http://www.chinatravel.com/rssRSS-BoardThu 9 Nov 2011 11:50:00 GMTdrwihttp://www.chinatravel.com/yunnan/lijiang/attraction/the-mosuo-of-lake-lugu/ The Mosuo ethnic minority, considered by the Chinese state as a branch of the Naxi ethnic minority, differs sharply from the Naxi in at least one important aspect and differs in the same aspect from most other Chinese ethnic groups, for that matter, not to speak of from most other societies on the planet for the Mosuo practice matriarchy, that is, it is the woman who wears the pants in Mosuo society. In fact, almost literally, in the sense that it is the Mosuo female who does mos...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 769) AND (ServiceType = 34) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCTue 23 May 2011 0:00:00 GMTmamamiaxhttp://www.chinatravel.com/yunnan/lijiang/bar/freshnam-cafe/this place is impressive with its live music. the musicians really know their stuff and you could easily tell that their souls were in what they sang. thumbs up for this awesome bar and it is only a few minutes walk from the old town square. the cocktails are refreshing and not pricey. most of all, it is away from the bustling tourist streets and puts you in a serene part of the town. great place to relax and enjoy a good night of music!...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 1590) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCFri 31 Mar 2011 22:17:00 GMTcoconuthttp://www.chinatravel.com/yunnan/lijiang/attraction/lugu-lake/Located 72 km from Ninglang Town, Lugu Lake is just like a sparkling gem inlaid among the mountains in the northeast plateau of Yunnan Province. In the picturesque landscape of lakes and hills live Mosuo people with the unusual feature of matriarchal clan. The original folk customs and their special chapter of marriage make this ancient land even more mysterious and attractive. And it is named Eastern Women Country. The land by the Lugu Lake is the last relic of matriarchal clan. Lugu Lake cove...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 1405) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCThu 30 Mar 2011 22:43:00 GMTcoconuthttp://www.chinatravel.com/yunnan/lijiang/attraction/tiger-leaping-gorge/The Tiger Leaping Gorge stretches from the Qiaotou village through the Zhongdian County and eventually ends at the Daju village, Lijiang City. The gorge is 18 kilometers long situating along the upriver of the Jinsha River, or the Golden Sand River. It can be divided into three parts based upon its hypsography characteristics: the upper gorge, the middle gorge and the lower gorge. The most famous scenic spots are the Mouth of the Gorge and the Tiger Leaping Pebble, both of which are on the upper...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 1138) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCWed 4 Jan 2011 9:11:00 GMTjoycehttp://www.chinatravel.com/yunnan/lijiang/attraction/dongba-museum/Dongba Museum in Lijiang, which was designed to display the splendid Dongba culture, is located nearby Yuquan Garden, covering an area of 7 acres. The major infrastructure of the museum is archaized Naxi modest Siheyuan(Courtyard House). It is built rationally according to the site topography and landforms, forming the ancient architectural complex with the colonial courtyard as the major building area. The building of Dongba Museum follows the layout ofNaxi folk house in different historical pe...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 5490) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCWed 4 Jan 2011 8:44:00 GMTjoycehttp://www.chinatravel.com/yunnan/lijiang/attraction/sifang-street/Sifang Street is located in the Central Square of Lijiang Ancient Town, covering an area of about 6 acres. The shape of the Square is much like a big square official seal. That's why it was named Sifang Street by the then chieftain, getting its meaning of conquest of the neighborhood. There is also another saying that, it got its name because of its roads leading to all directions, making it the terminal for clusters of people and traffic. Sifang Street embodies the bazaars of the ancient to...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 1431) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCWed 4 Jan 2011 8:29:00 GMTjoycehttp://www.chinatravel.com/yunnan/lijiang/attraction/black-dragon-pool/Black Dragon Pool, also know as Yuquan Garden, is located north of the city at the foot of Elephant Mountain. Running from the Sifang Street for about one km along the Jade River, there is the crystal clean spring: Spring Pool, which is also called Black Dragon Pool. The spring sprays out between the stones, making a pool of about 40,000 square meters with picturesque scenery around. Along with the ancient buildings punctuated among the beautiful mountains and rivers, you will surely lose yourse...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 5984) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCSat 19 Nov 2010 9:20:00 GMTeddyinshttp://www.chinatravel.com/yunnan/lijiang/attraction/jade-dragon-snow-mountain-ski-resort/ Note:China's highest ski resort Season: Nov. - early May. Location: at Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, 20 kilometers off Lijiang Ancient Town in Southwestern China's Yunnan Province. Ropeway: two simple ones Skiing Market: suitable for beginners and intermediate skiers who are able to acclimatize the high altitude. Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Ski Resort is the highest ski resort in China with an elevation of 4,500-4,700 meters above sea level. D...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 905) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCFri 23 Jul 2009 23:01:00 GMTdrwihttp://www.chinatravel.com/yunnan/lijiang/attraction/lijiang-ancient-town/Lijiang Old Town, originally a village, is located on the outskirts of present-day Lijiang City, Yunnan Province. The old, original village is built around the concept of a network of canals that were intended to provide water to each and every household. The source of the water is Hei Long Tan (Black Dragon Pool), a natural spring, from which arise three small rivers, denoted simply as the East, West and Middle rivers. From these three rivers, a clever network of walled canals were dug, with th...