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Top 10 Family-Friendly Attractions in Lijiang [2025]
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The Romantic Show of Lijiang
4.6
/5
4649 reviews
8.1
From € 33.32
Based on 91 reviews
Lijiang Railway Station | 3.1 km from downtown
Phone 0888-6881111
Address: No.88,Yuxing West Road,Yulong Naxi Autonomous County, Lijiang City
Recommended sightseeing time: 1-3 hours
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"Lijiang Eternal Love" reveals the Naxi people's creation and the blood and tears of the caravans. "Lijiang Love Song" allows you to experience the customs of Yunnan's ethnic minorities. Touch antiques on Tea and Horse Street, and witness ethnic minority flash mobs at Caravan Square. Feeding koi is a symbol of Naxi auspiciousness, while learning about Mosuo marriage at the Walking Marriage Bridge. Enjoy thrilling fire dance performances at the Cultural Square, and experience the intangible cultural heritage of copperplate engraving for a sense of accomplishment. This isn't just a quick tour; it's a journey into the soul of Lijiang!
The stunning "Lijiang Eternal Love" performance is a must-see! The stage effects are incredible! The "Lijiang Love Song" live-action volcanic eruption is incredibly realistic. Stroll through Tea and Horse Street, savoring yak skewers and buying tie-dye items. The embarrassment of grabbing hydrangeas at the Caravan Square is hilarious. Feeding koi carp at Nacuo Beach is a beautiful photo opportunity, and listening to folk songs in Dawa Village is incredibly relaxing. The Walking Marriage Bridge is covered in wish plaques. Transportation to the scenic area is convenient, with a free shuttle bus. It was a blast! Highly recommended!
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Old Town of Lijiang
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15089 reviews
7.7
Based on 5,118 reviews
The Old Town of Lijiang | 1.9 km from downtown
Phone 0888-5111118
Address: Dayan Ancient City, Gucheng District, Lijiang City
Recommended sightseeing time: 0.5-1 day
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Who knows, Lijiang Ancient City really does not want to go! 🌆 As soon as I stepped into the ancient city, it was like an instant crossing back to ancient times. At the foot is the simple stone road, the road is the flowing water, the buildings on both sides of the Straits retain the original Naxi style, the moths and arches, the carved beams and painting buildings, every detail is full of historical charm. Walk along the river, feel the breeze, and watch the red lanterns and antique buildings reflected on the water. It is really super comfortable, and any shot is a blockbuster. 💃 The atmosphere of life in the ancient city is also very strong. Sifang Street is very lively, and during the day it is a bustling market, with a variety of specialty snacks and handicrafts. I tasted the local pork ribs hot pot and chicken bean jelly powder. The taste is absolutely amazing, and the aftertaste is endless. In the evening, there will be a bonfire party on Sifang Street. Everyone dances around the bonfire. The atmosphere is super hi, and the distance between people is instantly closer. 🎇 Lijiang Ancient City after nightfall is even more unique. The bar street is brilliantly lit, music and laughter are intertwined, lively but not noisy. Find a clear bar to sit down, order a cocktail, listen to the singer's affectionate singing, look at the night view of the ancient city outside the window, the fatigue of the day has disappeared. 🚶♀️ If you want to avoid the crowds and explore the quiet beauty of the ancient city, go to those deep alleys. There are relatively few tourists in the alleys, and occasionally you can see local residents sitting leisurely at the door to bask in the sun and chat. Here, time seems to have slowed down, so that you can truly feel the unique charm of Lijiang Ancient City. The only dissatisfaction is that the price of accommodation in the ancient city will be higher in the peak season, and because it is a wooden structure house, the sound insulation effect is not particularly good. But it doesn't affect my love for it, Lijiang Old Town is really a place worth going again!
