Lijiang, China Postcards
March 5, 2009
In cities like Beijing, many of the most traditional representative of its history are wiped literalmetne. The hutong, or ancient neighborhoods of the big city areas are replaced by rearranged in a modern style. Fortunately for those tourists seeking China’s idyllic postcards, there are numerous places to find them. Among them, in the town of Lijiang, remains a large area due to the ingrained habits of their ancestral population, it appears as if nothing had changed for centuries. Lijiang is also a charming city, a strange urban fabric, with channels and hundreds of bridges in the style “Venice” but in the opposite hemisphere.
The city of Lijiang has a history of more than 800 years. Its narrow streets with typical houses built in the historic area, with a system of canals and bridges, as well as the traditions and customs, earned him recognition as World Heritage by UNESCO, a title which paradoxically attracted a take-off tour that ended at threatening its essence. Lijiang experienced its peak during the Ming and Qing dynasties, when they built many temples and notable buildings. Located northwest of Yunnan Province, is one of the most picturesque of the PRC, both its past and by how well it was preserved. Lijiang is too compelling to not visit her, and too perfect to keep it secret.
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