Jiaozi Snow Mountain is located at the junction of Luquan County and Dongchuan District, more than 50 kilometers away from Luquan County1m, with an altitude of 4344. 1 m. It is the seasonal snow-capped mountain with the lowest latitude in the northern hemisphere, named after its mountain shape like a sedan chair placed among thousands of mountains.
The local area is also known as the Old Snow Mountain, which was once called Jiangyun Lushan, Songwai Longshan, Wulong Mountain Scenic Resort, Snow Mountain and Yunnong Mountain in history. In the first year of Xingyuan in Tang Dezong (784), Montessori in Nanzhao named it Dongyue.
Jiaozi Snow Mountain consists of Jiaozi Mountain, Qiwang Mountain, Dongying Mountain, Guanyin Mountain and other peaks. The main peak is 4223.4 meters above sea level, making it the first peak in central Yunnan. It is a typical mountain glacier landscape in central Yunnan.
Natural Resources of Jiaozi Snow Mountain
According to the investigation of Yunnan Forestry Investigation and Planning Institute in 2004, there are 485 genera10/070 species (subspecies and varieties) of vascular plants in Jiaozi Snow Mountain Nature Reserve, including 52 species (subspecies and varieties) of ferns 16 families, 25 genera.
Gymnosperms belong to 5 families, 1 1 genus, 15 species; There are 132 families, 449 genera and 1003 species (subspecies and varieties) of angiosperms. In addition, there are abundant animal resources in the reserve, including 25 species of mammals belonging to 24 genera and 7 families.