The ancient city of Lijiang Lijiang is a place where many ethnic groups live together. In addition to the Han nationality, there are 12 ethnic minorities and 22 ethnic minorities living here for generations. Lijiang is a famous tourist city with three world heritage sites: the World Cultural Heritage Lijiang Old Town, the World Natural Heritage Three Parallel Rivers, and the World Memory Heritage Naxi Dongba Ancient Books and Documents.
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Baisha Ancient Town
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478 reviews
6.9
Based on 203 reviews
Baisha old town/FOLIDAY Town Lijiang Mediterranean Resort | 11 km from downtown
Phone 0888-5142120
Address: Yulong Naxi Autonomous County,Lijiang
Recommended sightseeing time: 1-2 hours
No.4 of Night Attractions in Lijiang
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Baisha Ancient Town is truly a wonderful place!
It's a tiny place, yet it embodies an indescribable sense of leisure.
The bluestone pavement is polished to a shine, and walking on it feels like stepping back in time. Wooden houses huddle crookedly on either side.
Bronze bells hanging from the eaves tinkle in the wind, as if greeting passersby.
Looking up, you can see Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, dazzlingly white on a sunny day, like a cream cake tucked against the horizon.
An old woman sits on the doorstep, embroidering, her thread dancing in the sunlight.
A silversmith swings his hammer, his silver bracelets still warm from the clinking sound.
The aroma of Yunnan small-grain coffee wafts from the corner cafe, mingling with the sweetness of freshly baked flower cakes, making you want to stop walking.
The best part is that time here moves a fraction slower than elsewhere. Dogs sunbathe in the middle of the road, and sparrows dare to peck at rice grains right in front of people.
Stop by any teahouse and you'll be able to enjoy a pot of tea until sunset. The owner won't rush you, and will even offer you a refill with a smile.
It's truly leisurely and relaxing!!
Lijiang Baisha Ancient Town: The tranquil Taoyuan under the snow-capped mountains, the most beautiful thing to come to Lijiang must come to Baisha Ancient Town to see! Here, I found the long-lost tranquility and comfort. It is really an unforgettable travel experience. I must give it to everyone! Historical charm: the ancient capital of Naxi, the ancient town of Baisha, has a history of thousands of years. As one of the important birthplaces of Naxi culture, strolling in it seems to hear the echo of history. The ancient buildings of the town of Baisha, like the Dabaoji Palace, the glazed palace, the moths and the corners, the carved beams and the painting buildings, are full of traces of the years, people can't help but sigh the exquisite skills of the ancient craftsmen. Shuttle in the ancient streets and alleys, touching the ancient walls, as if through time and space, and history came into an intimate contact, really shocking! Natural beauty: the poetic blend of snow-capped mountains and ancient towns It is very close to the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Find a corner in the ancient town. You can see the magnificent snow-capped mountains as soon as you look up. The snow on the top of the mountain is shining in the sun, and the ancient town complements each other. Any shot is a blockbuster. When the weather is good, the sun is on the body, warm, the snow-capped mountains in front of you, the stone road at the foot, at that moment, I feel that all my troubles have been thrown out of the clouds. National customs: deep experience of non-legacy culture In the ancient town of Baisha, there are many non-legacy cultural heritage points. I went to experience the East Bazaar dyeing, and dyed a colorful cloth with my own hands. I felt full of accomplishment and deeply felt the charm of the traditional skills of the Naxi people. There is also bronze making, the masters' focus on the look and skill of the way, people admire. There is also exquisite embroidery, every needle and thread tell the story of the Naxi people. By the way, you must not miss the white sand murals, although the scale is not large, but each picture is lifelike, containing a deep cultural connotation, really is the treasure of Naxi art. Business atmosphere: just the right atmosphere of life compared with other popular ancient towns, Baisha ancient towns are just the right degree of commercialization. There are many interesting small shops on the street, with characteristic cafes and handicraft shops. There is no over-commercial noise and impetuousness, but