Where is The Dayan Ancient town?

Posted by ugfanfan on December 23rd, 2014

The Ancient town of Lijiang was built in the middle of a flatland at the foot of the Yulong Snow Mountain. It is called "Dayan Zheng" in Chinese, the town is surrounded by tree-covered mountains on all sides with crystal clear water running in the middle of it. The town covers an area of 3.8 square kilometerw at an elevation of 2,400 meters.

The town was built in the late Song dynasty and the early Yuan dynasty. Since then, it has been the political, cultural, and educational center in this area. For a time, it had been an important trading center for business between Yunnan and Tibet, China and India. And now ,the town is a Historical and Cultural Heritage in China and it has been included in the World Cultural Heritag. The roads in the old town radiate from Sifang Street (Square Street) to form a network connecting every corner of the city. Small squares are scattered along appropriate sections of the main streets. Houses have been built on the mountain slopes tier upon tier. "The city depends on water for existence and water comes along with the city" has become one of the main features of the old town.

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