Lijiang
Top Places to Visit
Square Street (sifangjie)
Lijiang Old Town
The Old Town of Lijiang (simplified Chinese: 丽江古城; traditional Chinese: 麗江古城; pinyin: Lìjiāng Gǔchéng) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Lijiang City, ...
Black Dragon Pool
Black Dragon Pool (黑龙潭; Hēilóngtán), (About 1 km from Square Street). 8AM-9PM. Quite large place with some nice natural scenery together with traditional ... more
Top Places to Eat
Freshnam Cafe
Freshnam Cafe, (68 WangJiaZhang Alley WuYi Street Lijiang, right beside Mama Naxi Guest house (5 minutes walk from si fang jie)), ☎ 13578383745. 10am to ... more
Country Sky
Phone: ☎ +86 888 5178132
Country Sky, Hongye Street, Shuhe Ancient Village (Just outside of Lijiang), ☎ +86 888 5178132. Serves both lunch and dinner and offers both vegetarian and ...
Prague Café
Prague Café, (From main square take Easterly road, over a bridge, on the left()). The food is good and fairly reasonably priced (given the touristy area it is ... more
Restaurant Papillon Rouge
Phone: ☎ 0888-5171719
Restaurant Papillon Rouge, Lijiang (Diagonally opposite the North Gate of the Old Town, If at waterwheels head towards carpark then turn left through the North ... more
10 Yuan Bar
Phone: ☎ 15008790730
10 Yuan Bar, No.87,Wenzhi,Wuyi,Dayan,Lijiang,YunNan (Near Mama Naxi), ☎ 15008790730. All beer at ¥10/bottle,Tequila/Vodka/Gin/Rum¥10/oz,Whisky¥10-15/oz,... more
Fried Yak Meat
Fried yak meat - served on skewers.
Top Shopping Places
Art And Writing Samples
Art and writing samples (东巴; Dōngbā) - The Naxi have the only living hieroglyphic language in the world, and shops with samples of it, or of the unique Naxi ...
Naxi Clothing
Naxi clothing - For ¥5 you can get your picture taken in them without having to buy them.
Yak Horn Combs
Yak horn combs - Also popular, with some combs also carved from the yak hoof (the ones with the rougher edge on the handle).
Burned Wood Carvings
Burned wood carvings - One of the popular local specialties. Quality varies greatly by the individual artist, and prices vary by shops. Some shops do custom ... more
Naxi Hand-made Embroidery
Phone: ☎ 13095230290
Naxi hand-made Embroidery, Baisha Village (12km north of Lijiang City), ☎ 13095230290. You can find many nice Naxi hand-made embroideries in the Baisha Naxi ... more
Small Red Coconut
Small red coconut - DO NOT BUY a small red fruit shaped like a coconut. Actually, it is just a coconut painted red and sold for a very high price. This is a ...
Top Places for Nightlife
The Tibetan Dance Centre Restaurant & Bar
Top Activity Places
Visit Naxi Villages
Visit Naxi villages. If you would like to visit some of the Naxi villages in the hills surrounding Lijiang, you can rent a small van to take you around for ¥100... more
Walk The Canal Path
Walk the canal path. To get to the Black Dragon Pool you can walk the canal path north near the main water wheel. It will take you to the south entrance of the ... more
Yak Meadow
Yak Meadow (Máoniúpíng). The furtherest from Lijiang at a distance of 60km, this cable car, costs ¥60 for a round-trip. At an elevation of 3,500 metres and the ... more
Cloud Fir Meadow
Cloud Fir Meadow (Yunshanping). From the reception centre which is located adjacent to Impression Lijiang on the Lijiang-Daju road a fleet of buses transports ... more
Dry Sea Meadow
Dry Sea Meadow (Ganhaizi). The closest chair lift up the mountain to Lijiang. It transports visitors to a large meadow located at 3050 meters. ¥160 return.