Cangshan Mountain, the main peak at the southern end of Yunling Mountains, consists of 19 peaks from north to south, starting from Eryuan Deng Chuan in the north and reaching Tiansheng Bridge in Xiaguan in the south. Cangshan 19 peak is magnificent, which is in sharp contrast with the beautiful scenery of Erhai Lake. On the top of Cangshan Mountain, there are many alpine moraine lakes, surrounded by virgin forests that cover the sky.
There are also 18 streams flowing between 19 peaks, nourishing the land on the foothills and dams, and dotted with the scenery of Cangshan Mountain. Cangshan is still the world of flowers. There are not only dozens of rhododendrons here, but also rare hibiscus flowers and hydrangeas-Malik Huaying.
Erhai Lake, once called Ye Yuze, Kunmichuan, Xi 'er River and Xi 'er River in ancient literature, is located in the suburb of Dali, Yunnan Province, and is the second largest freshwater lake in Yunnan Province. It starts from Jiangwei Township in Eryuan County in the north and reaches Xiaguan in Dali in the south, with an altitude of 1.972 meters and a length of about 42.58 kilometers.
The maximum width from east to west is 9.0km, the lake area is 256.5km2, the average lake depth is10m, and the maximum lake depth is 20m. Because the shape of the lake resembles the human ear, it is named Erhai Lake.
The main attractions of Cangshan Erhai Lake:
Cangshan 19 Peak 1
Cangshan 19th Peak starts from Eryuan Deng Chuan in the north and ends at Xiaguan Tiansheng Bridge in the south. In sharp contrast to the beautiful scenery of Erhai Lake, the peaks from north to south are: Yunnong, Canglang, Wutai, Lotus, Baiyun, He Yun, Sanyang, Lanfeng, Yeti, Le Ying, Guanyin, Zhonghe, Longquan, Jade Bureau, Malone, El Nino, Buddha Top, Horse and Sunset.
These peaks are generally above 3500 meters above sea level. The seven peaks are all above 4000 meters above sea level, and the highest Malong peak is 4 122 meters above sea level.
2. Eighteen streams in Cangshan Mountain
There are 19 peaks in Cangshan Mountain, and a stream flows downstream between every two peaks into Erhai Lake. This is the famous eighteen streams. The order of eighteen streams in Cangshan is: Xiayi, Wanhua, Yangxi, Mangyong, Jinxi, Lingquan, Baishi, Shuang Yuan, Yinxian, Meixi, Taoxi, Xi Zhong, Emerald, Longxi, Qingbi, Mocan, Zhene and Yang Nan.
Bixi returns without looking at the water. Qingbi Stream is a model of all water in Dali. The first of the eighteenth stream is a veritable blue stream. Cangshan Creek, with clear water and beautiful pool. Standing in front of Qingbi Stream, which is famous for its many streams, between the majestic Malong Peak and the quiet El Nino Peak, you can see a stream that flows down the gorge like Youlong. Dozens of clear springs on the cliff fly down, just like falling for nine days, and converge into a pool of silver liquid.
The water is clear and beautiful, green is superimposed and pure. The water in the pool is as clear as jade, the pebbles are as round as jade, and the streams are rushing up and down. Thousands of jade beads splash from the waterfall, and the sun shines through them, colorful and dreamy.
3. Erhai Park
There is an Erhai Park in Tuanshan, the southernmost part of Erhai Lake, which is a good place to enjoy the scenery of Cangshan Erhai Lake. This park was built in 1975, and its scale is quite large. Looking down from the air, Erhai Lake is like a crescent moon, lying quietly between Cangshan Mountain and Dali Bazi.
Erhai Lake has 3 islands, 4 continents, 5 lakes and 9 songs. Erhai Lake is a rift lake, clear and transparent. Since ancient times, it has been called "flawless jade in the mountains".