TheOldTownofLijiangMapThemainattractions1.TheOldTownofLijiang2.JadeDragonSnowMountain3.BeamRiverAncientTown4.BlackdragonpoolTheOldTownofLijiangThistownwasbuiltabout800yearsagoduringtheSouthernSongDynasty.Owingtoit'suniqueethniccultureandurbanlayout,thisoldtown(includingBaishaandShuhehousingclusters)wasenlistedtobeoneofWorldCulturalHeritagein1997.Itis20metershigh.Ithas24eavesinitsthreelayers,asiffivecolorfulphoenixesarespreadingitswingstowelcomepeopleallaroundtheworld.Anditiswhyitiscalledthename.BaisharesidentialbuildingsTheFivePhoenixTowersItoncewaspolitical,economicandculturalcenterofthesongdynasty.Itdistributesonanorth-southaxis,anditscenterhasaladdersquare,aroundwhichfourlanesleadtothefourwings.SquareMarket

ThecrystalwaterthatflowsintotheOldtownoriginatedfromthespringintheBlackDragonPool.WhenitreachestheJadeBridgeinfrontofthemainentranceoftheOldtown,itsplitsintothreedifferentstreams:thewestern,middleandeasternstream.ThesethreestreamsofwaterarethenfurtherdividedintoothersmallerstreamstoprovidetheTownwithwater.Blackdragonpool(黑龍潭潭)BlackdragonPoolscenicarea,locatedinthebeautifulancientcityrivernorthofthefootofXiangshan,twosharesunderthespringwaterfromXiangshanatthefootoftheancientchestnutemission,thesurfaceareaofnearlyfortythousandsquaremetersofthepool,clearspringwater.Here,thepoolthelushflowersandtrees,pavilionsandwaterpark,bridgesandpavilions,Yuanwangsnowreflecting,sceneryisbeautiful.History,BlackdragonPoolhastwotimesbytheEmperorgavethe"dragon"title,theBlackdragonPoolisthefamousspringsofchina.Sinceancienttimes,thedragonistheOldTownofLijiangandtheancientcityoffieldsandvillagesinthesouthoftheancientcityofwater,itisthefountainoflife.islocatedinthesouthernsilkroadcrossingsintotheteahorseroadline,theimportantistheYunnan-Tibettea-horsetradechannel,fromtheTangandSongDynastiesrisetotheMingandQingDynasties,theNaxinationalityasthemainbodyoftheLijiangpeoplehasbeenthemainforceistheteahorseroad.OldTownofLijiangXinhuaStreet,streetbystreakyFlagstoneitintothemainentrance,Yunnan-Tibettea-horseroadsegment,thefoothaswelcomingbuilding,cando.formercaravancityeveninghostinLongtan,jaderiveredge,cannearestovernightandeasytospot.Inthemorningthebusinessmentogetupearlytocook,smokecurlup,showinga"spectacularjaderiverwillowtree"JadeDragonSnowMountain（玉玉龍龍雪雪山山））Location:15kmnorthofLijiangpeak:Thefansteepelevation:5596Introduction:JadeDragonSnowMountainhas13peaks,stretching35kilometersfromnorthtosouth.HeisadjacenttothefamousOldTownofLijianginYunnanProvince,isapopulartouristdestination.ItistheonlyonethatletsyouinthesouthofChinaskiing.TheJadeDragonSnowMountainisnamedJadeDragonSnowMountainisnotonlyofgreatmomentum,butbeautifultallandstraight,modelingexquisite,whitejade,asbrightasthethirteensword,againstabluesky,likeasilverERONintheeternaldance,namedJadeDragonmountain.BecauseofJadeDragonSnowMountain'smainlithologyislimestoneandbasalt,noconfusion,itisalsoknownasthe"blackandwhitesnow"BeamRiverAncientTown（束束河河古古鎮鎮））ShuhetownlocatedfourkmnorthwestofYunnanOldTownofLijiang,isoneoftheearliestancestorsoftheNaxiinLijiangbasininthecolony,is"preservedanimportantmarkettownsofthetea-horseroad",knownasthespringtownship.Shuhe,theNaxilanguageknownas"ShaoWu",becauseafterthevillageinnYamagatalikeheapsofpeak,themountainvillage,spreadandvariation,meaning"peak".WhenXuXiakeswamZhishanfreeforest,hadtakenit,wroteinhisdescription:"adryJianbridge,Westtothesea,Liudarkwaveentangles,largesettlementsnearits,istenandthehospital".Tenand"nowShuhetowncalled,therefore,intheearlyMingDynasty,itisanimportantmarkettownofLijiang.TheancienttownofShuhefolkhousesYishanbangshui,well-proportioned.Thestreetsofabodyofwater,called"JiudingLongtan",alsocalled"Longquan".TanChuiLvliuweek,Calocedrusdays,clearspringwater,fewfish.Spillthewaterfromthelakealongtheroadinthevillage,nearandfargurglesound.Villagecenteris33meterslong,27meterswideofthelittlesquarestreet,oldtownsquarestreetandthewatercanwash.ThosepeopleweretrampledGuangliuflatstoneonthestreet,seemstobeabletoseetheolddowntown.AncientarchitecturalbuildingsMufuTheancientstreetAncientbridgeInnCustomsCharacteristicsoffoodLijiangBeanjellyItisoneofthetraditionalfoodsinLijiang.Itisverydelicious,toughnessgood,andveryc