Tourist attraction
玉龙雪山索道
Cable car ascent up a peak Naxi tradition holds sacred, its summit never climbed by anyone.
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About this audio guide
The guide to the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain cable car in Lijiang opens with a Naxi legend from before nineteen forty-nine, when young couples forbidden to marry climbed to the high meadow now called Spruce Meadow rather than accept the matches their families arranged. You'll hear how Dongba priests recorded the belief that this meadow opened onto a hidden paradise called the Third Kingdom, and how the mountain above it carries the name of Sanduo, a warrior god the Naxi credit with guarding Lijiang. Watch the ridge from the cabin window as the cable car climbs toward the glacier boardwalk.
This audio guide was created using AI.