Attractions of Yunnan-Tibet Highway – Lijiang

Attractions of Yunnan-Tibet Highway – Lijiang Overview

Lijiang is located in the junction of northwest part of Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau and Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Lijiang City center is about 2418 meters high and there are rich high snow mountains. Most of the small towns of Lijiang City are available in the mountain basin. Lijiang City is well known for the Lijiang Ancient Town, the Tiger Leaping Gorge, and the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, besides, there are full of plateau grasslands, limpid lakes and primitive forests, etc. The main peak of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is the highest top of Lijiang City. It is 5596 meters high. The lowest elevation is about 1219 meters, located at the exit area of Jinsha River.

Attractions of Yunnan-Tibet Highway – Lijiang Culture

Acted as the center of Ancient Naxi Kingdom, Lijiang City still keeps the ancient Naxi national culture here. It is called Dongpa Culture for one thousand years. Nowadays, Naxi Nation is still one of the ethnic minorities of China. Naxi national music is characteristic of the Baisha music and Naxi ancient music, but also Persia (Iran) music. As for Naxi national characters, they are highly praised as the living pictograph of the world.

Attractions of Yunnan-Tibet Highway – Lijiang Ancient Town

Lijiang Ancient Town is also called Dayan Town, built during the period of late Song Dynasty and early Yuan Dynasty. It has a history of more than 800 years. This small ancient town is well known for clean streams, the free enjoyment, the colorful cobbled streets, age-old willow trees, traditional buildings with profound history and stone bridges, etc. There are over 22 different ethnic minorities settle down here, all which keep their national characters. Hence you may see many local folks in their own traditional dress now and then in Lijiang Ancient Town. Take some time and wander around this charming ancient town, you will be deeply attracted by the unique atmosphere and love this land. The luxury time and free enjoyment here are both the most longing things of people in modern society. It may be one of the reluctant places for you to leave along Yunnan-Tibet Highway during Tibet tour.

Attractions of Yunnan-Tibet Highway – Lijiang Transportation

The transportation system is convenient and well developed in Lijiang city. Tourists could take the air, train and bus to and from Lijiang City. Besides, you could have a self-driving experience on Yunnan-Tibet Highway or ride here. There are some domestic flights to Lijiang City such as Chongqing, Chengdu, Kunming, Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou, etc. If you would like to know the local transportation please just contact us.

Attractions of Yunnan-Tibet Highway – Lijiang Weather

The annual average temperature is 12.6? - 19.8 ?. The average temperature of the hottest month is 18.1? - 25.7? and the average temperature of the coldest month is 4? - 11.7?. The annual range of temperature is little but the daily temperature difference is obviously huge. From the May to October it is the rainy season of Lijiang City.

In spring from March to May, the temperature is from 0? to 20?. In summer from June to August it is 10?-26?. In autumn from September to November it is from 5?-23?. In winter from December to February it is from -5?-15?.