South of the Colored Clouds

The Meili Snow Mountain is a huge north-south trending snow mountain group located in the eastern part of Chashum County, Tibet and the western part of Yunling Township, Deqin County, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. The word "Meili" is the Chinese translation of the Tibetan word mainri, which means medicine mountain, and is named after the abundance of various valuable medicinal herbs. At the same time it is also the Yongzhong benzoism holy, and Tibet's Gonzaga, Qinghai's Anima Qingshan, Qinghai's Gadu Jowo and known as the four sacred mountains of Tibetan Buddhism.

The highest peak, Kawagabo Peak, with an altitude of 6,740 meters, is the highest mountain in Yunnan Province, which is located 10 kilometers southwest of Deqin County, 184 kilometers from Zhongdian County. It is about 30 kilometers long, of which the highest pyramid-shaped peak is Kawagabo Peak, with an altitude of 6,740 meters, which is an extremely high mountain protruding nearly 1,000 meters above the summit faces of the surrounding mountains, and is the highest peak in Yunnan Province. Meili Xueshan rupture activity is strong terrain, there are 13 peaks above 6000 meters in the Kawagabo Peak surrounded by the southeast edge of the Tibetan Plateau is the highest mountain.

The morning was still early, having seen the weather forecast, which said it was still cloudy today. In the hotel lobby after the collection and the crowd of photographers by the leader of the gawa took us together to go downstairs to the observation deck. The car circled down the winding mountain road. Viewing platform on the cold and quiet, a long row of white Buddha Hall quietly stands in the empty square. The opposite side of the Meili Snow Mountain is still hidden inside the thick clouds, not to us to show its spectacular face.

Knowing that this is the case, we still continue to insist. A long time passed and the sun never showed its face.

"Look, a rainbow." With a cry of surprise, everyone looked up to the sky, the eastern sky erected a rainbow of not very bright colors, beautiful curved rainbow bridge across the sky above the rolling hills. Without further ado, we set up our tripods and started shooting. This morning was not in vain, after all, there is a sacred mountain flying rainbow to greet us.

And then there is no choice but to follow the itinerary to go, reluctant to leave the Meili Snow Mountain, secretly resolved to come back to the Meili Snow Mountain in the future, and then come back to the time must be a few days more to live, do not see the sunshine snow mountain will never give up.

All the way back to the beautiful accompanied by the leader of the Gawa in the free time in the car to share her years to capture the beauty of the region, but also give us a detailed explanation of her shooting parameters and specific shooting methods. The first time I saw this, it was a very good time for me to go back to the office.

The car passed by a village, this village in a deep canyon, just as the sky has just cleared, the sky a beautiful light shot in the village of the fields on the houses. I tried again to let the leader of the Gawa stop, the result is once again stopped to let us go to shoot the beautiful scenery. The best views were indeed on the way.

Passing through the Yila grasslands, the sky has completely cleared, floating in the sky with large thick white clouds, the beautiful sunshine white clouds reflected in the grassland wetlands on the lake, the lake is next to the lush green prairie, the herdsmen drove cattle out to graze. The prairie began to unlimited vitality. This beautiful Yila grassland temporarily to make up for us did not see the Meili Snow Mountain sunshine Jinshan's regret.

The evening arrived in Shangri-La town, see the time is still early, and the guys about to go to the square of the old city of Shangri-La and want to go to shoot the old city night scene. Just arrived at the moonlight square to find the ancient city filled with beautiful abnormal fire clouds, beautiful.

At night the square was again ringing with cheerful square dance music, people jumped up and down with joyful misdirection. This day to enjoy so much beauty, we are also satisfied.