Lijiang is a prefecture-level city in Yunnan Province, one of the top ten charming cities in China, and has the reputation of "Green Pearl on the Yangtze River Economic Belt". Lijiang has a long history. According to the skull fossils of "Lijiang people" unearthed in Mujiaqiao, China, Homo sapiens had been active in this land as early as 50,000 to 65,438+10,000 years ago in the late Paleolithic period. According to the Records of Lijiang Region, Lijiang belonged to Shu County of Qin State in the Warring States Period and Yue State in the Western Han Dynasty. 1949 Lijiang people's administrative office was established, and the former Lijiang area was set as Lijiang city in 2002.
In Lijiang, Jinsha River runs through the whole territory, with a total length of 6 15km. Yunnan Tongzhi mentioned that the Jinsha River originated in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and was called plowing water. Later, because the sound of farming was similar to that of Li, it was called Lishui in ancient times, which is also the earliest origin of Lijiang's place name. According to the Records of Geography of Yuan Dynasty, Lijiang Road was set up in the 13th year of Yuan Dynasty (1276), and Lijiang was named after the river name.
Lijiang belongs to low latitude warm temperate plateau mountain monsoon climate, with warm and pleasant climate, abundant water resources and various kinds of animals and plants. This is the core area of "Three Parallel Rivers", a world natural heritage, with vertical and horizontal rivers and steep mountains and rivers. There are wonders of the world, including Tiger Leaping Gorge, one of the deepest canyons in the world, Yulong Snow Mountain, the modern glacier closest to the equator in the northern hemisphere, Chenghai, one of the three major producing areas of natural spirulina in the world, and Lugu Lake, the most beautiful lake in Yunnan, with clear blue water.
Old Town of Lijiang, a world cultural heritage, was founded in the late Song Dynasty and early Yuan Dynasty, with a history of more than 800 years. It is a rare well-preserved ancient city of ethnic minorities in China. Together with Pingyao, it is two ancient cities in China that have successfully declared the world cultural heritage with the whole ancient city. The special geographical location has created the beautiful scenery of the ancient city surrounded by mountains and rivers, as well as a comfortable and pleasant climate environment. The ancient city is planned and designed according to the local natural terrain conditions, built on the mountain, facing the water and facing the street, and weeping willows. Most of the houses in the city are civil structures with falling roofs and small blue tiles, which have distinctive national characteristics and styles and are praised as "residential museums" by Chinese and foreign architectural experts. Mufu, the official office of the original hereditary chieftain Mu in Lijiang, is the "Grand View Garden" of Lijiang culture, and is praised by Xu Xiake as "the beauty in the palace, which means being king".
Lijiang is a multi-ethnic settlement dominated by Naxi people. Lijiang, as an important town on the ancient tea-horse road, is an important link for trade transit and cultural exchange between the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and Yunnan and the mainland. With the integration of races and the infiltration of culture for thousands of years, Lijiang has become a "city of integration" with multiple nationalities and cultures. Here are Dongba ancient books, a world memory heritage known as the encyclopedia of Naxi ancient books, and Dongba is called "the only living hieroglyph"; There are Naxi ancient music and artistic brilliance of Han, Tibetan and Naxi nationalities. There are many local ethnic customs and entertainment activities, such as Dongba ceremony, vegetarian ceremony, white sand murals, Naxi torch festival, etc., to interpret Lijiang's Millennium culture and historical customs. Of course, there are also mouthwatering Lijiang specialties ... In short, in Lijiang, you can satisfy everything you want.