Main events in Jade Dragon Snow Mountain

1. Over-exploitation

There are three cableways on Yulong Snow Mountain. The scope of activities has expanded from the ancient city of Lijiang at an altitude of 2,400m to the snow mountain glacier at an altitude of 4,506m in the core of the reserve. It receives more tourists every year The volume exceeded the reception capacity of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. At the same time, the Yulong Snow Mountain tourism service extends its activities to near the snow line at an altitude of 3800~

4000m. Alpine vegetation and wild flowers have been trampled and destroyed by tourists; the number of wild animals has decreased sharply, and rare animals such as Yunnan golden monkeys, wild donkeys, and black bears have become difficult to find.

2. Glacier reduction

In 2001 and 2009, the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain area shrunk from 19 glaciers in 1957 to 13, and the total area decreased from 11.6 square kilometers to 5.30 square kilometers respectively. km and 4.42 square kilometers, the annual change rate of glacier area from 1957 to 2009 was -1.19%, which is much greater than the annual change rate of glacier area in other typical glacier areas in China.

3. Controversy over the Virgin Peak

Whether Fanzi Dou, the main peak of Yulong Snow Mountain, has been conquered, the common saying in the mountaineering community is that it has not been conquered and is still a virgin peak. "Global Human Geography" magazine, Zhongan Online, China Education Online, etc. also made relevant reports. But what is surprising is that in 2012, a netizen revealed that the American "Eric Perlman" had climbed to the top of the main peak of Yulong Snow Mountain - Fanziduo as early as 1987.