the water freeze in the air? I grew up in Guangdong and have never tried to make the weather so cold!" Qing Li has envied children in the north since she was a child, which is also the reason why she likes to climb snow.

"The temperature on the mountain is very low, and the water will freeze. Qingli, this time you come to climb the snow mountain to fulfill your wish, but one thing is that you must pay attention to people living in low-altitude areas, which means high-altitude hypoxia. If you wait for any symptoms, don't panic. First, tell me, I have prepared an oxygen cylinder for everyone." Xu Hua told Qingli very carefully, afraid that the careless Qingli would encounter danger.

After getting off the cable car, some tourists began to experience discomfort and started vomiting. Qing Li usually likes to practice holding her breath while swimming, so she didn't have much reaction.

"I mind that everyone stands in place to enjoy the scenery. You can adjust your breathing. After adjusting it better, we will walk to Yunshanping." Anta saw that many tourists around him were uncomfortable with altitude sickness, so he suggested taking a break first.

"This seems very wise, it's a good idea!" Qingli lay on the railing of the observation deck, looking down from above, under a valley, there was a group of small glaciers, which reflected the sunlight, making the snow-capped mountains charming, like shining pearls.

Looking up again, the white clouds were as low as they were within reach, and the clouds were also fascinated by the beautiful scenery of the snow mountain, so the clouds were always with the snow mountain and refused to stay away. The continuous snow peaks at the highest point were like an ice and snow wall. This wall was like an insurmountable and solid natural barrier. The scenery here was really a country of ice and snow!

"Little girl, it seems that you are not locals. Do you want to go hunting treasures? I heard from people in the old age that there is a barrier in the deep mountains and there are treasures in the barrier. You will regret not finding treasures when you come to the snow mountain!" When Qing Li was addicted to the beautiful scenery, a local old man came by his side. He didn't look like a tourist, dressed in Naxi, and looked energetic.

"Thank you, old man, we want to go to Yunshanping to take a look. Let's consider what you said, thank you!" Qing Li didn't care and answered the old man in a tactful manner.

"The little girl follows fate, you will go into the barrier, there is another scene, it is full of the atmosphere of a primeval forest, thick moss, and the trees are also very dense, lush and lush, looking ancient and mysterious." The old man continued, and before Qingli could hear it clearly, the old man left the crowd with a smile!

"Everyone has rested, let's go!" Seeing that everyone had rested, Anta suggested that everyone should continue to walk to the high place after a while.

Not long after walking, I saw green meadows appearing on both sides of the road. Looking around, there were flowers and plants. The tall spruce forest was like giant umbrellas. Several Naxi men were training their beloved falcons there.
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