What ethnic groups live in Old Town of Lijiang?

Old Town of Lijiang is the home of Naxi people. Old Town of Lijiang is a traditional settlement of ethnic minorities with great significance. Its existence provides valuable information for studying the history of human urban construction and the history of human national development, and it is a precious cultural heritage.

Old Town of Lijiang Old Town of Lijiang was founded in the late Song Dynasty and early Yuan Dynasty (1late 3rd century). The streets of Old Town of Lijiang are surrounded by mountains and rivers, covered with red breccia, and there are four scenic spots, namely Sifang Street, Shogunate, Wufenglou, Heilongtan, Wenchang Palace, Xueshan Academy, Wangjiazhuang Christian Church, Baimalongtan Temple, Jinglian Temple and Fukenji. Old Town of Lijiang has rich and colorful local ethnic customs and entertainment activities, such as Naxi ancient music, Dongba ceremony, divination culture, ancient town bar and Naxi Torch Festival. Old Town of Lijiang embodies the achievements of ancient urban construction in China, and it is one of the types with distinctive features and unique style in China.

Old Town of Lijiang has not been influenced by the copy of the Central Plains, with nine miles in the square, three gates on the side, nine wells and nine fairs in junior high school, and Jiugui Liquor in Jingtu. There is no road network or tight fence in the city. In the layout of the ancient city, three mountains are screens and one river is connected. There are three rivers running through the city, and every household has tap water; The layout of the street and the setting of meridians have a curved, secluded, narrow and vivid style. The pattern of Old Town of Lijiang is spontaneously formed, with northwest facing southeast.

Water-centered Old Town of Lijiang presents a unique spatial layout of water lanes due to its flexible use of water. Dense bridges are the greatest feature of Old Town of Lijiang. In terms of external modeling and structure, the ancient city houses have integrated the skills of Central Plains architecture and Tibetan and Bai architecture, and formed architectural techniques such as stone walls, overlapping roofs, small blue tiles and wooden frames, and formed a unique style in architectural layout and architectural artistic techniques. Most of the dwellings are civil structures, and the common forms are: three squares and one wall, four entrances and five patios, front and rear courtyards, one entrance and two courtyards, etc.