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Lijiang
Old Town - Lijiang Travel |
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Channels
cross around all the Town, numerous of small
bridges stand upon the rivers like the rainbows
and dense of weeping willow swing with the
wind are the sign of Lijiang
Old Town. With the altitude of 2400 Meters,
Lijiang
Old Town is titled as National Famous
Historical and Cultural City. Also, because
of the magnificent scenery and the characteristic
structure, Lijiang
Old Town is named as “Oriental Venice”.
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Walking
through the gate is like going back several
centuries with the lovely old Chinese houses
along the old cobbled paths. There are many
of wooden bridges cross through the streams
that are all clean and full of goldfish released
by visitors for luck. |
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Lijiang
Old Town sits at the foot of Jade
Dragon Snow Mountain (Yulong
Show Mountain). Waters from Jade Dragon
River flows down from the North of the city,
that illustrates the “West river”,
“Middle river” and “East
River” in Lijiang
Old Town. Waters go through all the town
while the main river separated into several
tributaries. It forms Lijiang Old Town the
picturesque scene of “channels runs
through every alley; clear streams cross through
every family”. |
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People
live in Lijiang
Old Town are strict for the usage of water.
There is a famous well located in the town
named “Three eyes well”, which
means waters from the well of first eye are
used for drinking; the second one is for vegetable-washing
while the third one is only for clothes-washing.
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Main
streets in Lijiang
Old Town are separated into several small
roads and alleys, they all link together and
extend in all directions. Several small and
bendy alleys interlaced in a complicative
situation, just like a maze. Right in the
center of Lijiang
Old Town, the “Si Fong Jie”
square, it’s not difficult to see there
are always some Naxi
old people leisuring around. Carrying the
tippet embroidered with seven stars on it,
which represents the Naxis' admiration of
hardworking spirit - start working nonstop
from the early morning till the late evening.
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Naxi
minority people like to gather together
no matter for chatting, playing cards, chess,
or dance with the traditional Naxi
music. Besides, around the Si Fong Jie there
are tones of boutiques sell all kinds of Chinese
traditional arts, paintings, copper wares,
handicrafts, accessories and of course, various
forms of products with the Naxi
unique picture-liked language – The
“Dongba” pictograph characters
on it. |
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After
dark, Lijiang
Old Town presents you a different image.
The whole area is lit with lamps, red lanterns,
and alive with songs and music. Boys ad girls
wear their Naxi
traditional clothes, standing in front of
the bars and restaurants then singing together
for welcoming the guests. |
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FACTS...
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Lijiang
Old Town was first built in the Nan Song
Dynasty, till now it’s already 800 years
of history. It took part the key position
for military and political affairs in Northwest
Yunnan.
Also represents an important place for Naxi,
Han and Tibetan people exchanged their cultures
and for the economic trading. As Lijiang
Old Town situated in the good location
between Yunnan,
Sichuan
and Tibet,
it was the essential town for the Tea Horse
Old Road as well. |
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Contact |
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voyages.yunnan@gmail.com |
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