How to get to Shangri-La from Lijiang

Lijiang to Shangri-La is 170 kilometers. At present, there is no train between the two places, and it takes more than four hours to drive. You can charter a car in Old Town of Lijiang, or you can take the shuttle bus to Shangri-La at the high-speed passenger station and the new passenger station in Lijiang. The shuttle bus basically runs every half hour, and the running time is from 7: 30 am to 5: 00 pm. The price is definitely much cheaper than chartered car.

Shangri-La is located in the northwest of Yunnan Province, in the hinterland of Hengduan Mountain on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, at the junction of Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet provinces, and is the location of the world natural heritage "Three Parallel Rivers" scenic spot.

Shangri-La appeared in the famous novel Lost Horizon written by British writer james hilton in 1930s, which is well known to the world. The natural scenery in the territory is gorgeous, and the ethnic minorities here have maintained their original features well because of inconvenient transportation and little contact with the outside world.

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Old Town of Lijiang is located in the ancient city of Lijiang, also known as Dayan Town. Located in the middle of Lijiang Dam, it was built in the late Song Dynasty and early Yuan Dynasty (1late 3rd century). Located in Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, with an area of 7.279 square kilometers. ?

Old Town of Lijiang's streets are surrounded by mountains and rivers, covered with red breccia, and there are many scenic spots such as Sifang Street, Shogunate and Wufenglou. ? [2]? Lijiang is one of the second batch of famous historical and cultural cities in China, and also one of the two ancient cities in China that have successfully declared the world cultural heritage as an ancient city as a whole.

Old Town of Lijiang has rich and colorful local ethnic customs and entertainment activities, such as Naxi ancient music, Dongba ceremony, divination culture, ancient town bar and Naxi Torch Festival. Old Town of Lijiang embodies the achievements of ancient urban construction in China, and it is one of the types with distinctive features and unique style in China.

Source: Baidu Encyclopedia Old Town of Lijiang