Mountains

LiJiang belongs to the Three Parallel Rivers geographical region.

YuLongXueShan meaning jade dragon snow-mountain,
the southern most glacial mountain of China, is the sacred mountain of the NaXi.
Golden Sand River wraps Jade Dragon Mountain on the east, north and west.
On the southern slope of Jade Dragon is the LiJiang Basin , heartland of the
Living NaXi Culture.