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Which province is Lijiang City in?

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 China" An important passage of the "Silk Road" and the "Ancient 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 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. ?

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, flora and fauna. There are many kinds, and it is one of the key forest areas 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. ?

Lijiang City is the only prefecture-level city in the country that has three world heritage sites at the same time. It is rich in tourism resources and has 104 tourist attractions, including the Old Town of Lijiang, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Tiger Leaping Gorge, Laojun Mountain, Shu He Ancient Town and other well-known tourist attractions. It has been successively rated as one of the top 100 cities in China's tourism competitiveness, one of China's top ten leisure cities, one of China's top ten charming cities, and one of China's top ten charming cities. It has been successfully established as a national garden city, a national sanitary city, and a national water-saving city. . In 2021, Lijiang City will achieve a regional GDP of 57.05 billion yuan.