OverviewLijiang is a prefecture-level city in the northwest of Yunnan province, China. Lijiang is famous for its UNESCO Heritage Site, the Old Town of Lijiang.Lijiang is located in the northwestern portion of Yunnan and borders Sichuan. It is in a region where the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and Yunnan-Gu...

OverviewLijiang has a long history. It is the ancient seat of Dongba Culture. The city’s ethnic Naxi people still live that culture. The city’s history dates back to period of the Warring States (475-221 B.C.) in China. Today the city is known primarily as a scenic garden spot - lush green valle...

OverviewOwing to its low latitude and high elevation, the city centre of Lijiang experiences a mild subtropical highland climate (K?ppen Cwb).Winters are mild and very dry and sunny (>70% possible sunshine), although average lows in December and January are just below the freezing mark; January, ...

OverviewThe religious culture of Lijiang has always been the most mysterious part of the tourists and scholars at home and abroad. It is not mysterious but unfathomable. It is often dazzling that multiple religious totems and consciousness are intertwined. It is definitely a vast project to thor...

OverviewLijiang in Northwest Yunnan is one of the best destinations in China. It is 500 km (216 miles) away from the capital city Kunming. Many travelers choose to get to Kunming first (there are many more air routes connecting with other cities and the world), and then continue their trip to Liji...