The next day, Sun Aoran and Zhao Shuang did not go to work. They asked for three days off after learning that Yang Jing and Gege came to Lijiang for tourism. It happened that it rained heavily at their construction site and they could not work, so they were free.
Accompanied by Sun Aoran and Zhao Shuang, or to be exact, accompanied by Zhao Shuang, early the next morning, the four of them braved the drizzle and started heading towards Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.
Coming to Lijiang without visiting Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is like going to Yanjing without visiting Badaling and the Forbidden City.
Sun Aoran has been working on this construction site for more than half a year, but he has never been to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. One reason is that he has no time to go out and play, and the other is that the construction site he is working on is at the southern end of Yongsheng, closer to Dali than to Lijiang.
However, Zhao Shuang was born and raised in Lijiang. She was familiar with Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and the scenic spots around Lijiang. So this time when we went to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Zhao Shuang became the tour guide.
At Zhao Shuang's suggestion, several people did not join the tour group, but drove directly to the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Scenic Area.
"Driving is the fastest way. We can directly reach the parking lot below the snow mountain. Then we can go up another five kilometers to reach the cable car. Then we can take the cable car directly up the mountain." Zhao Shuang talked about today's arrangements while driving.
Gege looked at the snow-capped mountains in the northwest through the car window and said with longing: "Everyone says that Yulong Snow Mountain is so beautiful. To be honest, I never took it seriously before. Now that I have seen it with my own eyes, I know that it is indeed worthy of its reputation."
Zhao Shuang smiled and said, "Of course. The beauty of the scenery here is really hard to describe in words. I grew up here since I was a child. Even though I have been here countless times, every time I see this beautiful snow-capped mountain, I can't help but get excited and try to find some beautiful words to describe it. But I can't do it, I really can't do it, it's really too beautiful."
Zhao Shuang swung his handlebars hard and avoided a tourist minibus that was almost running headlong, and gave a helpless smile.
Sun Aoran, who was sitting in the passenger seat, cursed angrily: "Damn bastard, how do you drive? Are you in a hurry to go home for the funeral?"
Zhao Shuang shook her head and comforted her boyfriend, "Aoran, don't say that. Drivers here drive like this. There's nothing we can do. We just need to be more careful. It's useless for you to get angry with them."
Gege frowned and said, "Why are there so many cars here? Are they all here for tourism?"
Zhao Shuang smiled and said, "Sister Gege, there are not many cars today. If the weather is good, there will often be traffic jams on this road, and sometimes they will last for several hours. I decided to drive here because the weather is not very good today. If the weather is very good, we will have to walk up. Because in such good weather, walking is faster than driving."
Yang Jing also shook his head speechlessly. The traffic jam in the capital was already serious enough, but according to Zhao Shuang, the traffic jam here was even worse than that in the capital. "There are so many tourists here? Can the scenic spot afford it?"
Zhao Shuang shook his head. "The scenic area has long been overloaded, especially in the past decade or so. With the popularity of self-driving tours and domestic tourism, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and even the entire Lijiang city have been overwhelmed."
After a pause, Zhao Shuang continued, "Yulong Snow Mountain is the glacier closest to the equator in the Northern Hemisphere. In addition, it is well-known, so a large number of tourists come here to see the glaciers every year. The Yulong Snow Mountain Scenic Area has an area of 260 square kilometers, but with the construction of three cableways, especially the large cableway that can directly reach the core area of the reserve at an altitude of 4,508 meters, this has led to over-exploitation. Coupled with global warming, many glaciers in Yulong Snow Mountain have disappeared. Since the beginning of the new century, Yanggongjiang No. 5 Glacier has experienced two large-scale collapses. The largest Baishui No. 1 Glacier is also shrinking in area and thickness. If this continues, Yulong Snow Mountain will be really dangerous."
Shaking his head, Zhao Shuang sighed helplessly, "But there is nothing we can do. Tourism is an important economic pillar of Lijiang. Now everything is aligned with GDP, but the result..."
As a local, Zhao Shuang watched Jade Dragon Snow Mountain deteriorate day by day. Needless to say, she felt very sad.
Gege asked: "Then doesn't the country want to find a way to control it?"
Zhao Shuang smiled bitterly and said, "How can we control it? These tourists are all money, they represent GDP! Who controls it? Who can control it? Look at the four of us, aren't we part of it?"
As they chatted, they soon drove to the Ganhaizi Scenic Area, which is over 3,100 meters above sea level. After parking the car in the parking lot, Yang Jing asked with a smile, "Is there a golf course here? With such a high altitude, who wants to come up and play golf?"
Zhao Shuang said: "This golf course is not simple. It was designed by a famous foreigner. I forgot what it was called. It was completed and opened in 2001. This golf course is the only snow mountain golf course in the northern hemisphere and one of the highest golf courses in the world. In the summer, you can play golf here. There is green grass on one side and white glaciers and snow on the west. The scenery is so beautiful that many people like to come here to play golf in the summer. Business here is very good."
Sun Aoran said: "The cost here is not cheap, right?"
Zhao Shuang said, "It seems to be OK. I remember my dad said that the cost of 18 holes is about 900 yuan, and on weekends, it is about 1,000 yuan. Add to that a series of other fees such as caddy fees, shoe rental fees, club rental fees, umbrella rental fees, golf cart fees, etc., and 18 holes will cost at least 2,000 yuan."
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