Cangshan Mountain

Cangshan Mountain, also known as Diancangshan, is named after its
 verdant forests. It is a chain of Yunling Mountain of the Hengduan
Ranges. Starting from Er’yuan in the north and ending to Xiaguan in
 the south, it measures 42 km long and 25 km in wide. Overlooking
 Er’hai Lake in the east, Cangshan Mountain comprises 19 peaks, the
 highest of which is Malong Peak at an elevation of 4,122 metres above
 the sea level. It is snow-capped all the year round with a moraine
lake on the summit. The 19 peaks of Cangshan Mt. give birth to the
18 brooks whose snow-melted water rushes down and converges into
Er’hai Lake.

The clouds over the mountain are varying and changeable. The most
magnificent scenic wonders are the Husband-yearning Cloud (Wang Fu Yun)
 and the Jade-belt Cloud (Yu Dai Yun). Every year when spring is turning
 into summer, a lone cloud will emerge over the top of Yuju peak,
 drifting up and down and casting glances about; then it suddenly turns
 into a dark cloud, resembling a woman in black; at this very moment, a
 gale will howl and cause rolling waves across the lake; this cloud is
 called the “Husband-Yearning Cloud” by the locals. After rain in summer
 or autumn, a cloud will drift up slowly in the sky, stretching out miles
like a jade belt around the mountain, which is the “Jade-belt Cloud”.
Yunyou tour route is a newly developed scenic area with many scenic spots:
Jiangjun Cave (General Cave), Stone Gate Pass (Shi Men Guan), Hall of
 Avalokitesvara (Guanyin Tang, Guanyin Temple, or the Big Stone Temple),
 Gantong Temple, Zhonghe Temple, Qingbi Brook, the Butterfly Fountain
and so on. Additionally, Cangshan Mountain is not only abundant in
vegetation such as pine trees, firs, camellias, azaleas, orchids and
 medicinal herbs like Chinese angelica and banksia rose, but also in
 marble resources (Dali Stone).