The Baishui Tableland (the wonder formed by calcium carbonate sinter) is approximately 90 kilometers from the center of Shanggri-la County. It is located at the Bai people’s village at the foot of Haba Snow Mountain. The terraced slope is 140 meters in length and 160 meters in width, with a semicircular platform pool on the top surrounded by white limestone.

    The spring water runs down from the top row after row to the bottom, like a white terraced field. The cream color spring water leaves people a picture of “thousands of cloud tides and snow waves”. Previously, the spring water was carbonic acid spring water, containing great amount of pure calcium carbonate elements. Accumulating over years, it has become the present extraordinary Baishui Tableland. Opposite the Baishui Tableland, there is a Shiluo Cave. It is said in a legend that the Dongba Shiluo, the master priest of Naxi Dongba culture once practiced self-cultivation in this cave.

    On lunar February 8 every year, the Naxi people living in the Sanba gather to celebrate the traditional February 8th Festival with presentation of dances and songs. Tourists are attracted to participate in this folk holiday while enjoying the wonderful landscape of Baishui Tableland. What fun it is to make a trip there!

    Source: http://www.yunnan.cn/english/content/tc.htm