Which city does Lijiang belong to?

Lijiang is a prefecture-level city in Yunnan Province, located on the southeastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, on the northwest Yunnan Plateau, and in the middle reaches of the Jinsha River.

Lijiang is an internationally renowned tourist city and an important passageway for the ancient "Southern Silk Road" and "Tea-Horse Road". The urban center is located at 100°25' east longitude and 26°86' north latitude, with a total area of ??20,600 square kilometers. It is connected to Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture to the north, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture to the south, Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture to the west, and Sichuan Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture to the east. It borders Panzhihua City and is 527 kilometers away from Kunming City.

Lijiang City is located at the junction of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The terrain is high in the northwest and low in the southeast. The highest point is the main peak of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. It has a low-latitude warm temperate plateau mountain monsoon climate. It is rich in water resources and rich in animal and plant species. It is a key forest area in Yunnan Province and one of China's hydropower west-to-east power transmission bases.

Extended information:

The Jinsha River was called "Lishui" in ancient times. Lijiang was named after the "Golden Lishui" because it is surrounded by the Jinsha River on three sides. Speaking of the relationship between Lijiang and the Yangtze River, we must start with Xu Xiake, a famous traveler and geographer during the Ming Dynasty. More than 300 years ago, Xu Xiake finally clarified the water systems of the Jinsha River, Minjiang River, and Dadu River through a four-year inquiry into the source of the Yangtze River;

It was proved that the source of the Yangtze River was the Jinsha River, not the " The Minjiang River recorded in "Shangshu Yu Gong". The results of Xu Xiake's investigation became the immortal masterpiece "Tracing the Source of the Yangtze River" in geography, and his scientific conclusion that the Jinsha River is the true source of the Yangtze River has gradually become widely known. ?

Tourism is Lijiang’s leading industry and pillar industry, and it also drives the development of other industries. When you come to Lijiang, you will first see the natural beauty and secondly the splendid culture. There are excellent ecological environment resources and colorful ethnic cultural resources. The relationship between the two is inseparable.

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