Mt. Cangshan lies 2km west of Dali with an average height of 4000 m and composed
by a cluster of 19 soaring peaks. These snowcapped peaks form a nature
screen on the west bank of Erhai Lake, among which the highest peak is
as high as 4,100 meters, while the rest average elevation is over 3,500
meters.
A natural wonder is that between each of the 19 peaks there is a tinkling
stream flowing down and finally reaching Erhai Lake. It is a unique sight
known as Nineteen-Peaks-and-Eighteen-Streams in Mt. Cangshan. Clouds hovering
over the peaks are another wonder. When the sun shines the clouds which
wrapping around the mountain, the clouds colorful reflecting the sunshine,
the scene is wonderful.
Mt. Cangshan houses more than 3,000 species of plants and various wild
animals. Therefore, the mountain also boasts a botanical garden and a
zoo. Besides this, Mt. Cangshan is abundant in marble, which we called
Dali Shi in Chinese. They are rare structural material.
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