Mount Kagebo, 6,740 meters above sea level, is the main peak of the Meili Snow Mountain at the northern tip of the Nushan Mountains. It is the highest point of the "Three Rivers Flowing Side by Side" area, called "Prince Snow Mountain" by local Tibetans. The Meili Snow Mountain is thought of as cold and merciless, as in recent years many mountaineering teams have tried to conquer it, but failed.

On January 3, 1991, 17 members of a Sino-Japanese mountaineering team died in an avalanche. Although the Meili Snow Mountain is not the highest, it is the most difficult to climb, and up to now no one has reached its summit. Unexpectedly, at the foot of the snow mountain is a small Tibetan village. The villagers are unsophisticated and hospitable, and have few contacts with the outside. Ascending further from the village is a temple on the meadow at the foot of a glacier, where "Prince Snow Mountain" is worshipped. According to local Tibetans, no ordinary person can see the sacred mountain clearly, only those who are favored by Prince Snow Mountain, which brings them good luck. The Prince is said to be so handsome that when he lifts his veil, all the surrounding mountains pale into insignificance.

In the Nujiang River Canyon, forest coverage is 70 percent. The Gaoligong Mountain Nature Reserve is rich in tree species, and has been called a "genetic bank" by scientists. In the forest everywhere are rare plants such as Flous Taiwania, which is a grade-one protected tree species, the primitive Yunnan cherry, the primitive camellia, and a 500-year-old azalea tree. There are also many rare animals. Zoologists call it an animal corridor, and regard it as the birthplace of mammals.

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