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Introduction to Lijiang Ancient Town

1. Lijiang Old Town is located in the Gucheng District of Lijiang City, Yunnan Province, also known as Dayan Town. It is located in the middle of Lijiang Dam. It was built at the end of the Song Dynasty and the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty (late 13th century AD). It is located on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. The area is 7.279 square kilometers.

2. The streets in Lijiang Old Town are built along mountains and rivers, paved with red breccia, including Sifang Street, Mufu, Wufeng Tower, Black Dragon Pond, Wenchang Palace, Wang Pizhen Memorial Hall, and Snow Mountain Academy. , Wangjiazhuang Christian Church, Fang Guoyu’s former residence, Baima Longtan Temple, Gu Peter’s former residence, Jinglian Temple, Puxian Temple and other attractions. Lijiang is one of the second batch of approved Chinese historical and cultural cities. It is one of the two ancient cities in China that successfully applied for world cultural heritage as an entire ancient city.

3. Lijiang Old Town has colorful local ethnic customs and entertainment activities, such as Naxi ancient music, Dongba rituals, divination culture, ancient town bars and Naxi Torch Festival, etc., which are unique. Lijiang Old Town embodies the achievements of ancient Chinese urban construction and is one of the types of Chinese folk houses with distinctive characteristics and styles.

4. Starting from January 1, 2019, the World Cultural Heritage Lijiang Ancient City Protection Management Bureau, in accordance with the "Notice on Reducing the Lijiang Ancient City Maintenance Fee Standards" by the Yunnan Provincial Development and Reform Commission and the Yunnan Provincial Department of Finance, The maintenance fee for Lijiang Ancient Town collected from tourists has been adjusted from 80 yuan per person to 50 yuan per person. The collection objects, scope, method and exemption scope remain unchanged.