Lijiang Trip Overview
Embark on this private 4 hour guided walking tour to discover the highlights of Lijiang Ancient Town. Follow your personal tour guide to explore the Mu Palace, stroll around Lijiang Old Town, admire the Dongba Culture Museum and discover the customs of Naxi ethnic community, ends at Black Dragon Pool where you can enjoy amazing view of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. If you have other sites in mind to go in the old town, just feel free to discuss with your tour guide. Your friendly tour guide will explain the history and stories along the way. You can choose to have the walking tour to pay your own transportation fee or including a private vehicle.
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Duration: 3 to 4 hours
Starts: Lijiang, China
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Lijiang, Yunnan, China
Embark on this private 4 hour guided walking tour to discover the highlights of Lijiang Ancient Town. Follow your personal tour guide to explore the Mu Palace, stroll around Lijiang Old Town, admire the Dongba Culture Museum and discover the customs of Naxi ethnic community, ends at Black Dragon Pool where you can enjoy amazing view of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. If you have other sites in mind to go in the old town, just feel free to discuss with your tour guide. Your friendly tour guide will explain the history and stories along the way. You can choose to have the walking tour to pay your own transportation fee or including a private vehicle.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Pass By: Old Town of Lijiang – China, No.57, Xuetang Rd, Dayan Township, Gucheng Dist, Lijiang 674100 China
Your tour guide will pick you up in your hotels lobby, and start a walking tour of Lijiang Old Town.
Since this 4 hour walking tour can be adjusted flexibly according to your interests, you can freely discuss it with your tour guide after meet. Typically, you will first visit the Old town of Lijiang.
The Old Town of Lijiang is a well-preserved old city of ethnic minorities with brilliant culture, the town was first built in the late Song Dynasty (960 – 1279), it has a history of more than 800 years. As a result of the combination of the multinational culture and the progress of Naxi ethnic minority, the buildings here incorporate the best parts of the architectural traits of Han, Bai, and Tibet into a unique Naxi style.
Stop At: Museum of Naxi Dongba Culture, Heilong Tan, Lijiang China
Stroll around the old town with your tour guide, you will stop at Museum of Naxi Dongba Culture, the museum dedicated to the history of the Naxi people and their pictographic language and animist Dongba religion. Explore the museum and learn about the Naxi culture and art.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Mufu Palace, Southwest of the Old Town, Lijiang 674100 China
Next, you will visit the Mufu Palace. The top ruler of Naxi minority Mu Family had been in Lijiang since Yuan Dynasty to Qing Dynasty, totally 470 years with 22 generation rulers. The present Mufu Palace is a representative of ancient central China architectural style in Ming Dynasty. While it also keeps the characters of Tang and Song Dynasties. And inside it, the details show the minority features of Bai and Naxi groups. Besides architecture value, it also can be an outstanding plants museum with ancient trees and extraordinary plants. The garden in a style mixed with imperial one and Suzhou’s style. Explore the palace and get to now its history and stories from your tour guide.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Black Dragon Pond Park, Xin Daje, Lijiang 674100 China
Your last stop is the Black Dragon Pond Park. Follow your tour guide to explore the ancient monuments such as the Longshen Temple, the Deyue Pavilion, the Suocui Bridge and the Hanyue Stage.
Your tour will ends here, you can choose to explore more on your own, your tour guide walk or taxi back to your hotel.
Duration: 30 minutes
