Nanmen Street - Old Town of Lijiang (Yunnan, China)
N 26° 52.291 E 100° 14.269
47R E 622955 N 2972805
Nice wooden tablet with 'You Are Here' map you can find at the corner of Nanmen Street in Old Town of Lijiang, a jewel of ancient Naxi architecture and UNESCO World Heritage Site...
Waymark Code: WM7988
Location: China
Date Posted: 09/22/2009
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The depicted wooden tablet with 'You Are Here' map at the corner Nanmen Street in Old Town of Lijiang is one of several similar maps in streets of this touristic magnet of Yunnan province of China.
The world famous Old Town of Lijiang, an UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located in Lijiang City. The Lijiang has a history going back more than 800 years and was once a confluence for trade along the old tea horse road. The Old Town of Lijiang is famous for its orderly system of waterways and bridges. The Old Town of Lijiang differs from other ancient Chinese cities in architecture, history and the culture of its traditional residents the Naxi people.