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Located
just 5 kilometres from Lijiang
Old Town, Shuhe is another
place protected as “The
World Cultural Heritage site”
in the Lijiang. |
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Shuhe
is also one of the first settlements
for the ancestors of Naxi Minority.
It’s a very important town
in the Tea-horse Ancient Road
that leads to Tibet. The leather
products they make were the best
seller in Tea-horse Ancient Road.
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Shuhe
was built along the mountainside
and faces the river. There are
two rivers on each side of it
that go through the whole village.
Channels pass by each house; with
the stony roads it just like a
dense web and link the town in
a tight honeycombed structure.
People use stones in the nearby
mountains to make the walls of
their houses. Compared to those
in the Lijiang
Old Town, the houses here
are even more natural. |
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Right
in the middle of Shuhe, there
is a square market selling some
souvenirs. It is recommended having
a soft hiking before the dark
comes. Follow the stone-made paths,
discover the local characteristic
houses accompany with the sound
from the streams. The streams
are clean and transparent; the
Naxi minority holds the streams
as holy. After hiking up around
10 minutes, you arrive to a small
temple on top of the hill. Right
there you can overlook the whole
view of both Shuhe and the Lijiang
Old Town. |
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Walking
in Shuhe, you will have the feeling
that this town is the extension
and supplementary model of the
Lijiang
Old Town. |
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Without
the big waterwheel and away from
the busy, touristic Lijiang Old
Town, Shuhe probably is another
peaceful place for you to feel
the ancient aspect of Yunnan.
With an extra 40 minutes easy
trekking, it is possible to access
to another distinctive village
- Baisha.
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