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Shuhe Old Town 束河古镇Shùhé Gǔzhèn
4A scenic area · National heritage site · Lijiang, Yunnan
- Time needed
- Half a day
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Lijiang
- Region
- Yunnan
- Type
- Culture
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area, National heritage site
About Shuhe Old Town
Shuhe, about 4 km north-west of Dayan, is one of the earliest Naxi settlements around Lijiang and grew into a market town on the Tea Horse Road, known from the Ming dynasty for its leatherworkers. Part of the Old Town of Lijiang World Heritage Site, it has a market square, the Qinglong Bridge, the spring-fed Jiuding Dragon Pool and the Qing-dynasty Sansheng Palace, while the Ming murals of its Dajue Palace are protected as a national monument. Like Baisha, it is usually quieter than Dayan.
How to get to Shuhe Old Town
About 4 km north-west of Lijiang Old Town, 15 minutes by taxi or an easy bike ride.
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: Puji Temple, Lijiang 普济寺 (under 10 km), Baisha Murals and Dabaoji Palace 白沙壁画 (under 10 km), Black Dragon Pool 黑龙潭 (under 10 km), Yushuizhai 玉水寨 (under 10 km), Lashi Lake 拉市海 (under 10 km), Guanyin Gorge 观音峡 (20 km).
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