You should choose the best time to visit Lijiang. After all, you should pay attention to the scenic spots in Lijiang, and there are some strategies you will use when visiting Lijiang, such as what you eat, where you live and how to get there, which can be solved for you. The best time to play

Tourism is seasonal, and the off-season is low and the peak season is expensive, which has never changed. Although the seasonality of Lijiang is not obvious. Because winter in Lijiang is relatively cold, the peak season in Lijiang is usually from April to February, and the Spring Festival and the Eleventh Golden Week are the highest peaks, followed by summer.

July-August is the rainy season in the whole northwest of Yunnan, and it is in the summer, so there are many tourists, so I don't recommend it. Other seasons are suitable for sightseeing, and different seasons will have different beautiful scenery.

from February to March, you can go to the farmland to see rape blossoms, or go to Yulong Snow Mountain. The highest/lowest temperature is about 15 C/5 C. It is recommended to wear sweaters and windbreakers.

April is the most beautiful time in Old Town of Lijiang and Dali, and it is also the time to change seasons. The highest/lowest temperature is about 21 C/11 C. Sunscreen and rain gear, summer and autumn clothes should be prepared.

May-June is the peak season in the whole northwest of Yunnan. From Shangri-La to Lijiang, from Lugu Lake to Dali, it is a good scenery, but you should pay attention to sun protection. The maximum/minimum temperature is about 25 C/15 C.

autumn scenery from September to October is also excellent, and its rich colors are extremely suitable for photography. The maximum/minimum temperature is about 21 C/11 C. Accommodation

Accommodation in Lijiang can be divided into three areas: Xincheng, Old Town of Lijiang and Shuhe Ancient Town

Xincheng

refers to places outside Old Town of Lijiang, and most of them are chain hotels, business hotels and star-rated hotels. Accommodation in the new city is more convenient to travel and the price is much more affordable.

Old Town of Lijiang

Accommodation conditions in Old Town of Lijiang are relatively mature, and there are many choices, including 41-51 yuan Youth Hostel, 211-311 yuan B&B Inn, and thousands of high-end inns and hotels. The price of ordinary inns in off-season is usually more than 1,111 yuan, and the price of rooms with more than 1,111 yuan in peak season and holidays may increase to 311 yuan-611 yuan. Inn is a major feature of Lijiang accommodation and the first choice for most tourists.

the inconvenient thing about staying in the ancient city is that the ancient city is closed to traffic, so it is very inconvenient to travel if you bring more old people and children with you. And Old Town of Lijiang sometimes needs to buy the maintenance fee of the ancient city of 81 yuan.

Shuhe Ancient Town

It's relatively quiet. Shuhe Ancient Town is 21 minutes' drive from downtown Lijiang. Shuhe's only disadvantage is that it's inconvenient to travel. There is no direct bus to downtown, so you can only take a blue van at the entrance of Shuhe, and the price ranges from 21 to 41.

tips:

1. Lijiang Inn is basically a wooden structure, especially an old house, and it is easy to hear the sound next door. If taking care of children requires high quality of sleep, it is best to ask whether the two rooms are soundproofed by brick walls or soundproofed.

2. Everyone should live as close to the edge of the ancient city as possible. If you live in the center of the ancient city, you will be fine without luggage, but if you have luggage, you will be very tired, because it is closed to traffic.

3. Whether in off-season or peak season, it is necessary to make a reservation in advance, and try to stay away from crowded places such as Sifang Street and Bar Street to ensure a quiet and comfortable accommodation environment.

4. There are thousands of inns in the ancient city, large and small, and the market is relatively mature. As long as you choose an inn with many reviews and high ratings, there will be no big problem. Gourmet

When you travel to Lijiang, you eat a wide variety of things, but the taste is not authentic, and everyone has his own evaluation. If you want to eat local specialties, you are still recommended to eat in the new town if you are not familiar with them. For example, ham and chicken in Qixing Street, tilapia, ribs in Xiangshan Market, Rhodiola Griddle in Mahua Street and salmon in Tuojiang Fish House are all well-known.

