Lijiang, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Yunnan Province, is located in the southeast edge of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, northwest Yunnan Plateau and the middle reaches of Jinsha River. It is an internationally renowned tourist city, a national historical and cultural city, and an important passage of the ancient "Southern Silk Road" and "Tea-Horse Ancient Road". By the end of 2022, Lijiang has jurisdiction over 1 municipal district and 4 counties. According to the data of the seventh census, as of 0: 00 in 2020 1 1 day, the resident population of Lijiang is 1 253878.

Lijiang covers an area of 20,600 square kilometers and consists of 1 district, which is the ancient city, that is, Old Town of Lijiang (Dayan Ancient City). The four counties are Yulong Naxi Autonomous County, Ninglang Yi Autonomous County, Yongsheng County and Huaping County. Lijiang is an internationally renowned tourist city with three world heritages and more than 100 unique tourist attractions.

Famous scenic spots in Lijiang

Among the four counties in 1 district of Lijiang, Yulong Snow Mountain with the highest altitude and many famous scenic spots are located in Yulong County and ninglang county, such as Yulong Snow Mountain, Lashihai and Tiger Leaping Gorge in Yulong County, such as Lugu Lake in ninglang county and so on. Others are in Old Town of Lijiang, such as Mufu and so on. And when people usually say to play in Lijiang, they also mean to play in these places.

Yongsheng county, one of the other two counties in Lijiang, is famous for its scenic spots such as Chenghai. Huaping County, which is connected with Panzhihua, Sichuan, is the lowest place in Lijiang.

Reference to the above content? Baidu Encyclopedia-Lijiang