Lijiang
Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Golf Course
NATURAL GOLF COURSE
AT THE FOOT OF THE SNOW MOUNTAIN
The
snow mountain of JADE DRAGON IS 5596 meters above sea
level. It lies in the south foot of the Hengduan Mountains
among tens of thousands of mountains and the interface
of Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet . It is the lowest in latitude
in the Northern Hemisphere and the snow mountain that
hasn't been conquered by the humankind up to now. On
the top of the mountain, there is pure white snow accumulated
for thousands of years. The snow looks holy, pure ,peaceful
and full of inspiration and poetic flavor. When you
look at the snow mountain in the open space at the foot
of the mountain. the pure white lets you and me forget
ourselves .This is the place where the Jade Dragon Snow
Mountain Golf Club lies.
THE PLANT COVERIS
FLOURISHING SURROUNDEDWITH GREENERY
The
place where the club lies has advantaged elevation of
3,100 meters with the care of the high and stop snow
mountains, It has flourishing plant cover and its yearly
temperature is between 10 degrees to 23 degrees there
are more than 5000kinds of vegetation growing here .When
you walk here ,pure air and overflowing greenery is
very refreshing. The land on which the golf course sits
is the kind of land that Golf Course Architects dream
about With gently rolling hills. Pine covered knolls,
dramatic mountain streams and of course. Expansive and
breathtaking views of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, the
white possesses all the ingredients necessary to create
a word class golf course. Because of the elevation of
the land, we are creating one of the worlds longest
golf courses, however one that can be tackled by all
mortars as everyone hits the ball almost 20% longer
here, the experience of hitting 300+yard drives from
elevated lees towards massive snow covered mountains
is one of the most exciting in golf, and one that all
can enjoy at Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Golf Course.
THE DESIGH OF THE GOLF
COURSE
The
course is scrupulously designed by Neil Haworth, the
famous golf course architect, creating the longest course
is of 8548 yards in the world. With 18-hole par-72 in
a place of thin air and light centrifugal force, it
is the only snow-mountain golf course in Asia. The construction
was started in June, 2000 and opened for play in Oct.,2001.
It has become the most golf course in China for its
excellent geographic location, course design and project
management. The course has ingenious layout with different
natural landscape between the front nine and the back
nine, golfers can be so relaxed and cozy when playing
in such a Shangri-La course.
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