| Lijiang is an and quaint town in Yunan, a
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| | buildings of Lijiang ancient city were
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| province of China which is well endowed
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| | very much influenced by the architectural
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| with magnificent and beautiful mountains,
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| | style of Anhui Province. The original
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| rivers and a long history. The ancient
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| | buildings of the Naxi community can only
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| Lijiang county was put into the list of
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| | be found in the rural areas surrounding
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| world cultural legacy by the World Legacy
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| | Lijiang City.
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| Committee of the United Nations
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| | The Yuan dynasty and the Mongol Emperor
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| Education, Science and Culture
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| | then, Kublai Khan stationed military
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| Organization in 1997.
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| | troops in Lijiang in 1253. He brought the
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| The city of Lijiang has a history of 800
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| | foreign culture alien to Lijiang and thus
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| years or 900 years dating from the Sung
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| | Lijiang was then influenced by the
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| Dynasty. Why is Lijiang one of the most
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| | culture Central China, such as Buddhism
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| beautiful city in the world? Firstly, it
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| | and Taoism, and then affected by the
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| is one of the very few city which is over
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| | Christianity and Islamic culture in the
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| a mile high above sea level. Smacked in
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| | early 1900s. The Naxi community
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| the middle of the Lijiangba Dam,
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| | assimilated all these cultures. As such,
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| surrounded by snowcapped mountains and a
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| | Lijiang is also very much appreciated for
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| river that runs through an oriental
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| | its cultural landscape not only in China,
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| forest with small streams meandering into
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| | but the entire Asia.
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| the town. Some tourists even called the
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| | Millions of tourists travel to Lijiang
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| town "Heaven On Earth".
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| | each year to enjoy Lijiang's primitive
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| Lijiang experienced an earth shattering 7
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| | simplicity, tranquility and elegant
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| on the Richter scale earthquake on
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| | culture.The folks at Lijiang enjoy music
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| February 1996 which killed more than
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| | too. You can hear the beautiful music
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| 5,000 people mainly the Naxi community
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| | from the dwelling houses in Dayanzhen
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| being the major community in Lijiang.
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| | Town. The musicians carry their often
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| Since then, Lijiang caught the attention
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| | home made musical instruments to take
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| of the world and tourism growth was
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| | part in household parties all over the
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| unprecedented. As such, Lijiang is now
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| | town.
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| one of the most favoured tourist travel
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| | The Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in Lijiang
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| destination in China.
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| | is perhaps one the most beautiful
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| Most residents in Lijiang are of the Naxi
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| | mountain range in the world, famous for
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| tribe. The Naxi community makes a living
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| | its perilous, beautiful and breathtaking
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| by herding yaks and doing small retail
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| | landscapes. The mountain is a world class
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| businesses. The construction of the
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| | tourist scenic spot. The peak of the Jade
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| ancient Lijiang city was quickly
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| | Dragon Mountain is some 5596 meters
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| developed in the Ming Dynasty. This is
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| | (about 17,000 ft) above sea level. The
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| especially so because the Ming Dynasty
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| | mountain's thirteen peaks viewed from
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| made a large number of people in Anhui
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| | south to north look just like a flying
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| Province to migrate into Lijiang in order
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| | giant Chinese dragon. A very formidable
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| to station military troops and common
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| | view indeed.
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| people in the boundary areas.
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| | So if you are travelling to China, don't
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| As a result of this mass migration, the
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| | miss the quaint city of Lijiang.
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