Lijiang

    Lijiang is a beautiful shining jewel on the Northwest Yunnan Plateau neighbouring the southeast side of the Tibetan Plateau. It covers an area of 20,600 square kilometers with a population of 1,030 ,000. The whole district is comprised of four counties: Lijiang, Yongsheng, Huaping and Ninglang. Lijiang's weather is remarkably pleasant. Spring there lasts as long as 241 days and there is no hot summer. 

The Old Town of Dayan Lijiang

    Which is referred to by Western tourists as the "Oriental Venice". The Old Town was founded some 800 years ago and is an architectural gem. It survived serious damage in a 1996 earthquake, and was undergoing serious restoration. With Sifang Street at the core of Dayan, the town spreads out in all directions and is crisscrossed by a labyrinth of streets and alleyways. Most of the dwellings are brick-and-tile structures with carved doors and painted windows. Traffic across the rivers along the street is facilitated by a large number of tiny stone bridges. 

    All these natural sceneries and these cultural treasures of the minority peoples, such as Dongba Culture, Naxi Classical Music, Baisha Murals and Mosuo Customs, have been continuously drawing tourists from all over the world and have recently vote Lijiang as one of the favorite destinations in China.

Jade Dragon Snow Mountain
(Yulong Xueshan)

    Harboring a string of marine glaciers, the only one of its kind in the southern end of the Northern Hemisphere, the mountain range, with snow accumulated over ages, extends unbroken for 35 kilometers, forming the "Jade Dragon" dancing in clouds.

Tiger Leaping Gorge
(Hutiaoxia) 

    Tiger Leaping Gorge is the world-famous grand canyon.