About 167 kilometers away from Kunming City, Jiaozi Snow Mountain is an important tourism spot in Kunming. There is Shilin (also known as “Stone Forest”) in South Kunming and Jiaozi in the North.
Since December 28, 2009, construction of the mountain’s special line has been launched. The line is 154.14 kilometers long. More than 4 billion yuan has been invested for the construction. The journey time from Kunming to the mountain will be shortened to 2 hours and a half from more than 4 hours.
The long expected line is said to be opened by this December recently. While some experts said, the special line would be blocked due to the construction of Maguohete (马过河特) Bridge.
The bridge is 756 meters long and 180 meters high. It is a key project of the special line. From now on, the construction of the bridge is hard to be completed by this November even it is built in 24 hours every day.
Jiaozi Snow Mountain is as well-known as Yu Long Snow Mountain of Lijiang. But Jiaozi is almost forgotten by visitors. On Aprial 25, 2006, it was announced at a news conference: the Jiaozi would be opened to the public on May 1, 2006. While, it spent more than 4 hours to go there at that time. Moreover, infrastructures there were inadequate. There were food centers and accommodations.
Since the improvement and construction of the Jiaozi was started in May 2010, travelers have not received on the mountain. By now, it is still closed to the public.
The main construction parts of the Jiaozi include: the greening of the scenic spot, the reconstruction of washrooms, the building of parking lots, the improvement of tourists service centers, the decoration of apartments and the placing of signboards, warning boards, dustbins and rest kiosks. Better sceneries and services are expected by tourists.(Editor:Tina He)
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