Attraction & Sightseeing In Lijiang
Baisha
Frescoes -- Baishui
River -- Baoshan
Stone Village -- Dayan
Town
The
frescoes at Dunhuang are a vivid reflection of the Buddhist
culture existing in this area at the time of their creation.
This site also provides a fascinating
insight into Tibetan Buddhism, Han Buddhism and Taoism.
Located in Baisha Township, 8km north of
the seat of the Lijiang Naxi Nationality Autonomous County, there are
53 fresco groups located in the hall. These mural paintings, with
their fine and smooth lines, bright colors,vivid pattern and balanced
and harmonious composition are a wonderful sight. These frescoes are
only crucial to the history of Chinese painting, but are important
cultural heritage relics too.
How to get there:
Numerous Travel Agencies in Lijiang offer one day tours along this
route, from Lijiang city in the North, the main scenic spots are:
Lijiang - 8km - Baisha Mural - 9km - Yufeng Temple - 20km - Gan Hai Zi
and the Yulong Mountain Cable Car - 7km - Baishui River - 2km -
Yunshan Ping.
If you don't want to travel with a group,
the best method of transport is the No.7 bus from Xin Dajie. The bus
starts from Lijiang and visits all the spots along this route. The bus
terminates at Ganhaizi, Baishui River and the Yunshanping. The fare is
RMB8 from Lijiang city to the terminal at Yunshanping. The service
starts at around 7am and terminates at 6pm. Note however that the bus
does not travel direct to the Mural which is located 2km west of the
main road. Visitors are dropped off at the crossroads and have to walk
from here. In peak season, there are tractors and pedicabs plying this
route.
Cost: RMB8
Opening Hours: 8AM--6PM
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 The first impression the Baishui River
(baishuihe) leaves on travelers is the limpid water. The source of the river is the melting snow on the nearby mountain, and after undergoing a process of filtration on the nearby rocks, the water pours into the river a gorgeous clear color. Trees grow along either side of the riverbed while a little further away snow-capped peaks stand imposingly against the sky. It is possible to travel upriver either on foot or by horseback from here.
How to get there: Numerous Travel Agencies in Lijiang have one day package tours on this route. From Lijiang city in the North, the main scenic spots
are: Lijiang - 8km - Baisha Mural - 9km - Yufeng Temple - 20Km - Gan Hai Zi and the Yulong Mountain Cable Car - 7km - Baishui River - 2km - Yunshan Ping.
If you don't want to travel as part of a group, the best alternative is the No.7 bus on the Xin Dajie, the bus starts from Lijiang and goes to all spots along this route. Bus No.7 stops at Ganhaizi, Baishui River and the Yunshan Ping. The fare is RMB8 from Lijiang city to the terminal at Yunshanping. The bus starts at around 7am in the morning and ends at 6pm in the evening. There are about two buses a day.
Cost: RMB40 general admission into the Yulong Mountain area is charged.This fee includes Yulong mountain, Baishui River, Yunshan Ping and
Ganhaizi.
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 About
100km north of Lijiang, Baoshan Stone Village (baoshan shicheng) is
located on a Herculean rock in the Jinsha River Valley. Virtually
everything in the village is made of stone: stone ovens, stone water
vats, stone beds, stone chairs and so on. The village is surrounded by
cliffs on four sides with the Jinsha River flowing below and a small
path leading to the outside world, one meter wide, creeps along the
edge of the village.
The unique location of this secret
village has helped to make it an impregnable fort over the years. This
is an interesting and fun spot to visit, and it is fascinating to see
the practicalities of life for the various groups of people living in
this remote part of the world today.
How to get there: The
trip generally takes one day as Baoshan Stone Village is about 11km
north of Lijiang city. From the main bus station in Lijiang there are
direct minibuses to Baoshan. The trip takes 4 hours (along a very
bumpy road) and costs RMB25. The bus stops at Baoshan town, from where
the village is a pleasant three hour walk. In peak season there are
pedicabs for hire, ferrying visitors to and from the village.
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 With
a history of over 800 years, Dayan Town is one of the few places in
China with well-preserved old style folk buildings. Consequently, this
area has become known as the "Second Suzhou".
With the famous Sifang Road (which
literally means four directions in Chinese) at its core, roads here are
mostly paved with stone boards, an ingenious approach developed in
ancient times by local people to save cleaning efforts!
Another feature of the area are the
numerous streams and brooks crisscrossing the houses. Sifang Road
is also the site of a major bazaar. Local residents visit the market to
stock up on necessities such as meat, vegetables, oil and herbal
medicine e but if visitors fortunate, they may come across some
interesting and unusual antiques.
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