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Baishui
Terrace
 The
Baishui Tableland (the wonder formed
by calcium carbonate sinter) is approximate
90 kilometers from the center of Zhongdian
county. It is located in the Bai people
village at the foot of Haba Snow Mountain.
The terrace 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
fields. The cream color spring water
leaves people a picture of "
thousands of clouds 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 Terrace. Opposite the Baishui
Terrace, there is a Shiluo Cave. As
it is told from a legend that the
Dongba Shiluo, the master priest of
Naxi Dongha culture once practiced
self - cultivation in this cave.
 On
every February 8 of the lunar 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 Terrace. What
fun it is to make a trip there !
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