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Black Dragon Pool 黑龙潭Hēilóngtán
4A scenic area · National heritage site · Lijiang, Yunnan
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Lijiang
- Region
- Yunnan
- Type
- Nature
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area, National heritage site
About Black Dragon Pool
Black Dragon Pool lies in Jade Spring Park at the foot of Elephant Hill, just north of Lijiang Old Town, and its springs feed the streams that run through the old town. The park was laid out in 1737 and is known for the view of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain across the pool and its white marble bridge. Its Ming and Qing pavilions and halls, including the Moon-Embracing Pavilion (rebuilt in 1963 after a fire), are protected as a national monument.
How to get to Black Dragon Pool
About 20 minutes on foot north of Lijiang Old Town.
Nearby
- Lijiang Old Town 丽江古城 under 10 km
Cobbled lanes, rushing canals and Naxi courtyards beneath a snow-capped peak - Jade Dragon Snow Mountain 玉龙雪山 20 km
A glacier-hung massif on Lijiang's doorstep, with a cable car to over 4,500 metres - Tiger Leaping Gorge 虎跳峡 40 km
A classic two-day trail high above one of the world's deepest gorges
Also within 20 km: Shuhe Old Town 束河古镇 (under 10 km), Puji Temple, Lijiang 普济寺 (under 10 km), Baisha Murals and Dabaoji Palace 白沙壁画 (under 10 km), Lashi Lake 拉市海 (under 10 km), Yushuizhai 玉水寨 (10 km), Guanyin Gorge 观音峡 (10 km).
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