Old Town of Lijiang's snacks are concentrated near Dashiqiao, Sifang Street and Zhongyi Market. If you are lazy and modern, you can get a KFC at the big waterwheel in Guchengkou.

. Sifang Street is a famous snack street in Old Town of Lijiang. There are dozens of small restaurants on both sides of the short and narrow street. Zhongyi Market is a large farmer's market near Old Town of Lijiang, which has the most authentic lifestyle of Lijiang. You can buy the freshest ingredients here. In terms of restaurants, Old Town of Lijiang is concentrated in Qiyi Street and Sakura Food Plaza.

catering expenses in Lijiang

snacks and hot pot are the most famous delicacies in Lijiang, and bean jelly with chicken, Naxi grilled fish, Baba barbecue are the most popular snacks, while hot pot is represented by hot pot with preserved ribs, potato chicken, black goat, fungus and yak meat. Snacks are not expensive. A bowl of bean jelly with chicken is about 8 yuan, and a bowl of rice noodles is about 11 yuan, which is cheaper at a distance from the center of the ancient city. There are many restaurants in Lijiang, such as salmon (rainbow trout) restaurant, potato chicken hot pot, tilapia hot pot, wild mushroom hot pot, preserved ribs hot pot, etc. The per capita consumption is about 61-111 yuan. If you want to say that the price is high, of course, it is the restaurant outside the ancient city. There are many locals there. Just find a restaurant with a long queue and a good reputation. Xiangshan Market, Mahua Street and Kincaid Plaza are three places where restaurants are concentrated. Transportation

Lijiang has convenient transportation. There are three main modes of transportation to Lijiang: plane, train and car. For friends who are short of time but not short of money, direct flights to Lijiang are recommended;

For friends with slightly thin pockets, go to Kunming first, then take the train to Lijiang at night, and get some sleep, which saves money on travel and one night's accommodation. (In general, it is cheaper to fly directly from other cities to Kunming than to Lijiang.) 1. Plane

Lijiang has opened direct flights to most cities in China, and it is very convenient to fly directly to Lijiang. If there is no direct flight, you can choose to transfer from Kunming.

From the airport to the ancient city

1. Airport bus:

Lijiang Sanyi Airport is about 31 kilometers away from the urban area, and there is a civil aviation shuttle bus between the airport and the urban area. The terminal station is Lantian Hotel, which takes about 41 minutes by car. The fare is 21 yuan. Under normal circumstances, as long as there is a flight arriving, there is an airport bus waiting for the city.

the bus service from downtown to the airport

runs from 6: 31 to 22: 11, and runs about every half hour.

Blue Sky Hotel is a little far from Dayan Ancient City, and it takes a taxi to 7 yuan. You can also choose to take a bus to Dayan Ancient City in Lijiang. When you go out to the road, take a bus, No.1 or No.p>11, two stops, and the fare is 1 yuan. < P > It takes about 11 minutes to get off at the mouth of the ancient city, and you will be near the north gate of the ancient city (the landmark ancient city waterwheel). 2. take a taxi

Didi or taxi, and the price is about 81-111 yuan (the toll is paid by itself), so don't hit the meter; 3. Blue minivan: Reference price 81 yuan/car can generally take 6-7 people; 2 The train Kunming-Lijiang train has 8 flights a day; There are 6

classes, and it will become a reality for Kunming to sleep overnight in Lijiang by train! Kunming station leaves in the evening and arrives in Lijiang the next morning. The lowest fare for hard sleeper is RMB 141.5. Lijiang Railway Station is located in Shangji Village, Nankou District, Yulong County, about 11 kilometers away from Lijiang City.

Railway Station-Old Town of Lijiang

1. Bus: From the railway station, you can take bus No.4, No.16 and No.18 to the downtown area of Lijiang. Take bus No.4 and get off at the north gate of Old Town of Lijiang, but it's difficult to wait. Bus No.18 arrives at Bailong Square at the south gate of the ancient city. To get to the waterwheel, you can transfer to Bus No.11 < P >. Take bus No.16 to Fuhui Market (opposite to Likelong Supermarket) and then transfer to bus No.11 to arrive at the north gate of Guchengkou or Shuhe Ancient Town, but it is not easy to wait for the bus.

