Baishuitai

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The mineral terraces of Baishuitai
Aerial panorama of the village

Baishuitai (Chinese: 白水臺; pinyin: Báishuǐtái; Wade–Giles: Pai-shui-tʻai; lit. 'White Water Terrace') is a travertine located in Baidicun (Pai-ti-tsʻun, 白地村), a village between Li-chiang and Shangri-La County in Sanba Township (三垻鄉), Shangri-La County, Dêqên Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwestern Yunnan province, China.[1] Slightly north of Ha-pa-hsüeh-shan near the upper Yangtze river valley, it is noted for its natural mineral terraces.

From Tiger Leaping Gorge

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