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Channels
cross around all the Town, numerous
of small bridges stand upon the
rivers like the rainbows and dense
of weeping willow swing with the
wind are the sign of Lijiang Old
Town. With the altitude of 2400
Meters, Lijiang Old Town is titled
as National Famous Historical
and Cultural City. Also, because
of the magnificent scenery and
the characteristic structure,
Lijiang Old Town is named as “Oriental
Venice”. |
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Walking
through the gate is like going
back several centuries with the
lovely old Chinese houses along
the old cobbled paths. There are
many of wooden bridges cross through
the streams that are all clean
and full of goldfish released
by visitors for luck. |
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Lijiang
Old Town sits at the foot of Jade
Dragon Snow Mountain (Yulong Show
Mountain). Waters from Jade Dragon
River flows down from the North
of the city, that illustrates
the “West river”,
“Middle river” and
“East River” in Lijiang
Old Town. Waters go through all
the town while the main river
separated into several tributaries.
It forms Lijiang Old Town the
picturesque scene of “channels
runs through every alley; clear
streams cross through every family”. |
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People
live in Lijiang Old Town are strict
for the usage of water. There
is a famous well located in the
town named “Three eyes well”,
which means waters from the well
of first eye are used for drinking;
the second one is for vegetable-washing
while the third one is only for
clothes-washing. |
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Main
streets in Lijiang Old Town are
separated into several small roads
and alleys, they all link together
and extend in all directions.
Several small and bendy alleys
interlaced in a complicative situation,
just like a maze. Right in the
center of Lijiang Old Town, the
“Si Fong Jie” square,
it’s not difficult to see
there are always some Naxi old
people leisuring around. Carrying
the tippet embroidered with seven
stars on it, which represents
the Naxis' admiration of hardworking
spirit - start working nonstop
from the early morning till the
late evening. |
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Naxi
minority people like to gather
together no matter for chatting,
playing cards, chess, or dance
with the traditional Naxi music.
Besides, around the Si Fong Jie
there are tones of boutiques sell
all kinds of Chinese traditional
arts, paintings, copper wares,
handicrafts, accessories and of
course, various forms of products
with the Naxi unique picture-liked
language – The “Dongba”
pictograph characters on it. |
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After
dark, Lijiang Old Town presents
you a different image. The whole
area is lit with lamps, red lanterns,
and alive with songs and music.
Boys ad girls wear their Naxi
traditional clothes, standing
in front of the bars and restaurants
then singing together for welcoming
the guests. |
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FACTS...
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Lijiang
Old Town was first built in the
Nan Song Dynasty, till now it’s
already 800 years of history.
It took part the key position
for military and political affairs
in Northwest Yunnan. Also represents
an important place for Naxi, Han
and Tibetan people exchanged their
cultures and for the economic
trading. As Lijiang Old Town situated
in the good location between Yunnan,
Sichuan and Tibet, it was the
essential town for the Tea Horse
Old Road as well. |
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In
December 1997, Yunnan Lijiang
Old Town was officially listed
on the World Cultural Heritage. |
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