The Cloud Sea of Manan Mountain in Yongshan County, Zhaotong
Attraction Overview
The Cloud Sea of Manan Mountain is a great spectacle and a highlight of the four seasons tourism. The clouds changes a lot, sometimes calm and long, sometimes gauze and dimly, some times vast and plain, sometimes surging and splashing, which is called a fairy land.
Attraction Type: Mountain
Chinese Name: 马楠山云海(Pinyin: Mananshan Yunhai)
Best Time to Visit: All-year-round
Recommended Visiting Time: Half Day
Altitude: 2700+ meters
Location: Yongshan county of Zhaotong city, Yunnan Province
Manan Mountain, a great place for spring outing, is located in the middle of Yongshan county(永善县) of Zhaotong. It’s more than 2,700 meters above sea level with rainy days and misty clouds all year round. The flowing clouds shows the beauty of silently moving.
The Cloud Sea of Manan Mountain is a great spectacle and a highlight of the four seasons tourism. The clouds changes a lot, sometimes calm and long, sometimes gauze and dimly, some times vast and plain, sometimes surging and splashing, which is called a fairy land.
Below the cloud sea of Manan Mountain, it is the grand canyon of Jinsha river. Manan Mountain has beautiful peaks and sudden cliffs. Especially after the rain and snow weather, the sea clouds at sunrise or sunset is the most spectacular. The sheep, cattle and horses above the sea clouds lie on the grass in groups of three and two, chewing the grass and talking about love, just like multicolored pearls, rolling on the green grass.