2. Take a taxi: there are drip trucks and taxis to choose from, 31-51 yuan, and generally 41 yuan is more reasonable, so don't beat the meter and bargain in advance;

3. Carpooling: As soon as you get out of the train station, there will be people calling for passengers, and you can go to the ancient city for about 11 yuan each. But be careful not to trust the inns and tourist routes they sell halfway. Generally, they have fixed cooperative inns, which will send you there to sell various tourist routes and then share them with the inns.

4. chartered car: 41 yuan/van can take 6 people.

Old Town of Lijiang-Railway Station

Bus

1. You can take Bus No.4 from Old Town of Lijiang Kou (horizontal square) to the railway station

2. Take Bus No.18 from Bailong Square in the south gate of the ancient city to the railway station. 3) Take Bus No.11 from Gucheng Kou to Fuhui Market (opposite to Likelong Supermarket) and take Bus No.16 to the railway station. Get off at the College of Arts and Sciences of Yunshi University and walk 111.

Tip: 1. Not all No.4 buses arrive at the train station. Only those buses with a sign indicating "Arrive at the train station" in the lower right corner of the front of the bus arrive at the train station, which runs about 31 minutes to 1 hours. Therefore, patience is needed!

2. If you are at the ancient city entrance (waterwheel) and want to go to the railway station, it is recommended that you take bus No.2, No.3 and No.4 to Bailong Square, and then go to the opposite side to take bus No.18, which is more reliable. After all, there are many bus flights and you don't have to wait that long. Take bus No.18, remember that the route it takes is different. When you go back, you don't go through Bailong Square and Zhongyi Market, so you must go to Zhongyi Market (that is, from the railway station) and take it, otherwise, you won't wait! 3. car

Lijiang is located at the intersection of Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet provinces, with convenient road traffic. There are now four passenger stations in Lijiang. Lijiang High-speed Passenger Station and Lijiang Passenger Center are local passenger stations with large passenger flow. The departure time of passenger stations is often adjusted according to different seasonal weather.

The departure direction of Lijiang Passenger Center

Locals usually call it the new passenger station, and there are shuttle buses to Lugu Lake, Qiaotou Town (Tiger Leaping Gorge), Zhongdian, Deqin and Kunming.

Address: Changshui Road, southwest corner of Dayan Ancient City, next to Picea Tourism Development Corporation

Transportation: Take bus No.1 and No.11 from the ancient city to Lijiang High-speed Passenger Station

Departure direction: There are only shuttle buses to Kunming, and the vehicles are good, all of which are imported buses.

address: shangri-la avenue, Lijiang new town.

transportation: take bus No.8, No.4 and No.28 from the ancient city directly to

Lijiang Lvgao Express

mainly to Kunming, and the next shuttle bus

Address: No.329 Changshui Road, Lijiang

Arrive at the traffic: No.1, No.1 Outer Ring Road, No.5 and No.14 Ring Road, and get off at Jinkai Square

Lijiang Yuhe Bus Terminal. Ninglang and other buses

Address: Old Town of Lijiang District

Arrival transportation: Bus No.2 and No.13 get off at Yuyuanqiao Station

Kunming-Lijiang:

There are buses to Lijiang from Kunming coach station, Panjiawan coach station, East-West South Station, Nanyao bus station and Guanshang Square station, with dozens of flights every day, and the travel time is about 7.

if you can't buy a ticket to Lijiang in the tourist season, you can go to Dali from Kunming first, and then from Dali to Lijiang. There are also many shuttle buses between Xiaguan and Lijiang in Dali every day, which takes 3 hours, and the fare is 61 yuan.

Lijiang-Kunming:

There are 11 flights between 8: 11 and 18: 11 from Lijiang Bus Terminal or Express Bus Terminal, and the fare is 181-231 yuan. The journey takes about 8 hours, and it arrives at Kunming West Bus Terminal. The shuttle bus from 19: 11 to 21: 31

has sleeper, advanced sleeper and high-speed sleeper to Kunming West Bus Station, with a fare of 165-191 yuan and a journey of about 9 hours.

