Lijiang classic tourist route

Old Town of Lijiang is the central town of Lijiang Naxi Autonomous County, with an altitude of more than 2,400 meters. Located in the sunshine of Yulong Snow Mountain in the south of Hengduan Mountain. Located in the northwest of Yunnan Province, the geographical coordinates are east longitude 100 14' and north latitude 26 52'. It is a famous city with beautiful scenery, long history and splendid culture, and it is also a rare well-preserved ancient city of ethnic minorities in China.

Old Town of Lijiang was founded in the Song and Yuan Dynasties and flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Xu Xiake, a famous traveler in the Ming Dynasty, once said in the Diary of a Journey to Yunnan that the beauty of the Tusi Palace in Zhongmou, Old Town of Lijiang lies in being king. In the urban area, "living in seclusion, touring the city with valleys" and "residential quarters, tiled houses" show Old Town of Lijiang's fame at that time. Old Town of Lijiang was once the seat of Lijiang Military and Civilian Mansion in Ming Dynasty and Lijiang Mansion in Qing Dynasty. It was called Dayan Lane in the Ming Dynasty, Dayanli in the Qing Dynasty, and renamed Dayan Town after the Republic of China.

Dayan Town was founded in the early Yuan Dynasty, with simple style, and its former prosperity is still faintly visible. It is famous all over the world for "every family faces the stream and hangs willows", and is known as "Venice of the East" and "Gusu on the Plateau".

This is the heart of the ancient Naxi kingdom, where Dongba culture originated and has been preserved to this day. The white sand murals of the national cultural relics protection units, the Naxi Dongjing music known as the "living fossil" of the Tang and Song Dynasties, and the Dongba language known as the only living hieroglyphic in the world are all rare treasures in the world cultural treasure house.

Old Town of Lijiang, because it has concentrated the essence of Naxi culture and completely preserved the historical features formed since the Song and Yuan Dynasties, was listed as a national historical and cultural city by the State Council, and was listed on the World Heritage List by UNESCO on February 3rd.

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Dayan ancient city

Old Town of Lijiang is 200 kilometers away from Dali and 544 kilometers away from Kunming, with an altitude of 24 16 meters. Founded in the Southern Song Dynasty, it has a history of more than 800 years and is home to more than 4,000 families. The streets in the city are as dense as cobwebs, radiating around with Sifang Street as the center; The three branches of Yuquan River flow into the city, where they are divided into numerous tributaries, crossing streets and alleys, and entering houses through walls, thus forming a highland water town style of "every family faces the stream and weeping willows", which is known as "Gusu on the plateau" and "Venice in the East". Dayan Ancient City is the most complete, national style and representative ancient town in China.

Transportation: In the ancient city, there are no means of transportation available, so we can only walk.

Cost: of course, playing in the ancient city is free.

Tiger Leaping Gorge

Hutiaoxia is located in the southeast of Zhongdian, which is105km away from Zhongdian County and 35km away from the first bay of the Yangtze River. It is divided into three sections: upper tiger jump, middle tiger jump and lower tiger jump, with * * 18 shoal. Although Tiger Leaping Gorge belongs to Zhongdian, most tourists choose to go to Tiger Leaping Gorge from Lijiang. The narrowest part of the canyon is only 30 meters. This river is surrounded by two snow-capped mountains, Yulong and Baja, with an altitude difference of more than 3,900 meters. This canyon is deep, one of the deepest canyons in the world.

Tiger Leaping Gorge is the largest canyon in the world, which is famous for its adventure and grandeur. Starting from Hutiaoxia Town, you can enter the canyon by going downstream at the foot of Haba Snow Mountain in Chongjiang Cave. Tiger Leaping Gorge is 9 kilometers away from Tiger Leaping Gorge Town, which is the narrowest section of the whole canyon. There is a boulder in the middle of the river, which is 13 meters high. Stones, like solitary peaks, stand tall.

Hiking plan: First, go down the Jinsha River from the bridge head, and after the tiger jumps, take a boat across the Jinsha River to Lijiang County. The second is to walk from Daju to the river, take a boat to Zhongdian County in Jiangbei, go up the Jinsha River and reach the bridge. From the point of view of scenery and photography, it is best to go back to Jiang Shangxing. From Daju to the old ferry by the river, 5 kilometers, to the new ferry by the talc, 9 kilometers, you can drive on both roads.

Tickets: 20 yuan.

Accommodation: Generally, a two-day tour is arranged on foot, with a stopover in Walnut Garden. There are two private hotels in Walnut Garden, and Shanquan Inn Shanquan Hotel is near the bridge. 38 beds, near the big county is Shanbaimian Hotel, with 48 beds. Two hotels charge per bed 15 yuan. There are hotels in Qiaotou and Daxian, and there are nearly 20 hotels in Qiaotou, with ordinary beds 10-20 yuan and rooms with bathrooms 120- 180 yuan/room. There are five simple hotels in Judah, all of which are ordinary rooms, and the price is 8-20 yuan. In Qiaotou Restaurant, you can also taste the river fish caught in Jinsha River, with 55 yuan per catty.

Note: Do what you can. You can bring shorts and tops when the temperature in the canyon is high during the day. Because walking consumes a lot of energy, you can bring some high-calorie foods, such as chocolate, cream essence, beef jerky and so on.

