Ancient City of Lijiang, China

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by The Tour Guide on December 4, 2009

Lijiang is located in the northwest of Yunnan Province, China. This is a world cultural heritage. Lijiang has attracted many people with its beautiful old town and beautiful scenery. You’ve been there, you do not want to leave.

The ancient city of Lijiang
The ancient city of Lijiang was built by the ancestors of the Naxi ethnic minorities during the years of the late Yuan Dynasty and the first part (12 to 13 century), and Dayan said at the time.

The people of Naxi, while developing their land of snowy mountains and turbulent rivers since ancient times have used the “Dong Ba culture, a culture inclusive, unique.

Black Dragon Pool Park
Located north of Lijiang, a famous Black Dragon Pool is located in the picturesque lake Jade Spring Park. E ‘was built in 1737 during the Qing dynasty and offers spectacular views of the region’s highest mountain, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, on his bridge of white marble. The park also has several smaller temples and pavilions.

Lake Luguhu
Luguhu lake is located in north-east of the city of Lijiang. The lake surface is 52 square kilometers. The lake water is generally clean and green with different shades of color now turquoise blue, now sapphire blue, now white-gray, simply beyond imagination.

Around the lake lives Luguhu old citizenship – the nationality Mosuo, a branch of the Naxi nationality. So far, people Mosuo to keep the remnants of matriarchal society and follow the tradition of “walking marriage.”

Jade Dragon Snow Mountain
Ten miles from Lijiang’s Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (Yulong Mountain). The landscape is characterized by one of the southernmost glaciers in the modern world. Shanzidou, the main peak of the mountain to 18,000 feet above sea level, looks like a gigantic dragon clad in white snow all year round. Access to the mountain is provided by a ski lift to Dragon Spruce Meadow, in the middle of Glacier Peak.

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