Cangshan Mountain is well known for its dark green body with snow white peak. The mountain has stretched over 50 kilometers and consists of 19 lofty peaks. The average altitude of the peaks is about 4000 meters with snow on the summits. The Horse Dragon Peak which is the fifth peak from the south is the highest one with an altitude of 4112 meters.
Besides that, there is a waterfall running to the east which finally flows into Lake Erhai in between of two peaks. As a result within these 19 peaks, there are a total of 18 waterfalls with different sizes. In fact, Cangshan Mountain is a wonderland where natural scenery and unique landscape is elegantly integrated among each other and offer every visitor a paradise to spend their vacation. The popular destinations here are included the Butterfly Spring, Fengyandong (Phoenix Eye Cave) as well as historical sites like Gantong Temple and Zhonghe Temple. The natural sites on the summit like Flower Dame, Horse-washing Pool, Yellow Dragon Pool as well as the relic of ancient glacier are all the must visit destinations when you are here. The ancient people had summarized the various breathtaking natural sceneries at Cangshan Mountain into the Eight Famous Spots of Cangshan Mountain. If you have enough time to spend here, then a circuit round these entire eight destinations must be included in your itinerary.
The snow, clouds, springs and rocks are the four major elements of Cangshan Mountain. The white and clean snow of Cangshan Mountain that glittering under sunshine is very popular and had been included in many poems and folk tales by the scholars of previous dynasties throughout the history.