there is still a strong atmosphere of life. I sat in a cafe for an afternoon, basking in the sun, drinking coffee, watching people coming and going outside, especially relaxed. The prices here are also very close to the people, don't worry about being slaughtered, it's really great! Food exploration: Naxi flavor on the tip of the tongue Food is also a highlight of Baisha Ancient Town. I tasted the chicken bean jelly powder of the net red grandmother, 5 yuan a bowl, the jelly is burnt and tender, the seasoning is hot and sour, and a spice called "mountain pepper" is added inside. It is slightly numb to the tip of the tongue, which is particularly enjoyable. There is also the rose steamed bun of the "Shantou Poet", which is oversized and the rose filling is sweet and not greasy. While eating steamed buns, while enjoying the scenery of the ancient town, it has a special taste. The casserole chicken is also very good, the chicken is tender and smooth, the potatoes are soft, and it is super satisfying to take a bite. Transportation guide: Convenient travel and easy arrival It is very convenient to come from Lijiang City. It takes about 20-30 minutes to take a taxi. The cost is about 30-50 yuan. You can also take the 6 bus. Although the time may be a little longer, you can Xin
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Tinghua Valley - Lijiang Flowers Garden
4.2
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175 reviews
6.7
From € 10.48
10 km from downtown
Phone 16608880202
Address: 云南省丽江市玉龙纳西族自治县白沙镇白沙村委会街尾二组100号
Recommended sightseeing time: 2-3 hours
No.9 of Best Things to Do in Lijiang
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Tinghua Valley is located in the south of Lijiang City. Due to the pleasant climate of Lijiang City, it has a special natural environment, which makes Tinghua Valley have flowers blooming all year round. It is suitable for bringing children to play here.
I think the scenery is very good, but it is quite demanding on the season. When I went there this time, there were only 4 kinds of flowers, which were beautiful, but it would be better if there were more. The staff told me that there would be more flowers in July and August. Overall, I am quite satisfied, but there are so many wasps in the flowers that I was stared at. Do the staff have a better way to get rid of flying insects? I also got flower seeds as souvenirs, which is quite creative. I will go again.
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Land of Wilderness
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/5
13 reviews
5.9
Shuhe Old Town | 7.4 km from downtown
Phone 17308886597
Address: 丽江市古城区东阳路COART Village雪山艺术小镇北侧
Recommended sightseeing time: 2-3 hours
No.5 of Night Attractions in Lijiang
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If you dreamed of adventuring in a place full of fantasy and fairy tales when you were a child, then "Wild Country" is your dream paradise! This place is full of the wonderful ideas of artist Qiao Xiaodao. Various waste items are given new life to create a "fairy tale castle" exclusively for adults and children. Houses, aircraft, slides... Every place will amaze you, as if you have really entered the animation world of Hayao Miyazaki.
🎨 Features Overview:
1. Fantasy creative design: Various buildings are made of waste materials, such as spaceships, orange cats, robot cars, etc., and every corner is full of surprises and imagination.
2. Interactive experience: Adults and children can play freely in this "fairy tale castle", and slides and aircraft allow you to experience the unfinished dreams of childhood.
3. Healing the soul: Qiao Xiaodao hopes that Wild Country is a place for healing the soul, helping adults and children to find inner peace.
4. Integration with nature: Located at the foot of Yulong Snow Mountain, the natural landscape and artistic architecture complement each other, giving you a double enjoyment of vision and soul.
5. Photo-taking paradise: Whether it is "Octopus Grandpa", "Carousel", or "Butterfly RV", every corner here is an excellent photo background.
6. Fantasy exploration experience: Each house has its own story and function, from poetry bookstore to slide library, each one stimulates your desire to explore.
Very suitable for children to play, also suitable for adults, many things are very artistic and old! Very unexpected and pleasant! I felt sad to see many books and things from previous years destroyed! From this, I gradually understood why the Snow Mountain Art Town went from being hot at the beginning to being cold later - because ideals and reality are always contradictory!
