What's interesting about National Day?

-Old Town of Lijiang, a world cultural heritage. Old Town of Lijiang, with a history of more than 800 years, is located in the middle of Lijiang Bazi, covering an area of about 3.8 square kilometers. It was founded in the late Southern Song Dynasty. It is the Fu Xuan branch of Lijiang Road in Yuan Dynasty, the residence of Lijiang Military and Civilian Mansion in Ming Dynasty and Lijiang Mansion in Qing Dynasty. Old Town of Lijiang is unique in site selection, and makes full use of the mountain topography and surrounding natural environment in layout. Xiangshan Mountain, Jinhongshan Mountain and Monkey Mountain are in the north, and the east and south are naturally connected with the open flat dam, which not only avoids the cold wind in the northwest, but also faces the light source in the southeast, forming an overall pattern of sitting in the northwest and looking at the southeast. Yuquan River, which originated at the foot of Xiangshan Mountain in the north of the city, enters the city in three streams, and then divides into countless tributaries, crossing streets and lanes and spreading all over the city, forming a poem and painting of "water around the front of every house and willow hanging behind every house". Streets are not limited to neat and free distribution. The main street is by the water, and the alley is adjacent to the canal. More than 300 ancient stone bridges are in close contact with rivers, green trees, Gu Xiang and ancient houses, which have great aesthetic charm of ancient trees, small bridges, flowing water and people in plateau water towns, and are known as "Venice as the proprietor".

Gusu on the Plateau. Making full use of many "three-eye wells" built by the city's Yongquan, drinking water in the upper pool, washing vegetables in the middle pool and bleaching clothes in the lower reaches are symbols of the wisdom of Naxi ancestors, a model masterpiece of local people's utilization of water resources, and fully embody the harmonious unity between the team and nature. The Mu Tusi yamen in the city presents an extraordinary scene of "beauty in the palace means king". Sifang Street is the heart of the ancient city. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was a commercial hub in northwest Yunnan and a distribution center on the ancient tea-horse road. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, because the ancient city was located in Tibet and India, it was given the status of the throat of Dali and Kunming, which became the key to the operation of anti-Japanese war materials. Commercial activities once flourished, and merchants have gathered so far. Sifang Street is famous for its unique street view of paved with colored stones, washed with clear water, the city in the sun and washed with fields at dusk. Around it, six colorful flower stone streets radiate outward along the direction of the mountain and the streets are connected. Extending in all directions, the traffic is extremely convenient. Being in it seems to make people step into the bustling scene of "Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival". The ancient city still maintains the architectural characteristics of the Ming and Qing dynasties in a large area, "three squares and one wall,

There are many tile houses with four patios and five corner buildings, which not only highlight the structural layout, but also pursue carving and decoration. They are clumsy and exquisite, and are praised as "residential museums" by Chinese and foreign architectural experts. What's more worth mentioning is that the residents of the ancient city have always loved to plant flowers and plants and cultivate bonsai, which makes the ancient city enjoy the reputation of "Li County has always loved to plant trees and the mountain city is full of flowers". There are many cultural relics and historic sites in Old Town of Lijiang, with profound cultural heritage and unique features. It is an ancient town with the most complete preservation and national style in China. 1986 the State Council is declared as a famous historical and cultural city in China; 1997 65438+on February 4th, it was officially approved by UNESCO to be included in the World Heritage List, becoming the first batch of world cultural heritage cities protected by human beings in China. 200 1, 10 was rated as the demonstration site of national civilized scenic tourist area; In 2002, it was rated as "the most desirable 10 city in China".

-splendid and mysterious Naxi Dongba culture. Naxi ancestors, with their great wisdom, created brilliant Dongba culture in long-term social practice and productive labor. Dongba culture takes Dongba religion as the carrier and Dongba classics as the main recording method. It is a living culture gradually formed and evolved in the long history of Naxi nationality. It was formed in the Tang and Song Dynasties and has a history of nearly a thousand years. Dongba religion is the primitive religion of Naxi nationality and a polytheistic religion, which embraces all other religions and believes in animism. Dongba is a pictographic hieroglyph, which has both ideographic and phonetic parts. Naxi hieroglyphics are only 1400 words, but the characters are extremely rich, which can fully express delicate feelings, describe complex things and write poems and articles. It is the only "living hieroglyph" in the world at present. There are more than 20,000 volumes of scriptures written in hieroglyphics and preserved. Numerous ancient books are rich in content. It covers philosophy, history, astronomy, religion, witch doctors, folklore, literature, art and other aspects, and can be called an encyclopedia of ancient Naxi history. For hundreds of years, Dongba culture has attracted many Chinese and foreign scholars and people with lofty ideals to study translation and appreciation for its unique scientific research value and artistic value. Dongba culture is a great contribution of Naxi nationality to the world.

-Music treasure Lijiang Naxi ancient music. Naxi ancient music is the soul and symbol of the ancient city culture, and it is a beautiful scenery in Old Town of Lijiang. Naxi ancient music is some epigraph and qupai music since Tang and Song Dynasties. After the Hongwu period (A.D. 1368), this kind of music spread to Lijiang one after another. This kind of music has long been a swan song in the Central Plains, but it has only been widely circulated since its autobiography arrived in Lijiang. This wonderful sound can be seen everywhere in rural areas and small towns. Naxi ancient music has been preserved to this day, and there are still 22 tracks, some of which are integrated into Naxi people's own thoughts, feelings and playing styles. Naxi ancient music is called "the living fossil of music", "the voice of peace" and "the voice of Yue Xian" by Chinese and foreign scholars and music lovers. Listening to Naxi ancient music, people really feel the artistic conception that "this song should only be heard in the sky, and there can be several times in the world".

After nearly 20 years of promotion and publicity, Naxi ancient music has gone abroad to the world and found its due position in the world music scene. 1995 Dayan Ancient Music Society's visit to Britain caused a sensation; 1997 performed at the Hong Kong Arts Festival in February and received rave reviews; 1998' s performance in the Beijing Concert Hall, known as the highest concert hall in China, further proved the artistic value of Naxi ancient music; 1998 In May, at the invitation of the King of Norway, a grand performance was performed on the National Day of Norway. After that, he went to France, Belgium, Sweden, Taiwan Province Province, the United States and other countries and regions to perform, which was warmly welcomed and highly praised. Naxi ancient music radiates brilliant brilliance with its unique artistic charm, which is increasingly recognized and favored by the world.

—— Black Dragon Pool, a national AAA scenic spot. Black Dragon Pool is not only the most important domestic water source in Old Town of Lijiang, but also an important tourist attraction in the ancient city. With the towering White Jade Dragon Snow Mountain as the background, the Black Dragon Pool is crystal clear, surrounded by green trees and ancient buildings such as Wufenglou, Linjie, Dragon Shrines and Suocui Bridge. Located on Deyue Building in the center of Black Dragon Pool, there is a couplet inscribed by Mr. Guo Moruo: "Longtan reflects thirteen peaks, the hidden dragon is in the sky, and the flying dragon is on the ground; Jade water is half a mile long, ink jade is the body and jade is the god. " The perfect combination of beautiful natural scenery and unique human landscape makes Black Dragon Pool a world-famous scenic spot, which has been listed in China Famous Springs, China Scenic Spots and other books.