Shika Snow Mountain
Shika Snow Mountain is located in the southwest of Jiantang Town , Shangri-La County , on the southeastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau . It is 7.34 kilometers away from the county seat and 4,500 meters above sea level. It is a seasonal snow mountain.Shika Snow Mountain scenic area is a national 5A-class tourist attractions , not only the Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the territory from the Shangri-La airport nearest comprehensive tourism
area, is currently the only Diqing plateau with sightseeing condition of three-dimensional ecological and cultural tourism attractions.
Shika Snow Mountain
Shika Snow Mountain
"Shika" is the Tibetan transliteration of Shangri-La, which means "mountain with red deer". Two red deer represent horses of all living beings listening to the Buddha's teachings. Therefore, deer is one of the lucky animals in Tibetan Buddhism. "Auspicious Longevity, Exorcism and Righteous Law"
