Posted 2017/12/24
Baishui means "white water" and the White Water River gets its name not from rapids, but from its clear and sometimes milky glacial water that comes filtered and pure from the mountains into the riverbed.
The water is icy cold year round (in other times local women would test their beaus' love by seeing how long they could tolerate the biting cold water), and the surroundings are always impressive. The mountains form the backdrop and foliage lines the banks—lush and green in spring (early summer's rhododendrons are not to be missed) and vibrant and bronzed with fall's colors. You can hike along the river's edge or ride on a horse or yak. There are lovely views from the nearby foothills.
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This super crystal mountain river get its name Baishui (white water) because of its unpolluted water, and the white riverbed and terraced terrain which are made up of marble and limestone.
The first impression Baishui River gives you would be "crystal and clean". Ice-water, melted into springs from Snow-cap mountains, are being filtered by rocks, and then runs into the Baishui River, consisting of its main source of water. Standing on a bridge or a dam, facing the rushing white water, you will be intoxicated with immensurable space to dream away. Even if in summer, when you set your feet into the river, the ice-cold feeling will make you remember the best quality of the spring water in the river.
The white riverbed and terraced terrain are made up of marble and limestone
The second impression Baishui river gives would be "magnificent and miraculous". The river water cascading waterfalls, with lush vegetation nearby and snow mountain far away as its background. The river water wanders from deep into the snow mountain, you can trace it to the upstream either on foot or horseback. You can surely obtain yourself a sense of relaxation through enjoying the splendid sceneries along the river, searching about the initial state of the river water under the snow mountain, or tasting the natural purified water of the river.
Baishui River is nearby the road from Lijiang to Yanshanping, so tourists can take a visit on their way to Lijiang or Yunshanping.
Opening Hours: the whole day
Ticket Price: free
Location: 25 km away from the Lijiang City
Transportation: Bus No. 7 (15 CNY) and taxi (100 CNY) will bring you here
