Route 7 : World heritage, experience the classic Yunnan

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(Provided to People's Daily Online/Guo Jianlin)

Shilin, Lijiang City, Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas


Suggested itinerary: five days and four nights
1st day: Shilin, 2nd-3rd day: Lijiang City, 4th -6th day: Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas

Appreciate the natural and cultural charm, visit world heritages and experience the classic Yunnan.

Once you walk into the World Heritage Site Shilin, you come to the kingdom of karst landform. Here you can learn about the legendary history of globe evolution, and enjoy the geologic legend in the world.

The world famous Old Town of Lijiang is located in Lijiang City. It is a UNESCO Heritage Site. The roads are paved along the flow of river. Naxi ancient music lingers on the bridges. Naxi women, wearing colorful clothes, walk on the stone roads.

(Notes: Naxi women wear wide-sleeved loose gowns, with jackets and long trousers, tied with richly decorated belts at the waist. They often wear sheepskin slung over the shoulder, on which are seven stars exquisitely embroidered, with sun and moon symbols, one on each side. This reflects the Naxis' admiration for diligence "people start working early in the morning and do not stop until late in the evening".

The Naxis are fond of singing and dancing, especially at weddings and funerals. The most popular songs are descriptive and short. They are sung at very high pitch and with strong rhythms, to the accompaniment of simple dances. The most common musical instruments are flutes, reed pipes and wind-string instruments. The ancient musical piece, "Baishaxiyue," which dates back to the Yuan Dynasty, was rediscovered and preserved after the founding of the People’s Republic of China.)

In the high mountains of southwest China's Yunnan Province, three rivers – the Jinsha, Nujiang and Lancang – all originated from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, run roughly parallel, north to south for some 170 km. This is the World Natural Heritage: Three Parallel Rivers.

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