Dense bridges are the biggest feature of Old Town of Lijiang. In terms of external modeling and structure, the ancient city dwellings combine the skills of Central Plains architecture and Tibetan and Bai architecture, forming architectural techniques such as upward-collecting stone walls, overlapping roofs, small blue tiles and wooden frames, and forming a unique style in architectural layout and architectural artistic techniques.

Most of the dwellings are civil structures, and the common forms are as follows: three squares and one wall, four in five patios, front and rear courtyards, one entrance and two courtyards, etc.

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Main attractions:

1, Mufu

Mufu was originally the official office of the hereditary chieftain Mu in Lijiang, located at the eastern foot of the ancient city Lion Mountain. It was built in the Yuan Dynasty (A.D.1271~1368), and was rebuilt in 1998 and changed to the ancient city museum. The wooden house covers an area of 46 mu, with rooms *** 162, with a central axis of 369 meters. Sanqing Hall, Yuyin Building, Guangbi Tower, Dharma Hall, Wanjuan Building, Chamber and Loyalty Square are arranged from west to east.

2. Wangulou

There is a mountain in the southwest corner of Dayan ancient city in Lijiang, which looks like an evil lying lion guarding the ancient city, that is, Lion Mountain. 1998 opened the wall as a park. The five-star classical all-wood-structure landscape building built on the top of the mountain is called "Wan Gu Lou". The building is 32.8 meters high, with 16 24-meter-long wooden columns and one column leading to the top. There are12,600 Naxi style faucets upstairs, which is the highest in the world.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Old Town of Lijiang