No matter where we go, the beautiful melody of the song "Little Baby" accompanied by the tambourine will evoke yearning for a city. The beautiful destination is called Lijiang.

Lijiang is a city in the northwest of Yunnan Province. It has very beautiful scenery and rich culture. It has the famous two mountains (Yulong Snow Mountain and Laojun Mountain), one city (Ancient City of Lijiang), one lake (Lugu Lake), one river (Jinsha River), one culture (Naxi Dongba Culture), and one style (Mosuo People's Style). It is a world-famous tourist city. With longing for her, I went there twice to see her tranquility and the beauty of mountains and rivers.

In March 2017, I took my parents and lover to Lijiang. At that time, there was a special line from Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province to Lijiang. It took off at 9:55 pm and arrived at Lijiang Sanyi Airport at around 11:50 pm. It was very convenient and cheap.

The most recent trip was in December 2019. We landed at Sanyi International Airport by plane. Then the driver of the inn took us to the ancient city. The inn's small cart carried our luggage and walked into the beautiful ancient city of Lijiang.

We stayed in an inn in the ancient city, called Tinghuatang, because the entire small courtyard was full of flowers of all colors, which was very beautiful. The fragrance of getting up in the morning filled the courtyard. Moreover, there was crystal clear morning dew on the flowers, which was very comfortable.

It was noon when we arrived in Lijiang. After a simple lunch, we packed our luggage and set off for the first stop, Mufu.

Although it is late winter, the temperature is still not very low. The temperature is around 7-14 degrees. The magnolia and crabapple flowers in Mufu are in full bloom. For a northerner, the temperature here is just right. Stroll, calm and comfortable.

Go all the way up and buy a ticket separately to go up to the highest place in the ancient city of Lijiang-Wangu Tower. You can overlook the entire ancient city, and you can overlook the Yulong Snow Mountain in clear weather. Very good. Physical strength allows, interested tourists can go and have a look. The scenery is great. Because the altitude of the ancient city of Lijiang is already more than 2300 meters, some people will have slight high altitude if they exercise a little hard, so do what you can.

After coming down from Wangulou, we crossed Sifang Street and went to the iconic inscription wall and large waterwheel at the north gate to enjoy the leisurely afternoon of the ancient city.

Dongba language, which has a history of more than a thousand years, can be seen everywhere in the ancient city. This is a cultural heritage included in the World Historical List. The ancient city stipulates that all trademarks and door-to-door signs must have two kinds of characters: Chinese and Dongba language. It is very interesting to observe patiently. The same is true for signboards and guide signs, as well as for fire-fighting equipment.

The next day, because we couldn't get the ticket for the big cableway for Yulong Snow Mountain, we went there just as the annual maintenance of the big cableway had been completed. It was hard to get a ticket and there was a daily quota, so we had to divert our route to Lashihai. When we came in 2017, we were interviewed and strictly rectified by the Lijiang Tourism Bureau due to the serious problem of cartels and merchants in the Lashihai area. The operation was suspended for almost a year. Now, it has become much more formal after resuming operations. The inn contacted the travel agency to pick us up at 10 o'clock and went to Lashihai for horse riding, bird watching, and boating. Because she had the children with her, she didn't go to see the ancient love of Lijiang. She was still young and couldn't appreciate it for the time being. She can go again when she comes back.

Facing the rising sun, set out.

After arriving, start a day of travel.

At noon, we went to the designated place to eat. There was a buffet of earthen pot chicken and sour duck hot pot. There was a sky realm in the yard, and the children had a great time.

After a break, go boating in a small lake, and then go to the nearby Lashihai Wetland to play. There are many species of birds that come here to spend the winter, as well as patches of reed sea, and the scenery is good.

Go and see the night view of the ancient city at night. It is picturesque.

It started to rain that night, and when I got up the next day, I found that the rain had stopped. After the rain, the air was very fresh, and I also got a ticket to the snowy mountain as I wanted. However, because it rained at the foot of the mountain and the mountain was covered with heavy snow, the large cableway and the middle cableway were closed. If we entered the mountain, we could only go to Yunshanping and Lanyue Valley. Being in a climate zone close to the subtropical zone, it was very exciting for many southerners to see snow in the cold winter, so we also wanted to see the beautiful snowy mountains after the snow, pack up our bags. Let's go.

The travel agency included all the pickups and tickets. We first arrived at Ganhaizi at the foot of the snowy mountains. After the snow, the first sunny day was. The happy tourists were playing in the snow and were very happy.

After transferring from the transfer center to the Yunshanping Cableway, I could only look at the main peak of the snowy mountain in the clouds and mist from afar. I have been to the viewing platform 4806 for 17 years. Although I am a little disappointed, I am still very happy.

You can also see the picturesque Blue Moon Valley with blue water on the road. Come back to visit after going down the mountain.

Yunshanping is an alpine meadow on the top of the mountain. The scenery is pretty good in normal times, but the appearance after the snow is even more amazing. The mountain wind blows, the mountain mist roars, and the snow on the spruce trees is lifted up by the wind and flies in the mountains. It is picturesque.

Although I didn't see the magnificent scenery on the top of the snowy mountains, the beautiful scenery after the snow was hard to come by, and everything was the best arrangement.

After getting off the cableway is the beautiful Lanyue Valley. The scenery is like Jiuzhaigou, known as Little Jiuzhai. I originally planned to go to Jiuzhaigou in 2017, but there was an earthquake there. So I came to Lijiang and was very sad to think about it. I always said that the future is promising. But things are unpredictable, just like the current epidemic. I hope everyone will cherish the time and the people in front of you.

There are many places to play around the ancient city of Lijiang. I didn't go to Lugu Lake and Tiger Leaping Gorge due to the rush of time. I will make up for it if I have the opportunity in the future.

The altitude here is not very high. The ancient city area is about 2300 meters above sea level. The weather is very dry. Remember to drink more water and eat fruits and vegetables, otherwise you will likely have nosebleeds at night. The average altitude of the snowy mountains is about 3200 meters. The altitude of the upward center of the large cableway is about 3300 meters. The distance up the cableway is more than 4600 meters. If you have high altitude, pay attention to your physical condition and do what you can. Moreover, ultraviolet rays are relatively strong in this area, so girls pay special attention to sun protection.

There are many delicacies in the ancient city, including dried yak, tofu, and many franchise stores KFC and Starbucks. You can eat well and drink more water. I hope everyone can also have a beautiful encounter with Lijiang.