1. Eat

To be honest, there are few delicious Lijiang snacks recorded in major travel books.

Lijiang Baba is just sesame seed cakes without any ingredients, and Cross-Bridge Rice Noodles is just a bowl of chicken soup, not to mention soybean noodles. Even the locals in Naxi are mostly used to the improved version that is close to the flavor of Sichuan cuisine. As for Naxi cuisine, I personally think that the restaurants in Lijiang that are considered delicious include the cured pork ribs and potato chicken from Xiangshan Market in Xincheng. Shipotian Jianghu Restaurant on Wuyi Street in the ancient city has a relatively stable technical level, especially its five-spice chicken wings and fish-flavored eggplant. , sizzling tofu, spicy chicken are pretty good, and the braised pig's feet are even more delicious.

There are also good preserves and pickles shops, and you can also try the fried potatoes and boiled mushrooms at the roadside stalls.

As for the yak jerky sold everywhere in the ancient city, you can just buy it at the price of ordinary beef jerky, which is usually more than ten or twenty yuan per pound.

2. Buy

Lijiang’s main specialties are Pu’er tea, silverware and jade, wood carvings, fur bags, shawls, scarves and other handmade products.

The first effect of Pu'er tea is that Pu'er tea is milder than other teas. It warms the stomach without hurting the stomach and can also lower blood lipids. The elderly are more suitable to drink Pu'er tea because Pu'er tea can promote gastrointestinal motility and digestion. Lijiang As an important trading place in Yunnan, a 200-yuan Pu'er bought by knowledgeable people is worth thousands in other cities;

The Dongba cigarettes sold everywhere in Lijiang Old Town are all fake. The local tradition of Naxi is to use bamboo tube shisha to smoke dry tobacco.

The furs sold everywhere in Lijiang Old Town are basically lynx and big dog skins. There are no so-called grass wolves and leopards. Depending on the color of the fur, the price can be bargained to 100 yuan to 300 yuan. .

The ancient town of Lijiang has been a trading market for silverware and jade since ancient times. The jewelry is not only fashionable but also cheap. You can usually buy it for more than ten or twenty yuan. There are also expensive products that cost hundreds or even thousands. Generally, Even in Lijiang, there is no pure silver with a content of 99.9, at most 92.5. The silverware sold in most stores can only be bought for a few dozen dollars. Although the prices of these special styles are relatively cheap in Lijiang, they are not available in other places. In the city, the price must be at least several times or even dozens of times to buy it;

Most carpenters in Lijiang use rhododendron wood for carving. Line carvings generally cost 50 to 80 yuan, and relief carvings depend on the specific craftsmanship and Prices for large and small sizes are generally around three to four hundred yuan, and stores generally quote around eight hundred to one thousand yuan. The more distinctive ones include Hunting Return Picture, God of War Yuma, Dapeng Quduo, Frog Bag, etc.

Tip: When purchasing valuable items such as sterling silver jewelry, jade, crystal gems, plateau medicinal materials, etc., no matter how trustworthy or large the store is, please be sure to go to the Quality Supervision Bureau for testing.

Even if the baby buys these by himself or takes customers to a familiar store, Naxi Jingdi recommends going to the Supervision Bureau for testing, because only buying with confidence can make you happy on the journey.

Three: Play

The main scenic spots around Lijiang include the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, which is known as the Glacier Park, the unrestrained and beautiful Lugu Lake, the Lashi Sea where migratory birds gather in the wetlands, and the primitive The Ancient Tea Horse Road in the forest, Shangri-La in the open grassland, the unconquered sacred mountain Meili Snow Mountain, Qiangui Mountain in the Danxia landform, Laojun Mountain with rich vegetation ecology, Tiger Leaping Gorge with three parallel rivers, and the Stone Village where generations of ancestors have lived on a huge stone etc.

Lijiang’s literary and artistic performances mainly include Luban Lurao, Lishui Jinsha, Naxi Ancient Music, and Impression Lijiang; Naxi songs mainly include Dancing Songs, Dongba Ji Nikkei, Naxi Pure Land, Naxi Drinking Songs, etc.

It is recommended not to take any Lijiang X-day tour when you come to Lijiang. It will be like chasing ducks and will not be fun at all. Even if it is your first time to visit Lijiang, as long as you find a trustworthy inn The boss provides enough travel suggestions, which saves money and is fun.

Babies can book group seats for outdoor pure play clubs such as Aladdin and Three Parallel Rivers at a slightly lower price than the market price. It is recommended that outdoor clubs require a four-day trip or more to participate, and a four-day trip to the Naxi Pure Land is recommended. All can help you have a relaxing self-guided tour of Lijiang.

One thing that needs to be reminded is that please have a tolerant attitude and understand the relatively simple local living facilities and respect the folk customs and habits of ethnic minorities.

Although the natural scenery around Lijiang is relatively charming, travel is still affected by weather changes, personal preferences and other factors, so please be appropriately mentally prepared.

4. Accommodation

When visiting Lijiang, it is recommended to stay in an inn in the ancient city. The price is relatively low, but the folk customs you enjoy are absolutely worth it. When visiting Lijiang Old Town, you can also stay in an inn outside the ancient city. The hotel is really a waste of time in Lijiang.

Living near Sifang Street is more convenient for clubbing, but it is noisy when sleeping.

It is recommended to stay in a quiet place amidst the hustle and bustle. When looking for an inn, you need to look at the price. Generally, regular rooms are 20-40 RMB in the off-season, and standard rooms are 50-150 RMB. In the peak season, they are slightly more expensive.

But you can’t just look at whether the price is the cheapest, you also have to look at whether the yard is comfortable, and you also have to look at the specific price/performance ratio. If you come to the ancient city of Lijiang in the border area to travel, you will spend ten yuan casually. A few bucks, but if you choose a bad inn just for a dozen bucks, the losses and unpleasantness it will bring to you will definitely exceed the value of the ten bucks several times.

In fact, in the ancient town of Lijiang where the sun shines most of the time, lying down and basking in the sun is a particularly comfortable enjoyment. If you bask in the sun in a square Naxi courtyard with pleasant floral fragrance, you may Find your own one meter of sunshine. I think the Naxi Pure Land Inn in the ancient city is very good. The courtyard is very local Naxi style.

Personally, I feel that in Lijiang, the noise of bars is not as attractive as the sunshine in the courtyard.

Being in a daze and being comfortable are actually the cheapest and most expensive things in the world.

Many guests who take a taxi from an inn to the Old Town of Lijiang will meet a taxi driver who says that such-and-such inn is his own home and is very cheap, so that guests can stay there. However, some people still believe this childish lie. I'm really speechless. What a coincidence. Most inn drivers have their own inns, haha.

Guests who have been deceived by such lies will 100% regret it after seeing the Naxi Pure Land.