Meili Xue Shan (Chinese translation: "Mainri snowy range") or Mainri Snow Mountains are a mountain range in the Chinese province of Yunnan. They lie close to the northwestern boundary of the province and are bounded by the Salween River on the west and the Mekong on the east. The crest of the range rises to over 6,000 metres (20,000 ft) above sea level, making for impressive prominence over the river valleys to the east and west, which are between 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) and 1,900 metres (6,200 ft) in elevation. The highest peak is Kawagebo, which rises to 6,740 metres (22,110 ft). Kawagebo is considered sacred for Tibetan Buddhists. Other significant peaks include Mianzimu, Peak 6509 and Jiariren-an. Because of restrictions and dangerous conditions, none of the major peaks in the range have ever been summited.

Around 800 kilometers from Kunming, capital of Yunnan Province, Meili Snow Mountain towers over the landscape in west Deqin County in the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.

Also known as "Prince Snow Mountain", it is the world's most sacred Tibetan mountain. Meili Mountain has long been famous for Kawagebo Peak, Yunnan's tallest at 6,740 meters above sea level. Thirteen lesser peaks, each more than 6,000 meters above sea level, surround it.

Kawagebo looks like it's been covered in gold when the sun rises in the east, just like the British writer James Hilton wrote in his famous book "The Lost Horizon".

The Kawagebo is one of the eight sacred mountains the Tibetans worship.[China.org.cn]