Guide to Lijiang Attractions

Lijiang Attractions

shuhe old town

Lijiang Shuhe old town

Shuhe old town is one of three old town in lijiang, they are baisha old town, shuhe old town and dayan old town, the three old town consist the old town of lijiang, old town of lijiang is 800 years old, it was put into the world cultural heritage list 1997 by UNESCO. shu he has the most beautiful canal in lijiang, you will made to know why water is the spirit of old town when you are walking around here.

Compared with lijiang dayan old town, shu he is less crowded and it is the right place for people who are looking for queit and relaxation atmostphere. here you can easily find a nice bar near the canal.

Lashi Lake

Rich in cultural and biological diversity, the Lashi Lake watershed is home to two minority ethnic groups, the Naxi and the Yi, and provides critical habitat for the endangered black-necked crane. The watershed is also the primary water supply to a large downstream population and the rapidly growing tourism industry in the historic city of Lijiang. Around Lashi Lake lives the Naxi People, who shows such enthusiam towards life, and nature. They love festivals and find joys through simple things in thier simple primitive life. They worship nature, and have different festivals and ceremonies for gods of Nature, God of Wind, God of water. And the Black Yi people, who are still keeping the best traditions of thier own, grow seas of potatos on the moutain side. While from a poorer class, Yi women are the only women who walk with straight back, full of dignity and elegance.

The village people now set up boating and horse-riding service facing visitors, which is such an enjoyable experience getting closed to the lake and the villages around there.

Mini bus from Zhongyi Vege Market, Lijiang Old Town.

Mt. Laojunshan

Laojun mountain is Located in the border of Lijiang, Dali and Shangrila, It is the mountain range between Yangtze river & Mekong river which continuous stretch hundreds of miles , One of the main body part of the natural heritage " Three rivers flows in parallel" , the main peak i...

Laojun mountain is a world of plants and animals, a paradise of nature . Nowadsys with global deforestation and damage to vegetation, laojun mountain's natural ecology is still well preserved, retains the massive primitive forest. in less than 10 square kilometers area on the mountain, almost all plant species were collected , Mt.laojun is known as "refuge", "natural botanical garden". According to the survey, the park has more than 10 kinds of class of national rare and precious plants, there are 79 families, 167 genera and 280 species of seed plants.

The good ecological vegetation, unique geological structure has become "the images of the earth's original", It is one of the representative landscape and the most spectacular place in 3 river parallel region .

The best travel time: May to November

May-June: Hundreds of Azalea flower ; October to November: Autumn color

Black dragon pool

Black dragon pool is also called Jade spring park ,it was firstly built in 1737, 1km north of lijiang oldtown, it is the water source of lijiang Dayan oldtown. You can see 400 years old five phenix pavilion, black dragon temple, old theatre & five arch briage inside.&n...

It is the most popular park in lijiang , local people go there for morning exercise, singing, dancing . black dragon pool is also famous for the reflection of jade dragon snow mountain.

Lijiang WenHai

WenHai is a Naxi village located south of Jade Dragon Snown Mountain. Best season is mid June to mid July.

It is 3070M above sea level. 20KM drive from ShuHe Village. The road condition is bad. It takes about 50 minutes to get there from ShuHe village. You should consider...

WenHai is a Naxi village located south of Jade Dragon Snown Mountain. Best season is mid June to mid July.

It is 3070M above sea level. 20KM drive from ShuHe Village. The road condition is bad. It takes about 50 minutes to get there from ShuHe village. You should consider to use 4 wheel drive vehicle to get there(RMB400). Some visitors hire a horse from ShuHe village and take another route through forest to get there. A horse ride will take about 4 hours (single trip) and cost about RMB150 (round trip).

Tiger leaping gorge

Liming Tousand Tortoise Trail

Liming is 120KM west of Lijiang CIty. 2200M above sea level. Liming is famous for its "Danxia Landform". Next to Liming village is "Thousand Tortoise Hill" The hill is a typical example of the "Danxia Landform"in geography. Walking up the trail to 2700M hill ...

Public bus from Lijiang city to Liming takes 3 hours at RMB25. Most visitors charter a mini van for a day trip at RMB300.

Baoshan Stone Town

Baoshan Stone Town is an old and small town with one hundred families built on a huge stone on the upper Yangtze riverbank, located 110km to the North of Lijiang, Yunnan Province. This town was built in the late 13th century and resided by Naxi Ethnic Minority ever since then. With one side facin...

