Where is Lijiang?

Old Town of Lijiang is located in Old Town of Lijiang.

Old Town of Lijiang, a world cultural heritage, is also known as Dayan Ancient City, including Dayan Ancient City, Shuhe Ancient Town and Baisha Ancient Town. Located in the middle of Lijiang dam, it was built in the late Song Dynasty and early Yuan Dynasty. It is located in Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, covering 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. 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.

Climate and hydrology in Lijiang;

Lijiang has the highest elevation of 5596 meters, the lowest elevation of10/5 meters, and the urban area of 24 18 meters, belonging to low latitude and high altitude areas. There are obvious differences in climate throughout the year, and the climate types are rich and diverse, which has the vertical climate characteristics of "four seasons in one mountain and different days in ten miles". The annual average temperature is 12.6℃- 19.9℃.

The rivers in Lijiang belong to two major river basins and three major river systems, namely, Jinsha River system, Yalong River system and Heishui River system in the Yangtze River basin. Among them, the Yangtze River basin covers an area of 20,799 square kilometers, accounting for 98% of the total area; The Lancang River basin covers an area of 420 square kilometers, accounting for 2% of the total area.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Lijiang City