Xinhua Village, Heqing 鹤庆新华村Hèqìng Xīnhuá Cūn

About Xinhua Village, Heqing

A Bai village on the edge of the Heqing plain whose families have long made silverware by hand, a craft that the county gazetteer traces back more than 500 years and that is on China's national intangible cultural heritage list. Its lanes are lined with family workshops where smiths hammer and engrave bowls, jewellery and teapots. It is a busy commercial centre for the trade, so compare prices before buying.

How to get to Xinhua Village, Heqing

A few kilometres north of Heqing town, which is about an hour by road south of Lijiang or 2 hours north of Dali.

Nearby

• Lijiang Old Town 丽江古城 30 km
  Cobbled lanes, rushing canals and Naxi courtyards beneath a snow-capped peak
• Shaxi Ancient Town 沙溪古镇 50 km
  A caravan town on the old Tea Horse Road, with a village market every Friday
• Jade Dragon Snow Mountain 玉龙雪山 50 km
  A glacier-hung massif on Lijiang's doorstep, with a cable car to over 4,500 metres

Also within 20 km: Guanyin Gorge 观音峡 (20 km).

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