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The first band of Yangtzi River

Yangtzi River, considerd the mother river of China, flows majestically through the center of China and is the third longest river in the world. Starting from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the Yangtze River surges southeastward until it meets the Hengduan Mountain Range. About 50 miles outside of Lijiang, unusual geological phenomenons force the Yangtze to make a sudden V-shaped bend and flow to the northeast. This extraordinary turn, nearly180-degrees, creates beautiful and marvelous views that startle the imagination. Here, the river is wide and the water flows in a gentle, slow pace. Large willow trees grow luxuriously alongside the river that is banked on both sides with lush, fertile deep green vegetation and immense, steep mountains that rise up from the river to touch the clouds in the blue sky above. The whole sight is like a wonderful landscape painting that never ends. This is the First Bend of the Yangtze River - a world-famous geological phenomenon and an extraordinary panoramic scene whose vistas you will long remember with great pleasure. Public transportation,car renting

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Four seasons Scenery around Lijiang

Because of the monsoon climate, there is a dry season and a rainy season in lijiang, dry season (November to April), rainy season(May to October), here is different scenery in different seasons.

Naxi sanduo festival

Naxi sanduo festival

sanduo festival is celebrated annually in ljiang on 8th of Feburary in chinese lunar calender, usually it is in the middle of March in solar calender.

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Naxi sanduo festival

sanduo festival is celebrated annually in ljiang on 8th of Feburary in chinese lunar calender, usually it is in the middle of March in solar calender.

With a population of 300,000, Naxi people are living in lijiang naxi autonomous county. Naxi people came to lijiang and settled down 1000 years ago, they believe in dongba religion-a primitive polytheism , worshiping nature and ancestor . the religion is practised and passed down generation by generation by dongba, the shaman and lecturer of ancient naxi religion.

Dongba manuscrip recorded "san duo" is the incarnation of jade dragon snow mountain , according to lengend, he is warrior riding on a white horse, wearing a white camail, holding a spear. he always protect naxi people from disaster. that is why he is so popular among naxi people.

Early in the 8th century,an temple of sanduo was built on the foot of snow mountain . on the 8th day of Feburary , naxi people are gathering in the temple, dancing and singing . of course , the most important is asking the blessing from sanduo god, a sacrifice , usually a whole goat is a must, local people burning incense and praying . the number of the his follower is pretty big.

It's early spring in lijiang during this period of time, it is great to have a tour to lijiang, where you will experience the unique festival of naxi people and enjoy the rural life in lijiang.

liming tortoises' mountain in lijiang

Liming tortoises' mountain is 120km from lijiang city, the liming scenic area belongs to lijiang laojunshan national park, its one of the must go places in lijiang when you are planning for a trip. liming town is mainly inhabited by lisu people.

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The "danxia" landscape in liming is very famous in southern china. million years ago, liming area was in the bottom of ancient sea. we can see here is reach in red sand , because of the Indian plate crashed into Euro- Asian plate and hence Himalaya was created. the red sand in the bottom became solid rock in liming . after thousands of years' erosion of rain and wind. the tortoise back shape in the top of mountain was naturally formed.

It's 3 hours by bus from lijiang. the best time of visiting liming is september to June. becuase July to september is rainny season, because the road to liming sometimes is flooded in summer.

The entrance fee is 80 yuan per person.

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$300 Per Day

guiding a singapore couple for 6 Days Wedding photos

Our plan will be as follows:

14th Jun - Upon landing in Li Jiang, to go to Shangri La right away, check into hotel
15th Jun - Photo Shoot in Shangri La
16th Jun - Photo Shoot in Shangri La (Half Day), then to go back to Li Jiang
17th Jun - Photo Shoot in Li Jiang
18th Jun - Photo Shoot in Li Jiang
19th Jun - Return to Singapore.

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Our plan will be as follows:

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$469 Per Day

4 days Individual Lijiang Tour Including Lijiang,Tiger leaping gorge,First bend of yangtze river &Liming

Day 1: land in lijiang airport-Lijiang old town-local vegetable maket

Day 1: land in lijiang airport-Lijiang old town-local vegetable maket

Pick up in lijiang interantional airport, and drop you in the hotel of lijiang .in the afternoon, meet you in the hotel, take you to visit a Local naxi vegetable market , visit the squre market, walking around oldtown of lijiang, you can see many old building, beautiful canals, and ancient stone briage You will understand why lijiang is called “venice in the east” Then you may find a nice cafe near the canal, enjoying the cosy living situation in lijiang. Then climb to the top lion hill enjoyed bird view of old town.

