Travel Notes | Lijiang Ancient Town

When you come to Yunnan, you must come to Lijiang. After finishing the visual feast in Dali, I started a tour of Lijiang to experience the local customs and customs. Check out the places where the famous traveler Xu Xiake also visited.

As one of the two ancient cities in my country that have successfully applied for World Cultural Heritage, Lijiang Ancient Town Located in the middle of Lijiang Basin, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain The next plateau is 2416 meters above sea level, with Xiangshan Mountain to the north and Jinhong Mountain , With Lion Rock to the west, the place has plenty of sunshine, so you can play there until around 8 or 9 in the evening and still not feel it’s time for dinner.

The ancient city of Lijiang, with water as its core, presents a unique water alley spatial layout due to the utilization of water. Every household has a canal flowing in front of and behind the house. The water in the canal is clear, and long aquatic plants grow at the bottom of the canal. The water plants follow the streamThe waves are like the waves of wheat blown by the wind, rippling and undulating, showing me the gentleness of the ancient city. The water system is developed, so the density of bridges is the biggest feature of Lijiang Old Town.

What I feel here is that it's hot during the day and cold at night, but the people who visit tell the opposite. It is extremely lively at night and not as quiet as during the day. During the day, the Old Town of Lijiang seems to have ended a night of carnival and returned to the tranquility it deserves.

During the day, I strolled through the stone alleys of the ancient city. Every inch of land here is steeped in rich national culture, every small bridge here is accompanied by a distant myth, every stone condenses historical sentiments, and every small river tells a moving story.

If what we see in Lijiang Old Town is the secular life of Lijiang, then in Mufu, we will read the rise and fall of a great chieftain family that was once glorious in the southwest region. "The beauty of the palace is meant for the king." The magnificence and luxury left to the imagination of future generations! "The Storm in the Wood Mansion" made me deeply moved. It is like Mr. Cao Xueqin's "A Dream of Red Mansions". Yesterday and today, things have changed in an instant.

After a leisurely day of walking and walking, I discovered that the residents here would carry bamboo baskets up the mountain to pick during the day. After seeing the prosperity of big cities, and seeing this return to primitive nature here, I often feel very comfortable and natural and yearn for it. No wonder ancient poets always wanted to retreat to the mountains, rivers and countryside.

Big Water Truck is a place where many Internet celebrities gather. What impressed me deeply is that they instantly changed their smiles in front of the camera, and it was super natural. How did you do it? Can you do it? I can’t do it anyway. This is a bowl of rice. I'm afraid I won't be able to stutter for the rest of my life.