Lijiang is the ideal destination for nature lovers and anyone interested in ancient people groups and their customs. Lijiang is located within the northwest part of Yunnan Province, in the southeastern part of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the northwestern part of Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. 

Lijiang includes the heritage site of Lijiang Ancient City as well as picturesque nearby surroundings. Among many Lijiang attractions, Lijiang Ancient City is the most famous. In 1998, Lijiang Ancient City was inscribed into the World Heritage List by the World Heritage Commission of the UNESCO.

Generally speaking, Lijiang Ancient City refers to three old towns, Lijiang Old Town (Dayan Old Town), Shuhe Ancient Town and Baisha Old Town.

♦ Lijiang Old Town (Dayan Old Town)

Lijiang Old Town also known as Dayan town, it is located in the middle of Lijiang dam, Dayan ancient town is a town with strong cultural atmosphere, under the bright sunshine, there will always be the shuffling elderly Naxi old man leisurely stroll around, they dressed in indigo blue ethnic clothes, wearing the octagonal cap of red army period. Dayan ancient city is a city without walls, only smooth and clean green flag road, completely hand-built dwelling housing structure, ubiquitous Bridges.

♦ Shuhe Ancient Town

Shuhe Ancient Town, situated in Lijiang core parts of the scenic area, is a key place of visiting to Lijiang Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Lugu Lake. From the old town of Lijiang heading to north along the sea on the east side of Zhongji Sea for four kilometers, you can see villages in the both sides at the foot of the mountain, this is known as the hometown of spring Shuhe Ancient Town. Shuhe ancient town is one of the earliest settlements of Naxi people in Lijiang Bazi, is also an important market town preserved in the ancient tea-horse road.

♦ Baisha Old Town

Baisha Old Town located about 10 km to the north of Lijiang city, close to the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in the north, south to Dragon Spring, and west to Zhishan Mountain. Baisha old town has a lot of fascinating things, like the same bridges and flowing stream, the same blue sky, like the warm sunshine as Lijiang. And it is quiet what Lijiang old town do not own, thousands of years here keeps the traditional Naxi people traditional way of life and work. Sitting down in the frontage, warm sunshine shining in the body, you can see the street is full of a flock of caravan, carrying the charcoal content down from the mountain and the dark skin Naxi farmers following the caravan show that simple and honest smile; two plough cattle paralleled slowly walking on old street, and diligent and kind-hearted Naxi women are carrying bundles of wood back to home.

♦ Recommended Hotels/ Hostels

Baisha Holiday Resort Lijiang

Useful Contact Information of Baisha Holiday Resort Lijiang

Chinese Name：丽江白沙别院精品度假酒店

English Name：Baisha Holiday Resort Lijiang

Chinese ADD：云南省丽江市白沙古镇三元村33号（丽江白沙古镇四方街往西走150米处吉祥桥旁边）

English ADD: NO.33, Sanyuan Village, Baisha Ancient Town, Lijiang, Yunnan, China 674100

Email: booking@baishaholidayresort.com

Web: www.baishaholidayresort.com

Hotel Tel: 0888-5482288 or 0888-8884433

Hotel Fax: 0888-5320646 or 0888-8886376

Mobile: 13688783425 Bruce Lee; 18608888143 Charlie Lee

How to get to the hotel(如何到达我们的酒店):

If you take Taxi:

Please take me to Baisha Holiday Resort Lijiang.(你好，请带我去丽江白沙别院精品度假酒店！ADD地址：丽江市白沙乡四方街)

If you take the bus:

Take the NO.6 Bus from Fuhui Shichang (Fuhui Market) Station (Opposite to Lijiang Civil Aviation Station) to Baisha Ancient Town cross road.

Fuhui Shichang (Fuhui Market) Station/福惠市场香格里大道公交车站 in Mandarin.

Lijiang Civil Aviation Station/丽江民航汽车站对面 in Mandarin.

► Crowne Plaza Lijiang Ancient Town (Rank: Deluxe Hotels )

Address: 276 Xianghe Road, Old Town District, Lijiang

Direction: Guan Fang Hotel is 2 km to Lijiang Ancient Town and 30 km to the airport.

Town is an ideal hub for conferences and meetings and is equipped with impressive business-friendly facilities, multimedia visual systems, telecommunication systems and a series of Successful Meeting products. Crowne Plaza is a glorious 5-star hotel with comfortable environment to guests. The hotel's architecture and interiors reflect strong influences from the unique Naxi/Dongba culture with a hint of contemporary touches woven strategically into selected public areas. Crowne Plaza Lijiang Ancient

Attraction nearby:

Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (0.4 miles/ 5 mins)

Lijiang Old Town (0.5 miles/ 6 mins)

Qiyi Road (0.6 miles/ 8mins)

Lion Mountain (0.9 miles/ 11 mins)

► Lijiang Guanfang Hotel（Rank: Deluxe Hotels ）

Address: The south end of Shangri-La Street
Direction: Guan Fang Hotel is 3 km to Lijiang Ancient Town and 35 km to the airport.

Lijiang Guanfang Hotel is the first 5 star Hotel in Yunnan built in 1999. It is the flagship hotel of Guangfang Group. The hotel is located in business and government road in Lijiang City, and is just 10 minutes by walking to the World Heritage Lijiang Old Town. It is also surrounded by Seven Stars Shopping Street.

Attraction nearby:

Lijiang Old Town 
Shuhe Ancient Town

Black Dragon Pool

► Lijiang Wangfu Hotel

Attraction nearby:

It is in the ancient town, Sifang Square, Mufu Palace
 

► Lijiang Sanhe Hotel (Rank:Standard Hotel )

Address:4 Jishan Lane, Guangyi Street, Lijiang Ancient Town 674100
Direction: 30kms to the Airport

Sanhe Hotel of the Lijiang Ancient Town is a minority stylized cultural hotel that designed in Naxi courtyard style, the major building is a typical three-housing-one-screening construction which was built in 1948. It is the best and biggest building that has been completely preserved. The Sanhe Hotel is located in the golden region of Lijiang Old Downtown. As a historical cultural hotel, the hotel is in Chinese-style, the main building is one of the biggest, and most style integrated buildings in the Lijiang Old Downtown.

Attraction nearby:

Lijiang Old Town 
Three Pagodas

Mufu Palace
Sifang Square