Brief introduction of architectural features in Old Town of Lijiang

Old Town of Lijiang, also known as Dayan Ancient Town, is located in Lijiang City, Yunnan Province, southwest of China. It is located in the middle of Lijiang Dam, under Yulong Snow Mountain. It was built in the late Song Dynasty and early Yuan Dynasty (65438+late 3rd century). The ancient city is located in Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, with an altitude of more than 2,400 meters and an urban area of 3.8 square kilometers. It has been a famous market and important town since ancient times.

The street is built on the mountain, following the water and paved with red breccia (Wuhuashi).

Sifang street is the representative of Lijiang ancient street, which is located in the core of the ancient city, not only in the middle of Dayan ancient city.

Heart, is also a market and commercial center in northwest Yunnan.

Sifang Street is a trapezoidal Little Square of about 4,000 square meters, paved with colorful stones and lined with shops on both sides of the street. The commanding height on the west side is Gong Ke Square, which is a unique three-story gatehouse. There is Xihe River in the west and Zhonghe River in the east.

There are movable gates on the Xihe River, and the street surface can be washed by the height difference between the Xihe River and the Zhonghe River. Four main streets, namely Guangyi Street, Qiyi Street, Wuyi Street and Xinhua Street, extend from the four corners of Sifang Street, and many streets and lanes extend in all directions like cobwebs, thus forming Sifang Street as the center.

Architecture overview

Shuhe construction

Shuhe River is surrounded by mountains and waters, and houses are scattered all over the place. There is a pool of spring water in the street called Jiuding Longtan, also known as Longquan. Qinglong river passes through the center of Shuhe Village, and the Qinglong Bridge built in Ming Dynasty crosses it. Qinglong Bridge is the largest stone arch bridge in Lijiang, 4 meters high, 4.5 meters wide and 23 meters long. There is a square square 32 meters long and 27 meters wide by the bridge.

Qinglong river passes through the center of Shuhe Village, and the Qinglong Bridge built in Ming Dynasty crosses it. Qinglong Bridge is 4m high, 4m wide and 23m long. Admission: 50 yuan.

Baisha architectural complex

Baisha residential area is located 8 kilometers north of Dayan ancient city. It was once the political, economic and cultural center of Lijiang in Song and Yuan Dynasties. Baisha residential group is distributed on a north-south main axis, with a trapezoidal square in the center and four lanes leading from the square to four directions. The pavement of the community is set along the street, and a clear spring is introduced into the square from the north, which is very distinctive. The formation and development of Baisha residential complex laid the foundation for the layout of Dayan ancient city in Lijiang.

Naxi architecture

Naxi dwellings are mostly civil structures, and the common forms are as follows:

An ancient city built along the river.

There are three squares and one wall, four entrances and five patios, front and rear courtyards, and one entrance and two courtyards. Among them, one side and one wall is the most basic and common residential form of Naxi nationality in Lijiang. The east and west rooms are slightly lower, for the next generation to live in; Patio is used for living, mostly paved with bricks and stones, and often beautified with flowers and plants. If there is a house facing the street, residents will use it as a pavement. Rural houses with three rooms and one wall are slightly different from towns in function. Generally speaking, the three squares have two floors, the main square facing east and the wing square facing south live downstairs, and the upstairs is used as a warehouse. The square in the north is used as a livestock shed, and the upper floor is used to store forage. The patio is not only for living, but also for living. Therefore, the rural patio is slightly larger, the ground is smooth, and there is no masonry. In addition, the most striking feature of Naxi folk houses is that there are spacious mansions (namely verandahs) in front of every house, regardless of urban and rural areas.

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