Lijiang, you really know how to enjoy yourself! Experience the slow-paced life of Lijiang Ancient Town (Part 2, Free Attractions)

Address: Lijiang Ancient Town, Lijiang City, Yunnan Province Lijiang Ancient Town was founded at the end of the Song Dynasty and the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty (late 13th century). The ancestors of the Mu family of Lijiang moved their ruling center from Baisha Old Town to the current Lion Hill, where they began to build houses and city walls, calling it 'Dayechang'. The name of the ancient town is said to originate from the fact that the hereditary rulers of Lijiang had the surname Mu, and the construction of the city was inevitably like the Chinese character for 'Mu' enclosed in a frame, forming the character 'Kun'. The Naxi name for Lijiang Ancient Town is 'Gongbenzhi', where 'Gongben' means granary and 'Zhi' means market. Lijiang Ancient Town was once a place for the storage and distribution of grain.