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Xiling Snow Mountain

Introducing Xiling Snow Mountain
The Xiling Snow Mountains are in Dayi County in western Chengdu and cover a large area of nearly 500 sq.km, and part of the area is open to tourists who come to see the magnificent peaks and alpine scenes (the highest spot in Chengdu, 5, 364 meters above the sea level, is within the area). The skiing resort of Xiling Snow Mountains is the most popular spot for winter sports in southern China and attracts tens of thousands of visitors every year.

Xiling Snow Mountain Fast Facts
• Chinese Name: Xiling Xueshan 西岭雪山
• Best Time to Visit: December to January
• Recommended Visiting Hours: About 1 to 2 days
• Things to Do: Photography, Nature, Skiing
• Opening Hours: 09:00-17:00
• Entrance Fee: ¥30 for front mountain; ¥120 for back mountain (¥160 during New Year Holiday and Chinese New Year Holiday)
• Address: Xiling Town, Dayi County, Chengdu, Sichuan Province

What to expect at Xiling Snow Mountain

Xiling Snow Mountain features snowy peaks, a sunrise over the clouds and sea, valleys, primitive thick forests, cascading waterfalls and natural caves — all coming together to form the image depicted in Chinese paintings.

Looking out into the distance, Du Fu, the poem sage of the Tang Dynasty wrote the following poem lines for Xiling Snow Mountain during his residency in the Thatched Cottage: “Snow accumulated through thousands years on the Xiling Snow Mountains could be viewed within a glance from the window. While ships from the Eastern-Wu State of miles away, are anchoring in the dock outside the house then”. It is just for this poem that Xiling Snow Mountain got its name.

The traffic from Chengdu to Xiling Snow Mountain is very convenient. Starting from Chengdu, you can arrive at Flying Water, a scenic spot of Front Xiling Snow Mountain in less than two hours, and arrive at the skiing field in about two hours. Situated in a three-dimentional temperature zone, the Xiling scenic spot is suitable for traveling in all seasons.

How to get to Xiling Snow Mountain
• Take a bus from Chengdu Xinnanmen Bus Station or Chadianzi Bus Station to Xiling Snow Mountain.
• Take a regular bus from Chadianzi Bus Station to Dayi Bus Station. Then take a bus to Xiling Snow Mountain.

Additional travel advice on Xiling Snow Mountain
• For your safety, it is forbidden to bring non-professional ski gear including DIY one into the scenic area.
• The altitude of the mountain ranges from 1400 meters to 3200 meters. Children, seniors and people with poor health conditions are not recommended to take cable car up.

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