Lijiang Ancient Town

Lijiang Old Town is located in the Gucheng District of Lijiang City, Yunnan Province, also known as Dayan Town. It is one of the well-known towns on the Tea Horse Road. It was built at the end of the Song Dynasty and the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty (late 13th century AD). The streets in the city were built along the mountains and rivers, paved with red breccia, with wooden buildings and blue tiles, ancient streets and stone alleys, small bridges and flowing water, and are antique. On the East Street of the ancient city, you can see Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in the distance. Many film and television crews have shot scenes here.

The ancient city of Lijiang is built on the mountains, with streets and lanes following the water flow. The center is Sifang Street, which was the trading market of the Ancient Tea Horse Road. It extends to the four main roads of Guangyi Street, Qiyi Street, Wuyi Street and Xinhua Street. Together with the vertical and horizontal streets and alleys, it forms the current Lijiang Old Town. There are more than 300 ancient stone bridges in the city, which contrast with the Ming and Qing Dynasty buildings in the ancient city, forming a beautiful artistic conception of small bridges and flowing water with people living in it.