Popular Lijiang Attractions
Can't decide how to spend your time in Lijiang? Start with this list of Lijiang's most popular attractions to get started planning your trip to Lijiang, Yunnan, China.
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Mu's Residence
Located in the southwest corner of the ancient city of Lijiang, with spectacular architectures of Ming Dynasty, Mu's Residence once was family's house of the southwest great chieftain. As there is a saying goes that "North of Forbidden City, South of Mu's Residence", Mu's Residence is the "Grand View Garden" of Lijiang Old Town.Mu's Residence covers an area of 46 acres, it is a splendid architectural...
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Dongba Culture Museum
Dongba Culture Museum, founded in 1984, formerly known as Lijiang County Museum, is the first county museum in Yunnan. In July of 1999, it was officially changed to the present name. Dongba Culture Museum with a collection of more than 12,000 pieces of cultural relics, and it has played an important role in the protection, heritage and promoting of Dongba culture in the past years。 Dongba Culture Museum features in...
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Shuhe Ancient Town
Shuhe Ancient Town (or Old Town of Shuhe) is located in the heart of all the scenic area of Lijiang, it is the pivotal point to visit the ancient city of Lijiang, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Lugu Lake, First Bend of the Yangtze River and Three Parallel Rivers in Yunnan Protected Areas. From the north of Lijiang Old Town, along the east side of the road in the Zhong Ji Sea for about four kilometers, there are a dense villag...
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Naxi Ancient Music
In the music culture of Lijiang Naxi (Nakhi) people, there is a famous Naxi Ancient Music. According to research, this ancient music originated in the 14th century. It is the most ancient music of Yunnan Province; also it is one of the most ancient music in China or all over the world. Naxi Ancient Music is the art crystallization of Naxi people who create under the accepting of the Central Plains (the central plains...
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Spruce Plateau
With an elevation of 3,240 meters, Spruce Plateau is a huge lawn hidden in the original spruce forest, which located in the eastern foot of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Every spring and summer, through the tightly wrapped forest, there is filled with green grass and blooming flowers. So quiet, wonderful, and beautiful, where just as a fairyland general.It was given forth that Spruce Plateau was the place that the first...
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White Water River
White Water River is flowing through the foothills of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, besides the famous Spruce Plateau. It is a river which merging from the melting glacier and snow of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. River flows along the valley, water clear and dark green. Due to the riverbed is composed of the pale deposition limestone fragments, when rivers flowing, it looks like a white river, so it was given the name...