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Lashi Lake Ancient Tea House and Horse Road
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365 reviews
5.4
From € 17.85
Lijiang Lashihai Wetland Scenic Area | 7.8 km from downtown
Address: Lashihai, Yulong Naxi Autonomous County, Lijiang City
Recommended sightseeing time: 2-3 hours
Highlights:
Naxi Dongba Cultural Performance Show
Ride a Yunnan pony to retrace the Tea Horse Road
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During the festival, I took my family to experience the Ancient Tea Horse Road, so I chose a one-day tour of Lashi Lake. One of the itineraries was to experience horseback riding on the Ancient Tea Horse Road. The horseback riding spot we were sent to this time was the horseback riding area operated by Achuheng, which was divided into Sizong Group 1 and Group 2, which was probably similar to the concept of the village group. We arrived by car around 10 am. The car was relatively old. I asked about the taxi contracted by a similar Changhe minivan, but the driver was a local, very talkative and funny. Before entering the horse farm, it is recommended to buy leg covers, mainly because I am afraid that the dirt on the horse will stick to the tourists' pants. A set of gloves is provided for 20 yuan. This is a voluntary purchase, but generally people who come to ride horses for the first time will buy it. After that, horses will be arranged. After getting on the horse, you need to adapt to it, so at the beginning, you will take the flat road at the entrance of the village. After riding for a while, you will not be afraid. After that, you will enter the Naxi Ancient Village and see some old buildings and hieroglyphs and pictures with Naxi characteristics, which are quite unique. The road after that began to become a rugged path. Experience the feeling of riding up and downhill. The body also needs to cooperate with the adjustment of the center of gravity. Those who do not exercise often will probably have sequelae of back pain the next day. In the middle, you will go to a check-in point on the top of the mountain, buy some horse feed at your own expense to feed the horse, and then go to the terrace to take pictures and overlook the entire Lashi Lake. If you come again in spring, the scenery may be better. After resting, ride back on horseback. The scenery in the mountains is actually good, and it is also quiet and comfortable. The whole journey takes about 1 hour, which is quite interesting. After getting off the horse, a tea and rest station will be arranged. You can buy some local horse caravan tea or yak jerky for free or at your own expense, and then take the minibus back to the original horse-riding point for lunch. I remember it was a local chicken pot, which was quite sufficient and full.
Overall, the experience of horse riding is still good, but I heard that the entire operation is organized and managed by the local government, and external units cannot intervene, so the software service is slightly backward and inadequate. The local horsemen are very simple and polite to foreign tourists. They can only earn a little money by pulling horses and walking the ancient trails. The bulk of the money goes to the drivers and the operating companies, so it is necessary to respect and care for the horses and horsemen. It is worthwhile for friends who don't mind to experience it once.
It was a great trip. My daughter was especially happy. We rode for nearly an hour and reached the highest point where we could overlook the Lashi Lake. We were still not satisfied. The horse rider was also very enthusiastic!
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Baishuihe River
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372 reviews
5.1
Based on 93 reviews
Yulong Snow Mountain Scenic Area | 30.2 km from downtown
Address: Lijiang Yulong Snow Mountain Scenic Area, Lijiang City
Recommended sightseeing time: 1-3 hours
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1. "Baishui River" is located in the "Blue Moon Valley" in the 5A scenic spot "Yulong Snow Mountain". Yulong Snow Mountain is a nationally famous tourist destination and a must-visit online celebrity attraction for Lijiang tourism. Its 13 snow-capped peaks are like a white jade dragon, which is named after it. It is regarded by the ethnic minority Naxi as the incarnation of their patron god "Three Gods" and has become the origin of Naxi culture. In history, many mountaineering teams have tried to climb the main peak "Shanzidou" at an altitude of 5,596 meters on Yulong Snow Mountain, but all ended in failure, which has added a layer of mystery to this sacred mountain. The scenic area is divided into 5 major areas: "Ganhaizi Garden", "Spruce Ping", "Yak Ping", "Blue Moon Valley" and "Glacier Park" (the highest altitude, often suspended, it is recommended to call in advance).
