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Baisha Murals and Dabaoji Palace 白沙壁画Báishā Bìhuà
National heritage site · Lijiang, Yunnan
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Lijiang
- Region
- Yunnan
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Baisha Murals and Dabaoji Palace
Baisha village, north of Lijiang and part of the Old Town of Lijiang World Heritage Site, was an early political centre of the Naxi, and its Ming-dynasty halls hold the best-known group of the Baisha murals. The Dabaoji Palace and the neighbouring Liuli Hall, protected together as a national monument, have wall paintings that mix Chinese Buddhist, Daoist and Tibetan Buddhist imagery, reflecting the Naxi rulers' support for several religions.
How to get to Baisha Murals and Dabaoji Palace
In Baisha village, about 10 km north of Lijiang Old Town (20 minutes by taxi), on the way to Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.
Nearby
- Lijiang Old Town 丽江古城 under 10 km
Cobbled lanes, rushing canals and Naxi courtyards beneath a snow-capped peak - Jade Dragon Snow Mountain 玉龙雪山 20 km
A glacier-hung massif on Lijiang's doorstep, with a cable car to over 4,500 metres - Tiger Leaping Gorge 虎跳峡 30 km
A classic two-day trail high above one of the world's deepest gorges
Also within 20 km: Shuhe Old Town 束河古镇 (under 10 km), Yushuizhai 玉水寨 (under 10 km), Puji Temple, Lijiang 普济寺 (under 10 km), Black Dragon Pool 黑龙潭 (under 10 km), Lashi Lake 拉市海 (10 km).
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