Take a bus from Qiaotou to Walnut Garden, 120- 150 yuan can charter a minibus for six people. 70- 100 yuan for the tenant's truck; If you take the van of Shanbaimian Hotel, 10- 15 yuan/person; If there are few people, you can hitchhike at the bridge head of Chongjiang River at the price of 10 yuan/person; Jumping from the bridge to the tiger 3-5 yuan each.

Jade Dragon Snow Mountain

Yulong Snow Mountain is located in the northwest of Lijiang, about 20 kilometers away from Lijiang County. You can see the main peak from Lijiang County. Yulong Snow Mountain stands on the northwest Yunnan Plateau south of Hengduan Mountain, with its main peak at an altitude of 5596 meters. It is covered with snow all year round, flying like a silver dragon against the blue sky, hence the name "Yulong Mountain".

Yulong Snow Mountain attracts a large number of tourists and tourists from all over the world with its wonderful charm and unique landscape. Snow Mountain has not been conquered by human beings, and it is still virgin peak. Here, you can not only enjoy the wonders of snow-capped mountains, but also appreciate the charm of plateau forests and the interest of rare animals and plants. It is called "Modern Glacier Museum" and "Plant Kingdom".

But Yulong Snow Mountain is not easy to be regarded as its snow peak, because it is easily covered by clouds. Only when the sun comes out will it open for you to see its beauty, but it will soon disappear.

Transportation: You can take the bus of the ropeway company up the mountain, set off at Guluwan Hotel every morning and take a one-day tour of the travel company. The typical tourist route is Lijiang County-Ganhaizi-Baishuihe-Yunshan Ping. From Baishui River, you can take the Yunshan Ping cableway up the mountain, go from 22 yuan to 40 yuan, or ride to 30 yuan, but it takes more than 1 hour to ride back and forth.

Tickets: tickets for Yulong Snow Mountain, 40 yuan and Yunshan Ping 10 yuan.

Note: Yulong Snow Mountain can ski all year round. Take the closed cable car of Yulong Snow Mountain to the Four Seasons Ski Resort at an altitude of 4,506 meters (round trip cable car 165 yuan). In addition, there is a medicine called "Rhodiola" in the medical room at the top of Yulong Snow Mountain, which is specially used to treat altitude sickness. 50 yuan a bottle.

Yuquan park

Yuquan Park is located at the foot of Xiangshan Mountain in the north of Lijiang, commonly known as Black Dragon Pool. The water in the pool flows down from Yulong Snow Mountain. The spring water is clear and the scenery is very charming. Surrounded by weeping willows, ancient trees are lush and pavilions are known as a beautiful jade on the plateau in northwest Yunnan.

Yuquan Park is a collection of Naxi ancient buildings, including the Five Peaks Pagoda and Jiefang Forest in the Ming Dynasty, which are protected at the provincial level, and many buildings in the Qing Dynasty. "Deyue Building" is divided into three floors, surrounded by water, carved beams and painted buildings.

Admission: 20 yuan.

Transportation: After arriving in Old Town of Lijiang, you can take a taxi to 5 yuan. I suggest you walk from Dayan Sifang Street, 15 minutes, and you can also visit the surrounding shops along the way.

Yushanping

Yunshanping is a small pasture hidden in the virgin spruce forest, which looks like a green carpet at the foot of Yulong Snow Mountain from a distance. Historically, it used to be a post where young Naxi men and women fled because of love. Therefore, it is also the gateway to the mysterious kingdom and a holy place for lovers. Now, young people from different ethnic minorities will come here, singing folk songs and dancing folk dances to welcome guests from all directions.

Tickets: 40 yuan, the total ticket for Yulong Snow Mountain, includes all scenic spots such as Yulong Mountain, Yunshan Ping and Bashui River.

Note: In Yunshan Ping, you can also rent minority costumes of Naxi nationality, 10 yuan/set.

Transportation: 42 yuan, Yunshan Ping car, you can browse the whole journey.

What do you want to see in Old Town of Lijiang?

Climb high to win.

You can see the situation of the ancient city. The ancient city skillfully uses the terrain, with Lion Mountain in the west, Xiangshan Mountain and Jinhong Mountain in the north, and its back to the northwest and southeast, avoiding the cold of the snow-capped mountains, attracting the warm wind from the southeast, hiding the wind and gathering gas, and taking advantage of its geographical position.

The water is by the river.

You can enjoy this ancient city very well. The ancient city makes full use of spring water, so that the Yu He River is divided into three, three into nine, and then flows into countless canals. Do a good job in the main street near the river and the alley near the canal to make the ancient city clean and full of vitality.

Walk to the hospital.

You can enjoy the architecture of the ancient city. The buildings in the ancient city are all simple quadrangles, and the building structure is simple and rough, while the courtyard layout and house details are rich and delicate. Residents like to plant flowers and trees all the year round, forming a beautiful harmony between man and nature.

Enter the market and cross the bridge.

You can see the layout of the ancient city. The layout of the ancient city is free and flexible, and the houses, markets, roads and water systems are well organized and properly configured. In addition, stones, stone bridges, wooden bridges, flowers and birds, insects and fish, chess and cards, calligraphy and painting, folk customs and folk customs give birth to endless interests, making the ancient city unique.