For Piotr, a photo from Yunnan, South

Photographer's Note

Piotr is our high mountains specialist so I hope he will like this view :).

Located between 10004'-10016'east longitude and 2703'-2740' north latitude, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (Yulong Mountain) is the southernmost glacier in the Northern Hemisphere. Consisting of 13 peaks, among which Shanzidou is the highest with an altitude of 5,600 meters, the mountain stretches a length of 35 kilometers and a width of 20 kilometers. Looking from Lijiang Old Town in the south which is 15 kilometers away, the snow-covered and fog-enlaced mountain resembles a jade dragon lying in the clouds, hence the name.

The range is also known as Mount Yulong after the Chinese or Mount Satseto after the Naxi name.
The view of the massif from the gardens at the Black Dragon Pool (Heilong Tan) in Lijiang is noted as one of China's finest views.
Shanzidou has been climbed only once, on May 8, 1987, by an American expedition.The summit team comprised Phil Peralta-Ramos and Eric Perlman. They climbed snow gullies and limestone headwalls, and encountered high avalanche danger and sparse opportunities for protection. They rated the maximum technical difficulty of the rock at YDS 5.7.

The Austro-American botanist and explorer Joseph Rock spent many years living in the vicinity of Mt Satseto, and wrote about the region and the Naxi people who occupy it. An interest in Rock later drew the travel writer Bruce Chatwin to the mountain, which he wrote about in an article that appeared in the New York Times and later, retitled, in his essay collection What Am I Doing Here?. Chatwin's article inspired many subsequent travellers, including Michael Palin, to visit the region.

I travelled many kilometers by buses, trains and taxis, the language barrier was as the Great Chinese Wall, but I loved it, I was delighted every minute of it. The people were friendly and helpful so I have never felt loss.

They have mobiles with tranlators ( I also have one in my mobile but I can't use it, wrrr). Sometimes I spoke to someone's mobile, than it was translated in Chinese, the answer was in Chinese and again translated in English. Well, once I asked something about what buses were, and the result of this procedure was: Do you want to be pregnant in bus?

I rather used my phrase book or dictionary :).

See the bigger beta picture. Makes impression!

Gert will probably prefer this one.

Fis2, papagolf21, snunney, ikeharel, holmertz, PiotrF, PaulVDV, pajaran, mehrdad-t, mayjayne, COSTANTINO, ricardomattos, ahmet54, mcmtanyel, pierrefonds, ChrisJ, macjake, cornejo has marked this note useful

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Fis2 (155547) 2017-06-03 0:58

Witaj Malgosiu!
No tak to dla Piotra piekny widok.
Wspaniale pasmo gorskie.
Znakomite swiatlo i kolorystyka.
Robi wrazenie.
Milego weekendu.
Krzysztof

papagolf21 (152599) 2017-06-03 1:02

Bonjour, chère Malgo,
La terre recèle des joyaux naturels, elle nous émerveille sous cette présentation.
Très belle mise en image.
Amitiés.
Philippe

Tue (82164) 2017-06-03 1:12

Hello Malgo,
What a beautiful photo of this mountain range. The sunlight and the blue sky make the textures of the rocks and the snow-capped peaks stand out so beautifully and they are nicely surrounded by some nice wisps of clouds. Great capture!
Lars

Nicou (193806) 2017-06-03 1:20

Hello

quelle mervielle quelle vue sur ces sommets fabuleux décor quelle pente et pics rocheur avec les neiges éternelles en premier plan la végétaiton et ces bande de nuages traînant sueprbe.
Bravoe t amitié
Nicou

snunney (130967) 2017-06-03 2:24

Hello Malgo,
The wonders and pitfalls of modern technology! Superb mountainscape very well realised. I like the tiered effect and the contrasts in tone and texture. Also, the play of light across the craggy peaks.

holmertz (92782) 2017-06-03 2:49

Hello Malgo,
Yes, I probably do, but this is nice too.
Gert

Silvio1953 (205611) 2017-06-03 4:13

Ciao cara Malgo, my old friend, fantastic mountain landscape, splendid light, wonderful colors and excellent clarity, very well done, your Young friend Silvio

PiotrF (52330) 2017-06-03 4:16

Czesc Malgo,
dziękuję za dedykacje - miły dla oka widok. Gdybym tam dotarł to dalsze zwiedzanie Chin już bym sobie darował. Żartuję oczywiście ale widoki musiały być tam niesamowite. Pasmo to jest mało znane, ale przez to całkiem ciekawe - ot lubię po prostu takie nieodkryte góry.
Pewnie zabrakło Ci czasu żeby znaleźć się tam trochę wyżej - czytałem właśnie, że stosunkowo łatwo można tam dotrzeć na wysokość ponad 4 tysiące metrów, ale to wymaga czasu.
Ja taki czas sobie rezerwuję w tym roku na zdobycie najwyższych gór dwóch różnych krajów - co z tego wyjdzie zobaczymy. Jednego jestem prawie pewien, że znowu uznam, że najładniejsze są jednak Tatry
pozdrawiam
Piotr
ps Z translatorem trzeba zabierać też tabletkę ellaone - nigdy nic nie wiadomo jak podróż dłuższa :))

PaulVDV (54809) 2017-06-03 4:48

Hello Malgo,
That Chinese man certainly had guts!
It's surely an impressive landscape and you could enjoy the stunning views with clear weather.
This picture is taken in Yunnan. Your previous pictures in Hunan. How many different regions of China did you visit on your last journey?
Best regards, Paul

mehrdad-t (4710) 2017-06-03 5:55

Hello,
What a beautiful photo taken . Wonderful photo with a great mood.
TFS,
Mehrdad

Sergiom (117241) 2017-06-03 6:16

Ciao Malgo,

Quel paysage de montagnes grandiose.Le point de vue est remarquable et le rendu des détail et des couleurs fait très professionnel.Les nuages adoucissent les formes.

