[1] The mountain range is noted for its rich, diverse flora, first scientifically documented by Pierre Jean Marie Delavay in 1882.
[2] In 1991 construction began on a paved walkway running north and south from the top chairlift station near ancient Dali.
This walkway is named "Jade-Cloud Road" after the cloud formations that appear over the Cang Mountain peaks.
At the Dali Town chairlift station on the mountainside is a temple complex as well as a small travellers' inn.
A second chairlift was completed in 2012 which takes visitors to just below the summit of the Cang Mountain Range.