An optional destinations for Lijiang travel

Yuhu Village and the Former Residence of Dr. Joseph Rock

In the neighborhood of Jade Peak Monastery, we find this simple Naxi village. Dr. Joseph Rock (1884-1962), an Ausro-America botanist and explorer who lived here off and on from 1922 to 1949, is the best remembered for the introduction of innimerable plant species to the West and his rigorous works on Naxi ethnology.

Yak Meadow and Spruce Meadow on the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Both are plateau meadows in the Jade Snow Mountains that are surrounded by spruce and pines. Chair lifts provide transportation to each meadow, where a panoramic view of the snow-clad mountains is gorgeous for your China trip.

Lashi Lake & Wetland

At an elevation of 2,500 meters, the Lashi Lake & Wetland is not only the primary water supply to a large downstream population, but also the habitat for 198 bird species, 77 of which are migratory shorebirds inclusive of the endangered black-necked crane. Horse riding, boating and winter bird watching from late Nov to Feb are the major activities here.


First Bend of the Yangtze River
The Stone Drum Town stands at the First Bend of the Yangtze River (the view along the banks is very fantastic and you can enjoy it during your Yangtze River tour), some 70 kilometers west of Lijiang. Approaching to Stone Drum offers a dramatic view of the Yangtze's near-180-degree turn, where the wide, swift waters perform a miraculous about-face. For nearly 20 kilometers, the river, first flowing south, the north, runs parallel to itself. Locals say if it were not for their village standing guard at the bend, China would lose the water of the Yangtze to Southeast Asia, like that of the adjacent Mekong and Salween Rivers.

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