Amicalement

Serge

ikeharel (105867) 2017-06-03 6:53

Magnificent high terrain picture, Malgo, the sight is awesome and you had an incredible fine visibility day.
The outcome on picture is immaculate, bravo.
Ike

carlo62 (81265) 2017-06-03 14:59

Ciao Malgo
il mondo è bello e pieno di sorprese, ogni cosa nuova è meravigliosa e aumenta le nostre conoscenze, ma in questo viaggio credo che tu abbia visto cose al di sopra delle aspettative, sono felice per te.
Buona domenica
Carlo

mayjayne (7354) 2017-06-03 21:48

Hi Malgo,

How did you manage to get there ?? Seems tough to me as tis is not an easy place to visit with organised transportation; I will have to seek your advice when I decided to travel to this part of the world !

Hope you enjoy the rest of your trip, and share more photos!
May

rychem (72179) 2017-06-03 22:16

Piekne szczyty, doskonale zdjecie z idealna ostroscia, osobiscie bardzo lubie patrzec na chmury ponizej szczytow
pozdrawiam Ryszard

COSTANTINO (104089) 2017-06-03 22:19

Hello dear Malgorzata and have a nice time
and a happy new day
wow!!!wonderful view I could
say a breathtaking view to the high
mountains consisting of 13 peaks
the sunlight adds beauty and the
whole atmosphere is magical
welldone and wellseen
regards
Costantino

ricardomattos (15024) 2017-06-04 8:57

Beautiful and magnificent mountains. I like the layers in the picture until the sky. I like to contemplate them for a long time.

Hugs and have a nice weekend

Ricardo

ahmet54 (3490) 2017-06-04 11:58

Witaj Malgo,
I like it. The landscape is really breathtaking. Thanks for sharing 玉龙雪山 with us.
Kind regards,
罗兰 (Luólán)

samson (2250) 2017-06-05 22:46

Hello Malgo,

Really envy you. You capture such beautiful scenes especially of the natural wonders like this.

Now I want to plan a trip to Yunnan.

cheers,

sam

dta (98518) 2017-06-06 14:03

Hello Malgo ,
fantastic mountain panorama ! The snowy peaks in the perfect blue sky are superb .
Regards

mcmtanyel (58830) 2017-06-06 21:09

Hello Malgo,
This is a nice view of these snow covered mountains. They look more jagged than the ones Piotr has been showing us.
Regards,
MT

pierrefonds (103465) 2017-06-08 16:34

Hi Malgorzata,

The composition is well divided, the sky, the mountains and the valley. The point of view is showing the details of the mountains. The good luminosity is making the colours to stand out. Have a nice day.

Pierre

ChrisJ (159954) 2017-06-09 5:11

Hello Malgo,

Magnificent alpine scenery and well worth the long bus ride from Kunming. I stopped overnight in Old Dali for a couple of days to break up the long trip before continuing on to Lijiang. Good sharpness and punchy light contrasts. Tfs!

macjake (96157) 2017-06-12 9:08

Hi Malgo
that's funny, do you want to be pregnant in the bus....I'll never forget that! I'm off to NY tomorrow, I'm going to look at adding GPS tracker on my phone. I have it in Canada, but to use the GPS as I walk around Manhattan in USA, will cost alot of $$$ using Data. I'll look into it today.

I'm sure Piotr likes this...have you met him? He's Polish right? and I enjoy hearing about all the buses and trains you took, sounds tiring and exhausting haha.

a fine 3 layered shot, with trees, mountains then royal blue sky. sweet views all around. cheers
Craig

cornejo (61504) 2017-06-14 11:11

Hola Malgo, buena fotografía de estas interesantes y bellas montañas, muy bien captada en esta bonita imagen, con buena nitidez, luz, color y calidad. Muy buen e interesante trabajo perfectamente realizado, mis felicitaciones amigo mio. Gracias por compartir este bonito trabajo.

Buena noche y feliz resto de semana.
Mejores deseos desde el sur de España.
Un cordial abrazo.
Angel.

mkamionka (61130) 2017-06-15 11:17

Czesc Malgorzata,
wow
ale to piekne!
Wspaniale spolaryzowane granatowe niebo! Super contrast sniegu i nieba, a najwiecej uroku dodaja oczywiscie te chmurki ktore przyjemnie wplataja sie pomiedzy gory. Bardzo zroznicowana wyprawa, takie lubie najbardziej.
Pozdrawiam serdecznie,
M

jmdias (102822) 2017-06-17 1:47

malgo

once, inside a bus line in the central morocco I lived an experience with people that don't speak my languages. I used the signals and they too. haha.
very beautiful view of these mountains I never had heard about. TFS this natural corner of china.

hugs

jorge

lvik (421) 2017-12-29 13:19