Lijiang is a small ancient town located in the northwestern corner of Yunnan province in China. Until this emblematic of Chinese culture and history site can be reached with the first plane to land at the airport in Kunming, from there Lijiang is about 40 minutes by car or about 37-40 km. Lijiang city is called the big ink or Oriental Venice because the clear waters of the river that runs through it. This is the destination of many tourists, when traveling in Asia. He has over 800 years of history being founded in the late Dynasty. The sun and initial management of the Yuan Dynasty. Both Chinese family ruled from 960 to 1368 and turned the city into an important cultural, political and commercial center as there has been a key site for the trade with Tibet, India and other parts of Asia. To enjoy Lijiang it is best to walk away. The streets of the city are small and narrow, but they are arranged one to another wooden houses with tile roofs. With doors and windows are painted different figures. The ancient city owes its unique atmosphere, especially water that it feeds life. Black Dragon Lake is divided into separate streams, so that every family has access to it. Targets 350 bridges that pass over rivers, some of which were built centuries ago 7-8.
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