① Address: Yulong Naxi Autonomous County, Lijiang City.
② Transportation: There is no bus, but there is a direct bus from Lijiang Ancient Town. You can also drive or go with a group. It is easy to park by car.
③ Peak season: None, but the best place to take photos in winter is at the bottom of the snow line.
④ Notes: Those with strong altitude sickness can bring their own nutrients and oxygen bottles, which are sold along the scenic area.
2. Blue Moon Valley is a valley that the "Baishui River" passes through. It is named because the moon is reflected in the blue lake in the evening. The Baishui River is formed by the melting ice and snow of Yulong Snow Mountain and is also the source of the "Lijiang Ancient City". There are 3 sightseeing bus stops in the valley. After getting off the bus, you can get on the bus to the next stop. If you have enough time, you can also walk the whole way. There are ethnic costume rental places at each stop. The first stop is "Baishuitai", but the river water is blue and emerald green, and the terraced small waterfalls are very beautiful; the second stop "Jingtan Lake" is the most beautiful, with a large Dongba stone tablet (the ancient writing of the Naxi people, they call wise men "Dongba". There is an essay on the stone tablet), white yaks (white yaks are sacred animals in Tibetan Buddhist areas and cannot be slaughtered. The picture of leaning against plastic peach blossoms, with bluestone, waterfalls and snow-capped mountains on their backs is very beautiful. It costs 50 yuan to ride on it to take pictures) and other photo spots. Among them, the waterfall "Three Waterfalls and Greenery" is three layers of waterfalls stacked on top of each other. The waterfalls hit the goose-soft stones on the riverbed and make a tinkling sound, which is very popular; the third stop "Tingtao Lake" is very small, with only one waterfall viewing platform. There are semi-free photo spots in the scenic area: tourists will be given a two-inch photo for free, and the packaged large photos cost 20 yuan. I bought them because I thought they were okay.
Baishui River is a river formed by the melting glaciers of Yulong Snow Mountain. It cascades down the valley. The water is clear and dark green. The riverbed is composed of deposited limestone fragments, which is grayish white. The clear spring flows through it, and it looks like a white river from a distance.
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Dayan Naxi Ancient Music Performance
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529 reviews
5.1
From € 10.48
Based on 69 reviews
The Old Town of Lijiang | 2.2 km from downtown
Phone 0888-5127971
Address: No. 86 Mishi Lane, Xinyi Street, Gucheng District, Lijiang City
Recommended sightseeing time: 1.5-2 hours
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I highly recommend it. Instead of wandering around the noisy streets outside, why not come in and listen to some ancient music? The meaning of travel is not only to check in at popular attractions, but also to experience the unique culture. There are ancient towns everywhere, but ancient music is unique.
China's most unpretentious, unreliable and most tragic art institution - Lijiang Naxi Ancient Music Association
Unpretentious and unreliable means that when this band performs, they never put a music stand with music scores in front of each person like other bands, because they play ancient music from more than 1,000 years ago, using the ancient Gongche Pu, and only one person in the band can understand the score; another meaning of unreliable is that because the performers are all elderly people over 70 years old (now young people have joined), from time to time someone will pass away and leave the band, and more than 20 photos of the old band members have been hung on the stage of the performance. Speaking of tragedy, in order to pass on this intangible cultural heritage, they have insisted on performing one show every day since the 1980s. Even in the special period when the epidemic was raging, a group of elderly people wearing masks insisted on performing. When I first came to see it more than 20 years ago, the theater was full, and people from various tour groups were still fighting for seats. Now, the bar street outside is bustling with people, but there are only two or three people at the performance of Naxi Ancient Music. Listening to the professional and serious performance of the 14 people on the stage, a feeling of sadness and desolation came over me. Just as the host said, they don’t know how long this art form can last…
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