Nakhi dance and song - the high pitch and nasality in the voice resembles Tibetan songs

The intertwined Camellia - symbol of harmony between husband and wife.  Many Chinese couples photographed in front of the tree

Yushuizhai - a resort made at the foot of the Yulong Mountain

Tea Route traders?

View from the Spruce Plateau (Yunsanping), midway up the Yulong Mountain

Yulong Mountain (Jade Dragon Mountain).  There are 12 summits (all covered by clouds).  Viewed from Lijiang, they resemble a dragon.

Policeman's Helmet - (Impatiens glandulifera)  A common weed in the Vancouver region, originated from here, as well as many other weeds in North America.

The meadows of Yusanping.  This is a sacred place for the Nakhi.

Panorama from the Yusanping chairlift

Baishui River (White Water River), symbol of femininity

Chairlift - it's not a ski resort though, just for tourists to go up the mountain

White Water River

Yaks

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