Current situation of tourism development in Lijiang

Old Town of Lijiang is considered to be very famous in China. Almost everyone has heard of Lijiang, which is a charming city that combines ancient and modern. Its excellent traditional culture has attracted a large number of tourists to visit. Here is a detailed strategy guide.

Lijiang is a prefecture-level city in Yunnan Province, one of the top ten charming cities in China, and has the reputation of "Green Pearl on the Yangtze River Economic Belt". Lijiang has a long history. According to the skull fossil of "Lijiang Man" unearthed in Mujiaqiao, China, Homo sapiens had been active in this land as early as 55438+ 10,000 years ago in the late Paleolithic period.

According to the Records of Lijiang Region, Lijiang belonged to Shu County of Qin State in the Warring States Period and Yue State in the Western Han Dynasty. 1949, Lijiang people's administrative office was established. In 2002, the original Lijiang area was changed to Lijiang City.

In Lijiang, Jinsha River runs through the whole territory, with a total length of 6 15 km. In Yunnan Tongzhi, it is mentioned that Jinsha River originates from Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and is called plowing water. Later, because its sound was similar to that of Li, it was called Lishui in ancient times, which is also the earliest origin of Lijiang's place name.

According to the geographical records of Yuan Dynasty, Lijiang Road was established in the 13th year of Yuan Dynasty (1276), and Lijiang was named after the river.

Lijiang has a low latitude warm temperate plateau mountain monsoon climate, with a warm and pleasant climate, abundant water resources and a wide variety of animals and plants. This is the core area of "Three Parallel Rivers", a world natural heritage, with vertical and horizontal rivers and steep mountains and rivers.

There are world wonders such as the "First Bay of the Yangtze River", Tiger Leaping Gorge, one of the deepest canyons in the world, Yulong Snow Mountain, the modern glacier closest to the equator in the northern hemisphere, Chenghai, one of the three natural spirulina producing areas in the world, and Lugu Lake, the most beautiful clear and blue lake in Yunnan.

Old Town of Lijiang, a world cultural heritage, was founded in the late Song Dynasty and early Yuan Dynasty. It has a history of over 800 years. It is a rare well-preserved ancient city of ethnic minorities in China. Together with Pingyao Ancient City, it is two ancient cities in China that have successfully declared world cultural heritage.

The special geographical location has created the beautiful scenery of the ancient city, which is surrounded by mountains and waters and has a comfortable and pleasant climate. The ancient city is planned and designed according to the local natural terrain conditions. Built on the mountain, the water is the street, and every family is weeping willows. Most of the houses in the city are civil structures with small blue tiles, which have distinctive national characteristics and styles and are praised as "residential museums" by Chinese and foreign architectural experts. -Mufu, the official residence of the former hereditary toast Mufu in Lijiang, is the "Grand View Garden" of Lijiang culture and is praised by Xu Xiake as "the beauty in the palace, which means king".

Lijiang is a multi-ethnic settlement dominated by Naxi people. Lijiang, as an important town on the ancient tea-horse road, is an important link for trade and cultural exchanges between the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Yunnan and the mainland. Thousands of years of racial and cultural integration have made Lijiang a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural "city of integration".

Here are Dongba ancient books, known as the world memory heritage of Naxi ancient books, Dongba language is called "the only living hieroglyph"; Naxi ancient music is full of artistic brilliance of Han, Tibetan, Naxi and other ethnic groups.

There are also Dongba ceremony, vegetarian ceremony, white sand murals, Naxi torch festival and many other local ethnic customs and entertainment activities that show Lijiang's Millennium culture and historical customs.

Of course, there are also mouthwatering Lijiang specialties. In short, in Lijiang, you can meet all the beautiful things you want.