Yufeng Temple
玉峰寺 · Yùfēng Sì
A small Tibetan Buddhist monastery on the slopes of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, famous for a 500-year-old camellia that blooms by the thousand.
No booking needed1 hour
Tip
The camellia flowers from about February to April; outside that season the temple is quiet and may not be worth the detour.
- Opening hours
- About 08:30–17:30. To be confirmed
- Price
- About ¥17 (sources differ). To be confirmed
- How to book
- No booking. Pay at the gate.
- Getting there
- About 13 km north of the Old Town, 25–30 minutes by taxi; easy to add on the way to Baisha or the snow mountain
- Address in Chinese
- 云南省丽江市玉龙纳西族自治县白沙镇玉峰寺
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