【描述】丽江老君山分布着中国面积最大、海拔最高、发育最完整的丹霞地貌奇观，“老君山丹霞地貌”又被称作“黎明美乐丹霞地貌”，属横断山系云岭主脉，金沙江环其左，澜沧江绕其右，因其岭脊走向围成半环状，恰似一个马蹄形的老君炼丹炉而得名。
        
         The Laojun Mountain has the largest, highest and most complete Danxia Landform. “Danxia Landform in Laojun Mountain”, also called “Danxia Landform like dawn”, belongs to the main vein of the Yunling Mountain of the Hengduan system. With the Jinsha River at its left and the Lantsang River at its right, Danxia Landform in Laojun Mountain has the shape of semi-circle which looks like the alchemy stove of the very high lord (Laojun in Chinese). This is how it got the name.