Lijiang Old Town is surrounded by the tree-covered mountains and a crystal clear water runs through the old town. Chinese people say that the old town looks like a big jade ink slab, therefore it is sometimes called Town of Big Ink Slab (Dayanzhen).The Old Town, covers an area of 3.8 square kilometers (912 acres)and is 2,400 meters (7,874 feet) above the sea level. It was first built in the late...
Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is located in the northwest of Lijiang. It runs from the south to the north about 35 kilometers, and it is about 13 kilometers wide from east to the west. It covers a total area of 396 square kilometers, and stands against the Haba Snow Mountain with surging Jingsha River runs past. It is famous for its high hills and meadows, snowy mountains and water and primitive fore...
A local comprehensive museum with an area of 5,000 sq meters, Kunming Museum has five regular exhibition halls and a temporary exhibition hall. The exhibitions in the five regular halls are as follows: 1. Dinosaur Fossil Exhibition: samples and models of dinosaurs are exhibited, imitating the process of the evolution of the dinosaur. 2. Bronze Culture Exhibition: displaying the bronze culture of...
Lijiang will spoil you with its cobbled streets, willows-lined canals, hurly-burly markets and waterside cafes. It's a great place worthy of a few days' away. Lijiang in Naxi the language means "the bend of the JInsha River". Lijiang is located on the first bend of the Yangtze River. Lijiang Ancient Town was added in to the World Heritage list by the UNESCO on December, 4th, 1997 for its unique N...
General Introduction of Kunming Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, is nicknamed "City of Eternal Spring" due to its mild weather conditions all year around. The city enjoys a milder climate than most Chinese cities and can be visited at any time of the year. Kunming has become internationally known for the highly praised Stone Forest but the city is by no means a one-hit-wonder. Being cent...
The center of Xizhou Town is the Square Street. There are four big families living in the Town: Yan, Dong, Yang and Zhao. The houses of every family have their own features. Outside the Xizhou Town there are two overgrowing elms. The habitants here call them Trees with Geomantic Omen. The two elms already have a very long history. It is said that one elm is "yin" while the other is "yang". One gr...
The Butterfly Spring lies in green trees at the foot of Yunnong Peak of Cangshan Mountain. The spring is 24 kilometers away from the Ancient City of Dali. It is a square spring pond. The water in the pond is as clear as a mirror and around the pond stand marble balusters. The Chinese characters for "Butterfly Spring" have been inscribed at the entrance by the famous Chinese contemporary intellectu...
The Ancient City of Dali is also called Yucheng City for the sake of convenience. It is located at the foot of beautiful Cangshan Mountain. The Ancient City of Dali faces Erhai Lake to the east and Cangshan Mountain to the west. The gate tower of the City is grand and the sights here are beautiful. Dali City has a great scale. It has a perimeter of 6 kilometers. Its former circumvallation is 7.5 ...