Things to do today
1. visit local vegetable market
2. Have a relaxing walking in lijiang old town
3. Climb lion hill and enjoy birdview of lijiang oldtown

Day 2:Yuhu village-Baisha village-Naxi ochestra

After you had breakfast, meet you in the lobby, drive you to yuhu village,20km north of lijiang, visit the house of Dr. J.F Rock who was a former residence of American Austrian, he stay in lijiang for 27 years from 1922 to 1949, his house was the former headquaters of American national Geographic sociaty’s Yunnan expidition. Then we continue our tour to Baisha villiage, Baisha was the capital of naxi kingdom ,where you will see naxi lady dressing in their traditional costume. You can enjoy a special naxi lunch in the local resturant. Then visit dongba cultural musem to learn some naxi hieroglyphic . enjoy famous naxi orchestra directed by Mr xuanke at night , when you are enjoying the 500 years old music, you will enjoy Mr xuanke’s story and humor too.

Things to do today
1. visit Dr.J.F Rock’s house in Yuhu village
2. visit the former capital of Naxi kingdom-Baisha village
3.Enjoy Naxi ochestra at night

Day 3. Lijiang-first bend of yangtze river-liming tortoise’s mountain

You will check out today from lijiang hotel, meet you in the lobby and drive to shigu, it is called stone drum in english. visit the first bend of yangtze river, then visit the mounument of red army and the village. Drive to liming, then we will limb to the top of mountain, on the top ,we can see thousands of tortoise’s shap sand rock. You will see the most famous dangxia landform in south china. If the weather is good , you can see stunning sunset in the valley.

Things to do today
1. Visit first bend of yantze river&monument of red army
2. have relaxing walk in stone drum village
3. climbing tortoise’s mountain in liming

Day 4. liming valley-tiger leaping gorge—lijiang

After breakfast, we will have relaxing walk in liming valley, enjoy the masterpiece of great nature, You will be amazed at the danxia landform ,the graver of mother nature, Then drive to tigerleaping gorge, on the way to tiger leaping gorge, you can see snow caped peak of jade dragon snow mountain. Tiger leaping gorge is 3900m deep, just between jade dragon snow mountain and haba snow mountain. it’s one of the deepest gorge in the world . a perfect place for a lesure walk for 1.5 hours. Then we drive back to lijiang

You can see lisu ethnic group go to church on Sunday dressing the traditional clothing in liming. lisu people were converted into christian by french missionary in 19 century,even nowadays, christianity is still a popular religion in the village.

Things to do today
1. visit liming valley
2. A lesure walk along tiger leaping gorge

Quotation include:
1. All of transfer service by private Car/Van mentioned above
2. All of tourist attractions entrance tickets mentioned above
3. All of activities and sightseeing mentioned above
4. English speaking tour guide service

Quotation exclude:
1.Arrive and Depart flight tickets
2.All of meals and Accommodation
3.Insurance fee
4.Personal spend
5.Other activities and terms not mentioned above

Note:

Quotation is calculated acording to the Number of your group,usually the more people in the group, the less money you will pay per person. contact me for more details.

$157 Per Day

Lijiang highlights tour

Day 1 Take direct flight to Lijiang, or transfer from Kunming to Lijiang. Day 2 Tour around the Old Town, including the Sifang Square, Lion Hill and Zhongyi fruit and vegetable market; Black Dragon Pool; Luch in beautiful leisure Shuhe Old Town, then drive 1/2 hrs to Lashi Lake for horse riding around Naxi villages and boating on the peaceful lake. Dinner in a Naxi family. For culture lovers, you may check out the Naxi Antient Music Concert at 8pm.. Mr. Xuanke, the conductor of the band, who stayed 29 years in prison as a high scholar in last century, has amazing stories sharing with you. Day 3 Drive 40 kms to the Jade Dragon Snow Mt., watch the show Impression Lijiang, which is something you can not miss coming to this area ( 70 munites long). Then take cable car to the Glacier Park ( altitude at 4500 meters), or Yak Meadow ( 3800 meters high), or Spruce Meadow ( 3300 meters high); Blue Moon Valley, where the water is naturally blue and green; Yufeng Lama Temple and Baisha Fresco on the way back. In Lijiang, 10 percent of population is Tibetan. Tibetan Buddhism came to Lijiang and Naxi people in 700 A.D.. Day 4 Drive 2.5 hrs to Tiger Leaping Gorge. Due to your health and energy level, we can either go to the Middle Tiger Leaping Gorge, which is the most beautiful part, or just the normal tour spots for 2 hrs walking along the river. Drive back to Lijiang. Day 5 Take a morning flight to your next destination.

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