What ancient towns are there around Lijiang?

The ancient towns around Lijiang are: Old Town of Lijiang, Shuhe, Baisha, Qingshui and Tea Weng. Lijiang is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Yunnan Province, located in the northwest of Yunnan Province, at the junction of Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet provinces. Up to 20 15, with a total area of 20,600 square kilometers, it governs 4 counties of 1 municipal district. It is an important passage of the ancient "Southern Silk Road" and "Ancient Tea-Horse Road".

I. Old Town of Lijiang

Old Town of Lijiang, located in Old Town of Lijiang, Yunnan Province, also known as Dayan Town, is one of the two ancient cities in China that have successfully declared the world cultural heritage with the whole ancient city.

Old Town of Lijiang was founded in the late Song Dynasty and early Yuan Dynasty (1end of 3rd century). The streets of Old Town of Lijiang are surrounded by mountains and rivers, covered with red breccia, and there are four scenic spots, namely Sifang Street, Shogunate, Wufenglou, Heilongtan, Wenchang Palace, Xueshan Academy, Wangjiazhuang Christian Church, Baimalongtan Temple, Jinglian Temple and Fukenji. 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.

Second, Shuhe Ancient Town

Shuhe ancient town, called Shaowu in Naxi language, is one of the earliest settlements of Naxi ancestors in Lijiang Bazi. Because Baoshan behind the village looks like a pile of peaks, it is a famous mountain village, meaning "village under the peak".

Shuhe Ancient Town is located at 26 degrees 55 minutes north latitude and 65,438+000 degrees 65,438+02 minutes east longitude. It is at the core of all the scenic spots in Lijiang, and it is the hub for visiting Old Town of Lijiang, Yulong Snow Mountain, Lugu Lake, the first bay of the Yangtze River and the scenic spots with three parallel rivers. Shuhe ancient town is an important well-preserved market town on the ancient tea-horse road, a living specimen of Naxi ancestors' transition from farming civilization to commercial civilization, and a model of market town construction formed by opening up and caravan activities. Shuhe is an important part of Old Town of Lijiang, a world cultural heritage. In 2005, Shuhe was selected as a "charming town in China" by CCTV.

Third, Baisha Ancient Town

Baisha Ancient Town is located at 10 km north of Lijiang City, with Yulong Snow Mountain in the north, Longquan in the south and Shan Zhi in the west. As the birthplace of the Mu family, the Mu family has accumulated experience in planning towns in Baisha. Baisha ancient town is the ancient town with the most Naxi heritage and the most primitive Naxi village. Baisha ancient town is the birthplace of Mu family. As early as the Tang Dynasty, when Nanzhao King named Yulong Snow Mountain "Beiyue", Mu's ancestors (then Lijiang King) began to build Baisha Street and Beiyue Temple here. It was very prosperous in the Song and Yuan Dynasties and was the commercial, political and cultural center of Lijiang until the Mu family moved to Dayan Town in the early Ming Dynasty.