Blue Moon Valley

Blue Moon Valley is an impossibly turquoise river originated from the melting snow of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. If you plan a trip to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Blue Moon Valley is the not-to-be-missed part which is just located at the entrance of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Scenic Area On a clear day, water in the Blue Moon Valley presents charming azure, and the valley is crescent-shaped, which looks like a blue moon inlaid at the foot of a Jade Dragon from a distance. Besides, the beauty of the valley is very similar with the Blue Moon Valley which written in the Lost Horizon by the English writer Hilton. That’s how Blue Moon Valley earn herself the beautiful name. As the turquoise river passing over the beautiful terraced-valley, it forms four large colorful lakes, dozens of miniature whitewater waterfalls, combined with the flowers, gorges, and meadows that surround them, makes Blue Moon Valley one of the most attracting scenic spots in Lijiang.