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Encyclopedia > Lijiang City

Lijiang City (Chinese: 丽江市; Hanyu Pinyin: Lìjiāngshì) refers to an administrative division comprising of urban and rural areas in northwestern Yunnan Province, China. The famous "Lijiang old town" (as it is commonly known) is more correctly called the Dayan old town (大研古镇). Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1200x1200, 383 KB) Description: Yunan(云南) Province of China Source: Date: Author: Made by Fanghong Permission: File links The following pages link to this file: Lijiang City ... Pinyin (拼音, Pīnyīn) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to Hànyǔ Pīnyīn (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration to roman script) for Standard Mandarin used in the... Yunnan (Simplified Chinese: 云南; Traditional Chinese: 雲南; Hanyu Pinyin: ) is a province of the Peoples Republic of China, located in the far southwestern corner of the country. ...


Lijiang City is a fairly large geographical area that comprises of one district (the old town district) and four counties, including the Liijang new town, Dayan old town, Shuhe old town (束河古镇), Baisha old town (白沙古镇), and parts of the Tiger Leaping Gorge. Tiger Leaping Gorge (Chinese: 虎跳峡; pinyin: ) is a canyon on the Yangtze River – locally called the Golden Sands River (金沙江 ; JÄ«nshā Jiāng) – located 60 km north of Lijiang City, Yunnan in southwestern China. ...


The Lijiang old town has a history going back more than 800 years and was once a confluence for trade along the old tea horse road. The Lijiang old town is famous for its orderly system of waterways and bridges. It has been called the "Venice of the East". This partial list of city nicknames compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities are sometimes known by, officially and unofficially, to locals, outsiders or their tourism boards. ...

Old city Channels in Lijiang
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Old city Channels in Lijiang

The old town of Lijiang differs from other ancient Chinese cities in architecture, history and the culture of its traditional residents the Naxi people. Download high resolution version (1468x1024, 344 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1468x1024, 344 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Categories: Ethnic groups of China ...


One third of the town was destroyed by an earthquake in February 1996. 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...


Lijiang old town (including Dayan, Baisha and Shuhe) was registered on the UNESCO World Heritage List in December 4, 1997. Since then, the local government has taken more responsibility for the development and protection of the old city. Lijiang's tourism also boomed, and travellers from around the world flooded in; although many locals fear that due to much of the development, the old town of Lijiang will lose its appeal. UNESCO logo The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, commonly known as UNESCO, is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. ... Elabana Falls is in Lamington National Park, part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves World Heritage site in Queensland, Australia. ...


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Lijiang airport, located approximately 20 km south of the town, opened in 1994. 1994 (MCMXCIV in Roman) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...


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Prefecture-level divisions of Yunnan
Prefecture-level cities: Baoshan | Kunming | Lijiang | Lincang
Qujing | Simao | Yuxi | Zhaotong
Autonomous prefectures: Chuxiong | Dali | Dehong | Diqing
Honghe | Nujiang | Wenshan | Xishuangbanna
List of Yunnan County-level divisions

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