Lijiang,
the district’s
government seat, is an
old city in beautiful
surroundings in
northwest Yunnan. It is
situated on a plateau at
an elevation of 2,600m
and is impressive
because of its scenery
and lush vegetation.
The people of Naxi,
while developing their
land of snow-clad
mountains and turbulent
rivers since ancient
times, have to their
credit the "Dong Ba
Culture" seen as one of
the world wonders, a
culture all-embracing
while unique.
Lijiang Town is
officially called "Dayan
Town"-- "Dayan"
literally means a "great
inkstab", a graphic
description of the
town’s location on a
piece of rich flatland
fed by a river and
surrounded by green
mountains. There is no
other town in China like
Dayan which incorporates
the folkways of so many
people and the
architectural styles of
both north and south
China. Some say that
Lijiang is not unique
just because it is
unique in too many
ways-- how true this is. |