Old Town of Lijiang - China

The Old Town of Lijiang is located in the ancient city area of Lijiang City, Yunnan Province, also known as Dayan Town. It is located in the middle of Lijiang plain. It was founded at the end of the Song Dynasty and the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty (late 13th century AD), and is located in the the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, with an area of 7.279 square kilometers. 

The streets in the Old Town of Lijiang are built near mountains and rivers, paved with red breccia, famous attractons including Sifang Street, Mu's Residence (Mu Palace), Wufeng Building, Black Dragon Pool, Wenchang Palace, Wang Pizhen Memorial Hall, Xueshan Academy (Snow Mountain Academy), Wangjiazhuang Christian Church, Fang Guoyu's Former Residence, Baima Longtan Temple (White Horse and Dragon Pool Temple), Peter Goullart Former Residence, Jinglian Temple, Puxian Temple, Jiefeng Building, October Literature Hall, Memorial Hall of the Red Army's Long March through Lijiang Headquarters, the Old Town of Lijiang History and Culture Exhibition Hall,  Xu Xiake Memorial Hall etc.

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