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The old town of Lijiang
... Pool Park, where you can get a stunning view of Jade Dragon Snow mountain and a glimpse of the traditional Naxi lifestyle.
Ordering food down this part of china is a bit more difficult, for lunch we ended up with 5 small pieces of pork and some kind of fried pastry with sugar sprinkled over it,
We thought we ordered pork stir fry and wontons.
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The (way too popular) old town of Lijiang
A short stop in the old town of Lijiang - a UNESCO world cultural heritage site
After our hike through the Tiger Leaping Gorge we headed back south in the Yunnan provence and decided to make a short stop in the old town of Lijiang before going to the city of Kunming for our Vietnam Visa application.
Since 1997 the old town of Lijiang is listed as a UNESCO world cultural heritage site due to its 800 years of history, ...
Tiger Leaping Gorge
... worth the long bus rides to and from it. So whenever you are in Yunnan provence in China, do not miss it!
Next stop: Lijiang
Leaving the Tiger Leaping Gorge we took a bus down south to the city of Lijiang, a UNESCO world cultural heritage site famous for its architecture and Venice-like channels (yes again after Suzhou ;-)), but apparently also a major tourist destination. Let’s see how the situation is at end of November during the apparent off-season.
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Venedigs Schwester im Geiste
Nur 150km nördlich von Dali in den höher werdenden Bergen liegt Lijiang am Fuße des knapp 5600m hohen und Gletscherbedeckten "Jade Dragon Snow Mountain". Die Altstadt von Lijiang ist im Gegensatz zu Dali nicht rechtwinklig angelegt, sondern unglaublich verwinkelt. Die alten geschwungenen Kopfsteinpflastergassen bilden im Zusammenspiel mit unzähligen kleinen von Weidenbäumen gesäumten Flüßchen und Steinbrücken ein regelrechts Labyrinth, mit ...
Drive to Lijiang and first night in Shuhe
... and has a similar Old Town, just much smaller and more manageable. Our driver called the hotel, the Maple Leaf Inn and the girl from the front desk, Sallie, came out to greet us and show us in. We chose the Maple Leaf Inn for its great reviews on Trip Advisor and it has completely lived up to it. It also shares a name with the B&B we have gone to the last two winters in Vermont! The streets of Shuhu are a complete maze and it can be hard to remember ...
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