Explore mysteries on Shika Snow Mountain
Photo shows sceneries of Shika Snow Mountain in southwest of Jiantang Town in Shangri-la County, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan. [yunnan.cn]
Shika Snow Mountain is situated in southwest of Jiantang Town in Shangri-la. About 7.34 kilometers from the downtown, it is the nearest scenic area from Shangri-la Airport. It is also close to Three Parallel Rivers Scenic Area on the south, borders Pana Lake Natural Reserves on the north., faces Songzanlin Lamasery and Dukezong Ancient Town on the east. The roaring Jinsha River runs on its southwest. It covers a land of 65 square kilometers.
Shika is the transliteration from Tibetan language in Shangri-la, meaning a mountain where wapitis live. Two wapitis are regarded as all living things listening to the Buddha's sermon, thus, a wapiti is listed as an auspicious animal in Tibetan Buddhism.
People usually conclude the dynamic sceneries in Shika Snow Mountain Scenic Area in the following sentence"one can see green grasses in spring, watch views of flowers in summer, experience the autumnal tints in fall and look for the mystery in the snow fields in winter."
Photo shows sceneries of Shika Snow Mountain in southwest of Jiantang Town in Shangri-la County, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan. [yunnan.cn]
(Editors:Lynn, Minnie Mao)