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GeneraloverviewofLijiangLijiangisabeautifulshiningjewelontheNorthwestYunnanPlateauneighboringthesoutheastsideoftheTibetanPlateauwhichisconsideredtobetheRoofoftheWorld.Itisimpressivebecauseofitssceneryandlushvegetation.AllthenaturalsceneriesandculturaltreasuresoftheminoritypeopleshavebeencontinuouslydrawingtouristsfromallovertheworldandhaverecentlyvoteLijiangasoneofthefavoritedestinationsinChina.一：HistoryofLijiangTheOldTownofLijiangisalsoknownasDayanTowninLijiangba.ItisanintactancientcityinhabitedmostlybyNaxiethnicpeopleandcoversanareaof1.5squarekilometers.ItwasfirstbuiltinSouthernSongDynastyandin1253,Kublai(thefirstemperoroftheYuanDynasty)wasstationedhereonhismarchintothesouth.InMingandQingdynasties,itbecamemuchlarger.Lijiangisworldrenownedasanancientcitybuiltinasimpleandartisticstyleandscientificallylaidout.Thereisasquareinitscenter.Itwaslistedasanationalhistoricalandculturalcityin1986.GeographyLijiangCityislocatedinthenorthwesternportionofYunnanandbordersSichuan.ItisinaregionwheretheQinghai-TibetPlateau(青藏高原)andYunnan-GuizhouPlateau(云贵高原/雲貴高原)converge.ClimateOwingtoitslowlatitudeandhighelevation,thecitycentreofLijiangenjoysasubtropicalhighlandclimate(KoppenCwb).Wintersarenormallymild,dry,andthesunniesttimetimeoftheyear,withahighsof13.7to14.8°C(56.7to58.6°F),butduetotheariditythistimeofyear,lowsoftenfalltoaroundthefreezingmark.SpringlastsfromMarchtoearlyJuneandbeginsrelativelydryandsunny,butconditionsprogressivelygetmoisterandmoreovercast.Summersarewarmanddamp,withJuneandJulymeansof19°C(66.2°F),muchcoolerthanlowlandareas.AutumnlastsfromlateSeptembertoearlyDecember,progressivelydryingout.Annualprecipitationisaround970millimetres(38.2in),almostallofitfallingfromMaytoOctoberTransportLijiangAirportislocatedinthesouthofLijiangcity,28kmawayfromdowntown.ThereisanairportshuttlebusserviceindowntownLijiang.TheairportwasopenedinJuly1995andhasflightstoKunming,Chengdu,Xishuangbanna,Beijing,Shanghai,Guangzhou,Shenzhen,andGuiyang.Italsoofferscharteredairplaneservice.ThereareflightsfromKunmingtoLijiangeverydayandisabout30minutesflighttime.Therearebusservicesto,amongstothers,KunmingCity(8hrs),DaliCity(3hrs),theTigerLeapingGorgeandShangri-La.ThereisatrainservicetoKunmingwithoneovernightandtwodaytrains,andonedaytraintoDali.二：PLACESOFINTERESTThetownhasahistorygoingbackmorethan800yearsandwasonceaconfluencefortradealongtheoldteahorseroad.TheLijiangoldtownisfamousforitsorderlysystemofwaterwaysandbridges.TheoldtownofLijiangdiffersfromotherancientChinesecitiesinarchitecture,historyandthecultureofitstraditionalresidentstheNakhipeople,thereforepeopletherearecalled胖金哥and胖金妹(pàngjīngē,pàngjīnmèi,maleandfemalerespectively.THEOLDTOWNThistownwasbuiltabout800yearsagoduringtheSouthernSongDynasty.Owingtoit'suniqueethniccultureandurbanlayout,thisoldtown(includingBaishaandShuhehousingclusters)wasenlistedtobeoneofWorldCulturalHeritagein1997.Thisancienttownhasanareaof3.8squarekmwithabout30,000residentslivinginit.Twomajorfamiliesresidesinthistown:theMuFamily(theformerrulingfamily)andtheHeFamily.TherearethreeentrancetotheOldTown.StrollingcausallyalongtheOldTown,youcanfindbeautifulcobblesstonepathacrossthenarrowstreets.MostoftheNaxi'shouseswereerrectedalongthefastflowingstreamsintheoldtown.NAXIHOUSESTherearetwobasictypesofNaxihousesintheOldTown.Thefirsttypehasacourtyardenclosedbythreesetsofapartmentandawall.Thesecondtypehasabigcourtyardenclosedbyfoursetsofapartment.Therearealsosmallercourtyardsatthefourcornersoftheofhouse,oneofwhichistheentrance.THECLEARWATERSTREAMThecrystalwaterthatflowsintotheOldtownoriginatedfromthespringintheBlackDragonPool.WhenitreachestheJadeBridgeinfrontofthemainentranceoftheOldtown,itsplitsintothreedifferentstreams:thewestern,middleandeasternstream.ThesethreestreamsofwaterarethenfurtherdividedintoothersmallerstreamstoprovidetheTownwithwater.BLACKDRAGONPOOLThissiteissituatedjustatthefootoftheElephantHill,whichisaboutamilenorthoftheOldTown.ItisalsocalledJadeSpringPark.Inthispark,youcanfindseveraltraditionalstructureswiththeirownuniqueandfascinatingstories.TothesouthofthepoolisasmallwaterfallwherethewateralsoflowsintotheOldTown.Onaclearday,youcouldtakemanyscenicpictureswiththebeautifulJadeDragonSnowMountainasthebackgroundinthispark.YoucanalsoenjoythetraditionalNaximusicattheOperaPlatform.Thesepoolsaresituatedalongthemountainrangesreachingaheightof3,500metersabovesealevel.ThebesttimeoftheyeartohikeuptothismountainisfromApriltoJuly.Duringthesemonths,thebeautifulAzaleaflowerswillbebloomingalloverthemountainanddonsthewholeplacewithitsmagnificentcolors.三：TourismdevelopmentThedevelopmentofLijiang'stourismisbasedontherealitiesandfollowsaroadwithLijiangcharacteristics.Itcombinesthebeautifulnaturallandscapewiththecolorfulethniccultureandfocusesondevelopingculturaltourism.Thecityhasmadegooduseofitsuniqueculturetoboostthedevelopmentofitstourismindustry,whichhasinturnpromotedthedevelopmentofitsculturalindustry.Inthisway,thetwoindustrieshavemaintainedacoordinatedandsustainabledevelopment.ThedevelopmentofLijiang'stourismstartedinthe1990san