What are the "two mountains, one city, one lake, one river and one culture" in Old Town of Lijiang?

Lijiang is located in the northwest Yunnan Plateau and the middle reaches of Jinsha River. With "two mountains, one city, one lake, one river, one culture and one customs" as the main representative, it attracts thousands of tourists here all the year round. The second mountain refers to Yulong Snow Mountain and Laojun Mountain; One city is Old Town of Lijiang, Dayan ancient city; One river is Jinsha River; A culture refers to Naxi Dongba culture; One style is Mosuo style.

There are abundant biological resources, including more than 3000 species of plants/kloc-0, accounting for 70% of the plant species in Yunnan province. Eight famous flowers in Yunnan and national protected plants Davidia involucrata, Taxus chinensis, Cephalotaxus fortunei, Torreya grandis and Ginkgo biloba are widely distributed in Lijiang. Lijiang Alpine Botanical Garden, a Sino-British cooperative reconstruction project jointly built by Lijiang and Edinburgh Royal Botanical Garden, started construction on May 18, 2006. Lijiang is one of the key forest areas in Yunnan Province, with 6.5438+0.5 million hectares of forest land and a forest coverage rate of 40.3%. 98.2% of Lijiang's land area belongs to the Jinsha River basin, which is the key area for the country to implement the natural forest protection project.

Plant resources provide a good environment for the survival and reproduction of various animals. According to statistics, there are 83 species of mammals, accounting for 29.6% of the total number of mammals in Yunnan; There are more than 290 species of birds, accounting for 37.6% of the total number of birds in Yunnan.

Lijiang is rich in medicinal resources and other exploitable biological resources, with 444 kinds of Chinese herbal medicines and more than 200 kinds being developed and utilized. Chenghai in Yongsheng County is the only lake in China that can naturally grow spirulina, and it has built the largest spirulina production base in the world, with an annual output of 1 10,000 tons. The industrial development of characteristic biological resources such as wild vegetables and bitter galangal has achieved results.

Best season: suitable for all seasons. Flowers in full bloom in spring, cool in summer, cool in autumn and sunny in winter are all good choices. Spring: From March to May, willow branches sprout and spring warms bloom. The eighth day of the second lunar month is the biggest festival for Naxi people. On this day, Naxi old people who moved out of the ancient city will come back to visit the ancient city wearing national costumes. Summer: from June to August, the flower season+rainy season, wild flowers are everywhere, flowers are everywhere in the fields, and all kinds of Haizi also enter the rainy season. This is the most beautiful time, but the rainy season is also foggy, so it is difficult to see the true face of the snow-capped mountains. June 24th of the lunar calendar is the Torch Festival of Naxi people, and torches will be lit at the door of every household in the ancient city. Autumn: September-165438+1October, when the harvest season comes, the weather turns cool, colorful, lush vegetation and sunny weather are the most comfortable and pleasant seasons in Lijiang. Winter: 65438+February-February of the following year, as long as there is sunshine, it is extremely comfortable. Winter is the best season to see the snow-capped mountains, with clear skies in Wan Li. If it happens to catch a snowfall, it will catch up with the most beautiful days of Yulong Snow Mountain. Tips for soaking Xiaofei: No matter what season the Lijiang River is, it is cold in the morning and evening and hot at noon; It's raining cold, sunny and hot. In addition to down jackets and thick sweaters in winter, thick coats and thin sweaters should be brought in other seasons, even in dog days.