; Also known as Diancang Mountain, it is the main peak at the southern end of Yunling Mountain. It consists of north-south 19 peaks, starting from Eryuan Deng Chuan in the north and reaching Xiaguan Tiansheng Bridge in the south. It is about 50 kilometers long and stands like a green barrier on the west bank of Erhai Lake.
In the 8th century A.D., Wang Yimou Xun of Nanzhao imitated the practice of the Central Plains regime, naming Nanzhao famous mountains and rivers as Five Mountains and Four Shames, and Diancang Mountain as Zhongyue. The 19 peaks of Cangshan Mountain are magnificent, which is in sharp contrast with the beautiful scenery of Erhai Lake. The order of their peaks from north to south is: Yunnong, Canglang, Wutai, Lotus, Baiyun, He Yun, Sanyang, Lanfeng, Snowman, Le Ying, Guanyin, Zhonghe, Longquan, Jade Bureau, Malone, El Nino, Buddha Peak, Horse and Sunset. These peaks are generally above 3500 meters above sea level. The seven peaks are all above 4000 meters above sea level, and the highest Malong peak is 4 122 meters above sea level. There are 19 peaks in Cangshan Mountain, and a stream flows downstream between every two peaks into Erhai Lake. This is the famous eighteen streams. The order of streams is: Xiayi, Wanhua, Yangxi, Mangyong, Jinxi, Lingquan, Baishi, Shuang Yuan, Yinxian, Meixi, Taoxi, Xi Zhong, Emerald, Longxi, Qingbi, Mocan and Yangxi.
Diancang Mountain is magnificent and beautiful, vast and deep, and the natural landscape composed of clouds, snow, forests, springs, stones and flowers is fascinating. Mountain clouds are ever-changing, the most famous being Wang Fu Cloud and Jade Belt Cloud. Wang Fuyun often appears at the peak of the Yupan in winter and spring every year. After this cloud appeared, the Erhai Lake was blustery and set off huge waves, making it impossible for fishing boats to go out to sea. Therefore, Wang Fuyun is also called Wuduyun.
Legend has it that the daughter of Nanzhao King fell in love with a hunter and fled to Jade Bureau Peak to get married. The princess couldn't stand the cold mountain area, so the hunter went to Luo Haidong Spring Temple to steal the monk's robes. It was warm in winter and cool in summer. After being discovered by Master luoquan, he broke into Erhai Lake and turned into a stone mule. The princess watched her husband die of depression and turned into a cloud. Whenever such clouds appear, Erhai Lake will be hollowed out by turbid waves. This is when the princess wants to blow open the sea and sees her husband buried at the bottom of the sea.
Jade belt clouds appeared in late summer and early autumn. Every time we pass through Shan Yu, Cangshan Mountain is covered by 19 peaks, forming white clouds that float across the pine forest, gradually gather in the middle of Cangshan Mountain, and quickly extend to both ends, becoming a white jade belt that lasts for hundreds of miles and never leaves. Jade belt cloud is not only charming, but also a sign of harvest. According to the Bai agricultural proverb: Cangshan is a jade belt, and hungry dogs eat white rice. Cangshan snow, which is not needed after summer, is one of the four scenic spots in Dali and a must in Cangshan landscape. In the cold winter of Cang Xue, in the spring of March, there are still piles of silver jade above the snow line; The snow on Malong Peak, the highest peak, does not melt all year round. In midsummer, the mountainside is green and dripping, but the peak is still misty and snowy. Bai people took the ancient snow from the cliff from the top of the mountain and mixed it with honey and ebony to make a cool drink. In Yang Sheng 'an's Poem of Appreciating the Moon in Southern Yunnan, it is written that Dali sells snow in May: in May, the smoke in southern Yunnan is different, and the country is cool. People on Shuanghe Bridge sell snow, drink in ice bowls and mix plums with honey and Joan's leftovers.
Cangshan forest also has its own landscape. This lush mountain with four seasons has formed a young forest grassland belt, a pine forest belt, a fir miscellaneous wood belt and an alpine grassland belt from bottom to top. The alpine landscape is distinct and the seasonal landscape is changeable. Cangshan Abies, named after Cangshan Mountain, stands on the precipice of Cangshan Mountain at an altitude of more than 3000 meters with its charming posture and fearless temperament. It is the southernmost tree species of Abies in China and a unique alpine landscape plant in China, and is known as a gentleman among trees.
Cangshan has a wide variety of flowers. Eight famous flowers in Yunnan, namely camellia, Rhododendron, Magnolia, Primula, Lily, Gentiana, Orchid and Meconopsis, are all produced in Cangshan Mountain. Among them, there are only 4 1 species of rhododendron, which are layered and clustered from the foot of the mountain at an altitude of 4 100 meters to the snowy area, and the plants are more than 15 meters high and tree-shaped (such as Rhododendron brownii and Rhododendron tassel); Dwarfs are only ten centimeters long, and they were born to crawl on the ground, forming a carpet-like landscape (such as rhododendrons). The shapes of flowers are even more varied, with sixteen different colors such as red, white, yellow, purple and rose. In this sea of flowers, some species are unique to Cangshan Mountain, such as hybrid rhododendron and blue fruit rhododendron, and some are named after Dali, such as Dali Rhododendron and Rhododendron adenocalyx. The largest rhododendron species in the world, Rhododendron camptotheca, grows on Cangshan Mountain. Cangshan is a well-deserved natural rhododendron garden.
The spring water in Cangshan Mountain is praised by people. In addition to 18 streams, there are many alpine moraine lakes at the top of Cangshan Mountain at an altitude of more than 3,800 meters, which are the traces left over from the Quaternary Ice Age. Among them, Ximatan, Huanglongtan and Heilongtan are famous, and the pool water is crystal clear, and the discharged spring water is clear and bright. Among the streams of Cangshan Mountain, Qingbi Stream and Su Chi, the daughter of the Seven Dragons, are famous, and poets and writers in ancient and modern times have many exquisite descriptions.
Cangshan is also a famous marble producing area at home and abroad. Marble, also known as Cangshan stone, is a kind of limestone with calcium carbonate as the main component and metal and nonmetal impurities such as silicon oxide, magnesium and iron as the intermediate content. Marble stone is fine, smooth as fat and beautiful in pattern. Once polished, the colored stone that wins with patterns presents a variety of natural pictures such as landscapes, flowers and birds, people, etc., and is known as a treasure in the stone. The remaining splash stones and white marble are excellent building, decoration and carving materials. In the Forbidden City and the Ming Tombs in Beijing, which are well preserved so far, you can see a lot of marble from Dali. Cangshan is made up of all kinds of stones, such as stone peaks, cliffs and caves, which make tourists linger.
Cangshan is also a paradise for wild animals. The climate here is suitable and the vegetation is dense. Up to now, there are still a few rare animals such as deer, muntjac, rock sheep, bison, mountain donkey, wild boar, fox and pheasant.
Cangshan Mountain is both a nature reserve and a scenic spot. 1992, the local government opened a new jade belt cloud tour road at the source of jade belt cloud at an altitude of 2600 meters. The tourist highway starts from Malong Peak in the south and ends at Leying Peak in the north, about18km long, connecting many scenic spots in Cangshan. Visitors can see the strange peaks and rocks in Cangshan Mountain, the waterfalls in Linquan and the magnificent scenery overlooking Xanthium sibiricum.