Why should we protect the Lijiang Ancient Town? Which towns does the Lijiang Ancient Town refer to?

Lijiang has unique natural scenery, including snow-capped mountains, grasslands, forests, rivers, lakes, temples and ethnic customs, which are very different from the scenery in the mainland. It is an excellent tourist destination. Every year, many friends go to Lijiang Ancient Town to enjoy it. Which towns does Lijiang Ancient Town refer to? Let us introduce it to you in detail.

Contents of this article

1. Why should we protect the Old Town of Lijiang?

2. Which towns does Lijiang Ancient Town refer to?

3. What are the special snacks in Lijiang Ancient Town?

Why should we protect the ancient city of Lijiang?

reason:

1. There was indeed an ancient city in Lijiang in history with a long history. It had a certain influence, status, connotation and ethnic characteristics in the southwestern ethnic minority areas. This is the main reason.

2. Lijiang has unique natural scenery, including snow-capped mountains, grasslands, forests, rivers, lakes, temples and ethnic minority customs, which are very different from the scenery in the mainland and make it an excellent tourist destination.

3. Lijiang is located in the southwest, with high mountains and deep valleys, steep rivers, very few plains, inconvenient transportation, and a natural climate that is not suitable for large-scale development of agriculture and animal husbandry. There is a lack of underground resources and conditions for industrial development in the area, so developing tourism is the best economic development project.

4. Lijiang is the main settlement of the Naxi ethnic minority in China and the only Naxi autonomous county in China.

Which towns does Lijiang Ancient City refer to?

There are three ancient towns in Lijiang, namely Dayan Ancient Town, Shuhe Ancient Town and Baisha Ancient Town. These three ancient towns are important parts of the World Cultural Heritage Lijiang Ancient Town. Among them, Dayan Ancient Town is the main part of Lijiang Ancient Town, and people usually call Dayan Lijiang. Shuhe Ancient Town is a combination of the original Longquan Ancient Village and the later developed antique commercial street. Baisha Ancient Town is the oldest ancient town in Lijiang. Because the current tourism development is mainly on the main street, it is also called Baisha Street. The three ancient towns in Lijiang are not far apart, and the farthest distance is about 12 kilometers.

Lijiang Ancient Town is located in the Old Town District of Lijiang City, Yunnan Province. It is also known as Dayan Town. It is located in the middle of Lijiangba and was built in the late Song Dynasty and early Yuan Dynasty. The streets in Lijiang Ancient Town are built by the mountains and rivers and paved with red breccia. There are attractions such as Sifang Street, Mu Mansion, and Wufeng Tower. Lijiang is one of the second batch of approved Chinese historical and cultural cities. It is one of the two ancient cities in China that have successfully applied for World Cultural Heritage as a whole. Lijiang Ancient Town has colorful local ethnic customs and entertainment activities, such as Naxi ancient music, Dongba rituals, divination culture, ancient town bars, and Naxi Torch Festival, which are unique. Lijiang Ancient Town reflects the achievements of ancient Chinese urban construction and is one of the types of Chinese folk houses with distinctive characteristics and styles.

What are the special snacks in Lijiang Ancient Town?

The special snacks of Lijiang Ancient Town include chicken bean jelly, Naxi barbecue, coated tofu, Lijiang baba, water lily, cured pork ribs hotpot, steamed chicken, Lijiang salmon, black goat hotpot, azalea scrambled eggs, Dongba grilled fish, etc.

Chickpea jelly is a kind of jelly snack that is a specialty of Lijiang. The jelly is black in appearance, so people also call it "black jelly". In the "Lijiang Prefecture Records" of Qianlong, this kind of snack was once called "edible black tofu". Chickpea jelly is a kind of snack that has been popular in Lijiang for a long time. It can be eaten cold in summer and hot in winter. It can be eaten cold with vinegar, soy sauce and other seasonings, which can relieve summer heat, stimulate appetite and stop motion sickness. It can be eaten hot by frying the jelly on both sides in sesame oil in a pan until it turns yellow, and then seasoning is added. Although it does not look good, the taste and texture are extremely delicate and smooth, and it is a delicious dish that can be eaten with rice or wine.