Situated at the foot of Yulong Xueshan (Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, also known as Mt. Satseto), the Tibetan Buddhist Yufeng Lamasery is farther north and more remote from Lijiang than its four fellow monasteries, Puji, Fuguo, Wenbi and Yufeng. Its relative remoteness makes it an attractive destination for those looking to get away from the more heavily toured sites closer to Lijiang. 

In addition to a beautiful forested mountainside location overlooking a picturesque valley floor, the lamasery is home to a famous giant camellia tree—actually two that have grown together—known as the "ten-thousand-flower camellia." The 500-some-year-old tree, which blooms in late February and early March, has a few years on the Qing-era lamasery, which dates from 1722, the last year of the reign of the Emperor Kangxi.

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