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Frist
Bend of Yangtze River - Lijiang Travel |
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Jinshajiang
(Golden Sands) River comes down from Qinghai-Tibetan
Plateau to the South. When it arrives at Shigu,
it is obstructed by Hailuo Mountain and forms
a V-shape turn. Then it changes the direction
and goes to the northeast. The curvature of
this turn almost reaches a 140 degrees of
angle. It is the First
Bend of Yangtze River known through the
world. |
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Jinshajiang
River flows at great speed down to Shigu (Stone
Drum) and then with the width of the river
enlarged from here, the speed of the water
gradually comes down and makes Shigu a natural
ferry. |
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The
First
Bend of Yangtze River is approximately
70 kilometers away from Lijiang.
To access to the First
Bend of Yangtze River, we recommend you
to stop about one hundred meters before the
center of Shigu (Stone Drum) village and climb
about 40 meters uphill from where you can
see the magnificent view without any blocking.
The way is not easy to find. If you don’t
have any guide, the locals will be able to
show you the way for some RMB. |
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A
visit to all beauty of the First
Bend of Yangtze River would not be completed
without a glance in the charming town close
to Shigu, which was an important center of
commerce on the Tea Horse Ancient Road between
Dali and Tibet. |
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About
Shigu (Stone Drum) |
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Shigu
(Stone Drum) Town is located beside the First
Bend of Yangtze River. The reason for
the name of the town is that there is a drum-shaped
tombstone in the town with the inscription
recording the story that Mu Gao, the Naxi
chieftain, beat the Tibetan. And that is the
reason why the town was named as “Shi-gu”
(Literally translated from Chinese as “Stone
Drum”). Because of its mild climate
and the fertile soil, it was a very important
town in the Tea horse Ancient Road. Tibetan
people brought furs and herbs here to exchange
for tea, salt, cloth and other daily use articles.
Nowadays, it is also a trading market for
people live around. |
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Shigu
town is 70 kilometers away from Lijiang
County. From this place, people can go south
to Dali
and north to Tibet.
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