Dali-Lijiang:

There are many shuttle buses between Xiaguan and Lijiang in Dali every day. The bus takes place at Cangshan Hotel in Xiaguan (No.118 Cangshan Road, Xiaguan, Dali), at 19:11 at the latest, the journey takes about 3-4 hours, and the fare is 41-61 yuan. Most of the buses from Dali to Lijiang leave during the day. Precautions

1. Because the altitude in Yunnan is relatively high, the ultraviolet rays are particularly strong! Strong! Strong! (Important things are said three times), pay special attention to sun protection! ! ! In order to avoid sunburn, you must bring sunglasses, sunscreen (51 times better), sunscreen clothing, sun hat, moisturizing cream, hydrating mask, lip balm, umbrella and other sunscreen products. When I was in Lijiang, at first, I didn't pay much attention to sun protection. As a result, my skin began to be very dry in two days, and even my sunburned skin was a little red. In order to be beautiful, one! Set! Yes! Do it! Ok! Guard! Sun! ! !

2. There is a big temperature difference (5-18 degrees Celsius) in Yunnan every morning and evening. When traveling to Yunnan, you should pay attention to dress, you can wear a half-sleeved T-shirt as the base and bring more coats that are convenient to put on and take off. If you don't plan to rent the local cotton-padded jacket when you climb the snow mountain, you can bring a thicker jacket.

3. Take photos and wear them. Lijiang has a strong ethnic flavor, and a set of colorful ethnic dress is particularly eye-catching when walking in the ancient city. Lijiang is also particularly suitable for literary style, with white shirts and A-shaped long skirts, which is a special literary model. Wenhai belongs to a place suitable for taking small fresh photos, and a simple white skirt can highlight the fairy spirit. Prepare a few scarves or ethnic shawls with beautiful colors, which are especially useful when taking beautiful photos.

4. Don't wear high heels. Many ancient cities are paved with stone slabs. Walking in high heels for a long time can easily lead to swelling and pain in the feet. You should prepare a pair of comfortable flat shoes. Beautiful women can wear a pair of high heels when taking photos or going to bars, but they must never wear them out to participate in tourist routes, otherwise they will cheat themselves.

5. Get a selfie stick ready. We can hold it high to shoot in crowded places.

The waterwheel suggests shooting in the daytime, so that the scenery and people can be photographed. The night view of Sifang Street is more beautiful than that of daytime. Wan Gu Lou needs tickets, so it is recommended to go there during the day, but it will not work at night. Anti-pit Raiders

1. If you see people wearing national costumes in Old Town of Lijiang, don't take photos at will, you will be charged.

2. There are a lot of wine trays in Old Town of Lijiang, so it's wrong for you to really regard it as the city of affairs. Wechat shakes, I know you temporarily, as long as I take you to the bar, 99% of them are wine trays, and the fruit bowl is expensive. Red wine can kill you! Don't be blind and confident about your appearance, which is as high as Daniel Wu and Wallace Chung. After all, this is very rare.

3. Sometimes the maintenance fee will be checked at the entrance to the ancient city. Sometimes, we will also check the Gouvey fee in the 3-star hotel and hotels with more than 3 stars in the ancient city. The maintenance fee of the ancient city is valid for one week, and the working hours of the staff are from 9: 11 to 17: 11. There is no charge for going to Sifang Street after work. If you want to go to the Snow Mountain during the trip, you can buy it in advance. You must get a receipt for the maintenance fee of the ancient city when you go to the Snow Mountain, and vehicles in the ancient city are not allowed to enter.

4. Don't trust all kinds of flower cakes, silverware and maca recommended by the innkeeper. Almost all of them take kickbacks, and the handmade shawls all over the street are actually made in Yiwu, but you can buy them for ten or twenty dollars to take photos.

5. Be careful of pickpockets whenever you go out, and protect your belongings; Old Town of Lijiang got in with a lot of pickpockets for a while.

6. Don't be tempted by "one-day trips" or vans with extremely low prices. Be careful to buy and sell at scenic spots. You would rather spend a little more money than find a regular travel agency.

7. There are many people soliciting customers in scenic spots, so we must pay attention to them, ignore them and don't swear. These are gangs, and it is dangerous to go out.