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 2333) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCMon 1 Feb 2009 0:48:00 GMThttp://www.chinatravel.com/yunnan/lijiang/attraction/laojun-mountain-scenic-area/Laojun Mountain Scenic Spot stands in the join of three state-level attractions, namely, Yulong Snow Mountain, Combination of Three Rivers and Cangshan and Erhai. It is one of the main parts of the attraction of Combination of Three Rivers, the World Natural Heritage, and the main mountain of Yunling stretching in Lijiang, Jianlan and Lanping. Laojun Mountain stretches for hundreds of Li, overlapping and rolling. With its highest peak in elevation of 4,240 m, it is called as the father of mounta...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 1136) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCTue 15 Dec 2008 19:33:00 GMTchinatravelhttp://www.chinatravel.com/yunnan/lijiang/attraction/jade-dragon-snow-mountain/Yulong (Jade Dragon) Snow Mountain lies about 20 kilometers north of the city of Lijiang in the northwest corner of Yunnan Province. The mountain, which covers a total area of some 400 square kilometers, stretches about 32 kilometers in a roughly north-south direction, and about 13 kilometers in a roughly east-west direction. Jade Dragon Snow Mountain faces Haba Snow Mountain, with Tiger Leaping Gorge - and at its bottom, the Yangtze River, aka Jingsha River here in its upper reaches - barely se...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 2069) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCTue 1 Sep 2008 22:19:00 GMTjasminehttp://www.chinatravel.com/yunnan/lijiang/attraction/ancient-naxi-music/The Ancient Naxi Music is a living musical fossil of human civilization; it contains sacred cultural heritage of Chinese history and has great importance in Chinese cultural development as well as the world music industry. The Naxi people live in the area of three parallel rivers northwest of the Yunnan province. They enjoy the lifestyle of being very close to the nature and wild lives, and they are born talent dancers and singers. Thanks to the unique geographic and natural environment of L...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 1588) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCTue 1 Sep 2008 22:18:00 GMTjasminehttp://www.chinatravel.com/yunnan/lijiang/attraction/baisha-village/The Baisha Ancient Town is one of the oldest towns in Lijiang City. It got its name Baisha meaning white sand from the natural white sand in the area. It was the cradle-land of the Tusi Dynasty evolved from the Mu Clan. It was also the earliest settlement of the Naxi people. There are many ancient constructions built in the Ming Dynasty: the Dabaoji Palace, the Liuli Temple and the Wenchang Palace. The well-known Baisha Frescoes are situated in the Dabaoji Palace. The architectural complex i...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 2335) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCWed 26 Aug 2008 5:06:00 GMTswaklhttp://www.chinatravel.com/yunnan/lijiang/attraction/first-bend-of-the-yangtze-river/The First Bend of the Yangtze lies in Shigu Town, Lijiang. Rushing down from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the roof of the world, the Yangtze surges into Yunnan from its northwest, where it meets Lancang River and Nu River. Then, they go together through the high mountains and deep gorges of Hengduan Mountains. Rushing southwards from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the Yangtze is blocked by the Hailuo Cliff at Shigu, Yunnan, which makes it turn roughly to northeast, forming a rare great bay of V ...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 1145) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCMon 24 Aug 2008 21:31:00 GMTshyotohttp://www.chinatravel.com/yunnan/lijiang/attraction/daju-town/Daju town is a Naxi ancient town lying in the north of Yulong Autonomous County. In the southern part of the town, there is a square-shape Square, which leads you to the famous bazaar - Sifang Street. In the bazaar, you will have the chance to perceive the Square Bazaar characteristic of the Naxi minority for its unique styles of bazaar and architecture. With a forest coverage rate of 51.8%, Daju town is bound to be the destination for those tourists who are fascinated with greenery, those w...]]>Sat 22 Aug 2008 4:46:00 GMTshyotohttp://www.chinatravel.com/yunnan/lijiang/bar/old-tree-bar/SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 1380) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCSat 22 Aug 2008 4:13:00 GMTshyotohttp://www.chinatravel.com/yunnan/lijiang/attraction/baishui-river/This super crystal mountain river get its name Baishui (white water) because of its unpolluted water, and the white riverbed and terraced terrain which are made up of marble and limestone. The first impression Baishui River gives you would be crystal and clean. Ice-water, melted into springs from Snow-cap mountains, are being filtered by rocks, and then runs into the Baishui River, consisting of its main source of water. Standing on a bridge or a dam, facing the rushing white water, you will be...]]>SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 911) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCSat 22 Aug 2008 3:09:00 GMTshyotohttp://www.chinatravel.com/yunnan/lijiang/attraction/mural-at-baisha-village/Baisha village lies 10km north of Lijiang ancient town, west to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, south to Longquan Village, West to Zhishan Mountain. Being an old and beautiful small town, it is the earliest habitation and political centre for the Naxi Nationality. During the period of the Ming Dynasty (CE 1368-1644), the reign of Mayor Mu (the then mayor of Lijiang) passed through its golden days. In order to show its stable political stability and economic prosperity, Mayor Mu built thousands of ho...]]>Sat 22 Aug 2008 0:00:00 GMTshyotohttp://www.chinatravel.com/yunnan/lijiang/festival/mountain%26river-show/SELECT top 1 Location + filename + '-s' + pictype as picurl FROM dbo.Web_Photo WHERE (VResourceSN = 1786) AND (ServiceType = 7) ORDER BY dateEdit DESCFri 21 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMTshyotohttp://www.chinatravel.com/yunnan/lijiang/attraction/shuhe-naxi-village/Shuhe Naxi Village, also known as Longquan Village by the local people, located 4 km to the northwest of Lijiang ancient town, is the earliest habitation for the Naxi ancestors in Lijiang, and one of the most well-preserved important markets along the Tea-Horse Ancient Road. Opened during the Tang Dynasty(CE 618-907), the Tea-Horse Road stretches from Xishuang Banna of south Yunnan via Dali, Lijiang, Diqing to Tibet, passing through the temperature zones of subtropics, temperate zone and cold t...]]>