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Are there many people visiting Lijiang Ancient Town in December 2022?

Many.

Lijiang City, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Yunnan Province, is located on the southeastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the northwest Yunnan Plateau, and the middle reaches of the Jinsha River. It is an internationally renowned tourist city[1], a national historical and cultural city, and the ancient "Southern Silk City." "Road" and an important passage of the "Ancient Tea-Horse Road" [2].

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 borders Sichuan Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Panzhihua City to the east, and connects Jianchuan and Hezhou of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture to the south. Qing and Binchuan counties and Dayao and Yongren counties in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture are adjacent to Lanping County of Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture and Weixi County of Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture to the west and north respectively.

As of 2022, Lijiang City has 1 municipal district and 4 counties under its jurisdiction. [37] According to the seventh census data, as of 0:00 on November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Lijiang City was 1,253,878.

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. Lijiang City is a place where many ethnic groups live together. In addition to the Han people, there are 12 ethnic minorities and 22 ethnic minorities who have lived in Lijiang for generations.