Hiking Tour Routes in Yulong County of Lijiang

Yulong Naxi Autonomous County (玉龙纳西族自治县) is the only Naxi autonomous county in China that boasts three world - class titles: the core area of the "Three Parallel Rivers" World Natural Heritage site (老君山), the World Cultural Heritage site of Lijiang Ancient Town - Baisha Zone (丽江古城白沙片区), and the World Memory Heritage of Dongba Culture (东巴文化). The county covers an area of 6,392.6 square kilometers, with mountains and semi - mountainous areas accounting for 95% of the total area. It administers 16 townships, 1 sub - district, and has a registered population of 217,900 people, of whom 205,400 are agricultural population, accounting for 94.26% of the total population. The ethnic minority population is 187,700, making up 86.14% of the total, with the Naxi ethnic group being the largest at 121,700 people, or 55.88% of the county's total population. More than 96% of the county's area is mountainous or semi - mountainous. The county is home to a wealth of high - plateau mountain - based outdoor sports routes, including Yulong Snow Mountain (玉龙雪山), Laojun Mountain (老君山), Wenbi Mountain (文笔山), Ma'an Mountain (马鞍山), Wutai Mountain (五台山), Shigu Jiguan Mountain (石鼓鸡冠山), Baoshan Stone City (宝山石头城), and the Jinsha River Tiger Leaping Gorge (金沙江虎跳峡).

Yulong Snow Mountain Area Routes

1. Yuhu Village (玉湖村) - Malangba (蚂蝗坝) - Yulong Snow Mountain (10 km)
2. Yuhu Village - Ganheba (干河坝) (15 km) - Ganhaizi (干海子) (10 km)
3. Baishuihe (白水河) - Yunshanping (云杉坪) - Niuhaiping (牦牛坪) - Daqu (大具) (35 km)
4. Mingyin (鸣音) - Daqu (16 km)
5. Longpan Xinxian Changsongping (龙蟠新尚长松坪) - Wenh (文海) (15 km)
6. Yuhu Village - Yulong Reservoir (玉龙水库) - Wenh
7. Baisha Luomeile Canyon (白沙裸美乐峡谷) (7 km)
8. Baishuihe - Shaba (沙坝) - Da Dong (18 km)
9. Dongba Valley (东巴谷) - Jiu Zi Hai (九子海)

Yulong Huangshan Area Routes

1. Climbing Wenbi Mountain (攀登文笔山)
2. Wenfeng Temple (文峰寺) - Wenbi Mountain (文笔山) - Lashi Jiyu (拉市吉余) (16 km)
3. Wenfeng Temple - Nanxi Village (南溪村) (13 km) - Tai'an Jizi Reservoir (太安吉子水库) (11 km)
4. Climbing Ma'an Mountain (攀登马鞍山) - Lashi Sea (拉市海) (16 km)
5. Climbing Wutai Mountain (攀登五台山) - Nanxi (17 km)

Yulong Lashi Area Routes

1. Around Lashi Sea (环拉市海) (15 km)
2. Mei Quan (美泉) - Wenh (文海) (18 km)
3. Zhiqu Temple (指去寺) - Longpan Xinwen (龙蟠新文) (Tea - Horse Ancient Road, 21 km)
4. Junliang (均良) - Shangnanyao (上南尧) - Longpan (28 km)
5. Shangnanyao - Wenh (12 km)
6. Jiyu Qinan (吉余启南) - Tai'an Jizi Reservoir
7. Jiyu - Tai'an Haixi (太安海西) - Jiuhe Xionggu (九河雄古) - Shigu (石鼓) (Red Army Road, 23 km)

Yulong Tai'an Area Routes

1. Tianhong Rapeseed Flowers (天红油菜花)
2. Tianhong Gaomeigu (天红高美古) - Songziyuan (松子园) - Lishu Book (16 km)
3. Hongmai (红麦) - Jiuhe Geological Team (16 km)
4. Runan (汝南) - Qiqihe Houshan (七河后山) (19 km)
5. Tai'an (太安) - Jizi Reservoir (7 km)
6. Wuzubi (吾足比) - Jiuhe Baihan Field (6 km)

Yulong "Four Zones" Area Routes

1. Climbing Shigu Jiguan Mountain (攀登石鼓鸡冠山)
2. Shitou Lizu (石头利苴) - Laojun Mountain Jinsichang (老君山金丝厂) (21 km) - Dayang Field (大羊场) (13 km)
3. Climbing the highest peak of Laojun Mountain (攀登老君山最高峰) - Viewing the rhododendron flower sea (海拨4420米)
4. Lanxiang (兰香) - 99 Long Pools (九十九龙潭) (21 km)
5. Sixing (四兴) - Hongyan Reservoir (26 km)

Yulong "Five Zones" Area Routes

1. Liming Red Stone Rock Area (黎明红石岩片区)
2. Liguan (黎光) - Dayang Field - Luoguqing (罗古青) (31 km)
3. Liming Via Ferrata (黎明飞拉达)
4. Jinzhuang (金庄) - Chufeng (杵峰) (18 km)
5. Ludian Xinzhu Botanical Garden (鲁甸新主植物园)
6. Tacheng Shiba Zhaigou (塔城十八寨沟) (26 km)
7. Tacheng Tieqiao Site - Tacheng Guan (15 km)

Yulong "Six Zones" Area Routes

1. Baoshan Township Government (宝山乡政府) - Stone City (石头城) - Fengke Liuqing (奉科柳青) - Lugu Lake (沪沽湖) (74 km)
2. Fengke Muxing Tudu Station (奉科木星土电站) - Sichuan Pingzi (四川坪子) - Eya (俄亚) (63 km)
3. Daqu Xiaohutiao (大具下虎跳)
4. Daqu Xiaomi Di Shunjiang Erd (16 km)