Meili Snow Mountain

Meili Snow Mountain gains a high reputation among visitors for Yunnan tour and it has long been famous for its main peak, Kang Karpo Peak. As the highest point in Yunnan, Kang Karpo Peak is 6,470 meters above sea level and surrounded by 13 lesser peaks. The meaning of Kang Karpo Peak in Tibetan is White Snow Mountain – the most beautiful mountain in the world.

From the foot to the summit of Meili Snow Mountain, there appears several systems of plant distributions (from tropical zone to northern frigid zone) and different seasons at the same times. Below the snowline there stand evergreen vegetation while above the snowline there are snow-capped all the year round encircled by the clouds. That 's the charming of Meili Snow Mountain.

The continuous mountain ridges feature snowy peaks and the sun throws golden lights on the low-floating clouds which form various extraordinary shapes. From the foot of the Kang Karpo Peak, it is the peculiar low-altitude glaciers formed in modern times. Strong updrafts collide with cloud airflow from the inner continents in this area producing frequent dense fog and heavy snow. The Mingyong Glaciers, in particular, rushes from an elevation of 5,500 meters (18.045 feet) down to the forest zone 2,700 meters (8,858 feet) above the sea level in rainy seasons. From afar it looks like a huge white snake wriggling its way among the verdant mountains. On the south side of the peak, a waterfall named 'holy collapsing rain' falls from thousands of meters high. Pure water splashed from snow cracks and with the help of the sunlight, rainbows are often seen hanging above the fall.

Meili Snow Mountain is one of the most sacred mountains of Tibetan Buddhism. 'Kang Karpo Peak' means the God of Snow Mountain in Tibetan, and is a holy land for worshiping. Pilgrims from Tibet, Qinghai Province, Sichuan Province,and Gansu Province travel to the mountain at the beginning of each winter to worship. Thousands of devout pilgrims worship together and encircle the holy mountain, adding more mystery and loftiness to the mountain.