Walk Before the Dawn, Sunrise
by John195123
As I mentioned elsewhere, the town of Lijiang is best seen in the early morning, at least before 8:30 am, if not before sunrise- sunrise over the town is quite beautiful. If you want to catch sunrise, note that the town is roughly aligned with the compass with the west part of the old town being the hill holding the Wangu Tower and the Wenchang Monastery. Sunrise is best seen from that vantage point, somewhere between the two. Sunset you can see from, therefore, the east side of town, over the monastery and tower.
It's peaceful before 8:30, when the town is empty aside from a few people going to work, a baozi (steamed, filled bun) stand off a short side street providing locals breakfast in a hurry, and the occasional tourists looking for empty streets. At 8:30, as if on cue, the tour groups start their sluggish clogging of the walkways. I'd hate for too many people to get out before 8:30, but it's worth it for those that do.
Five images.
Chicken-Pea Jelly.
by Sharrie
A gray color specialty food being cooked on the street. Usually cut in geometric shapes & eaten cold as in a salad.
Jidou Liangfen (Chicken-Pea Jelly). Pictured: top left.
Both Lijiang Baba & Chicken-Pea Jelly are daily staples for the locals.
White Water River
by sunnywong
White Water River is a scenic spot in Lijiang. Here also is the start of the ropeway going to Spruce Plateau (Yunshan Plateau) of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Upon reaching the White Water River, you can ride a yak with a charge of RMB10 to take pictures.
Getting dark
by sunshinee
We were walking fast because we had to get there before dark. And the most difficult part came which was a very scary cliff. I was too scared and I couldn't take any photos so can't show it here. The path was narrow, plus wind and our backpacks. It was very difficult for me to do this part because I have a problem with heights. And even worst, there was one part with a mini waterfalls which made the path slippery. And finally, after this there was another very steep slope to climb over.
Live in Lijiang
by misterblueyeskiwi
"The knife-attack in Lijiang"
Mabye you heard about it in the news?
The crazed tour guide who went on a stabbing rampage in central Lijiang old town, in one of the top destinations in south-west China.
Anyway, you can read more about it on my other travel blog
http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/happysheep/shangri-la-la/1175512740/tpod.html
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