Lijiang

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Lijiang (??) is a small city in Yunnan, China.

	lijiang Travel Guide : 1 Understand 2 Get in 3 Get around 4 See 5 Do 6 Buy 7 Eat 8 Drink 9 Sleep 10 Get out

Understand

In 1996 a huge earthquake leveled most of the new part of the city. The old town is almost disneyfied, with 'local dancing' going on in the large square and hoards of baseball cap wearing chinese tour groups flooding the narrow streets. Most of the main streets in the old town are lined with tourist shops selling trinkets.

Despite all that, some parts of the back streets of the old town do have a charm of their own: Away from the tour groups and tourist stress. Also Lijiang provides a very useful base for exploring the rest of Yunnan.

Get in

The bus station is just beside the south end of the old town, so, unless you're planning on staying in the rest of town, a taxi is not necessary.

The airport is about 15 miles from the city, and a (expensive 15Y, 2005 price) bus is provided by the airport booking office. It leaves about 90 minutes before the flights (there are usually only about a dozen or so flights a day).

Get around

Walking is the only option in the old town, while taxis are often the easiest way around the rest of town (cost: 7 Yuan, 2005 price).

See

• Old Town

Do

Buy

Loads of tourist shops available in old town. Probably over priced.

Eat

• Prague Cafe, (From main square take Easterly road, over a bridge, on the left(?)), the food's good and fairly reasonably priced (for the touristy area it's in) and it has a friendly atmosphere, but the drinks are expensive. Especially green tea! (10Y/cup!!!)

Drink

As in the rest of China, Lijiang's cafes and restaurants shut down around 11pm. There aren't really any Western-style bars like you'll find in Kunming or Dali. There are a couple of local drinks worthy of special mention. Lijiang Yinjiu and Sulima (both commonly available in Lijiang) are modern renditions of ancient beer types of the Naxi and Mosuo people and far more enjoyable than the typical bland Chinese lager. Yunnan is famous for tea, as well (though Pu Ehr itself is way down south on the road to Xishuanbanna) and every fourth shop is a tea shop specializing in the length and breadth of Chinese tea, the likes of which you will not find in your average Western Chinatown.

Sleep

Often the easiest way here is just to chose from the offers given at the bus station, and follow the woman who has the best offer. Trying to find a hostel from a guide book through the old town is nigh on impossible.

• Old Cattle ??? Hotel, Address? (From bus station take road opposite (on cross roads), turn left up stone-paved road beside a stone stream, take a left at the top, you'll be in the old town. The hotel will be on the left. Several other hotels along here). Inside a traditional courtyard building. A bit cold in the rooms in winter, but have lots of bed covers. 50 Yuan for a double with ensuite (2005 price).

Get out

Heading North to Zhongdian (using a bus from the bus station) is often a good move. Zhongdian again isn't a great town but it gets you to within striking distance of Deqin and other Tibetan towns.

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