• First Bend of the Yangtze 

	Shigu is a town of the Lijiang Naxi Autonomous County which is situated 70 kilometers from the seat of lijiang County . It is where the Yangtze River , following a northwest course , plunges head-on into a high and cragged cliff , takes a sharp U-turn-believed to be the river’ first bend as it flows on and changes its course in a northeast direction .

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• Lugu lake 
  
  

  	The lugu lake , with an average depth of 40 meters , is set in a dense forest between the Jinglang yi Autonomous County of Yunnan Province and Yanyuan County of Sichuan Province and 300 kilometers from Dayan Town of Lijiang . Is fresh , the water pollution-free
  	, and the scenery incredibly delightful . The shore of the lake is home to the Musuo people , a branch of the ethnic Naxi group who retain the vestiges of a matriarchal society . The wedding custom of the Musuo people is noted fro its exotic ceremonies .

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• Tiger Leaping Gorge
  

  	After the renowned Three Gorges in Sichuan and Hubei , Tiger Leaping Gorge is the Yangzi best gorge , Wedged tightly between titanic cliffs , the river is so narrow here , so legend tells us , that a hunted tiger made his excape to the other side in a single bound , Yunnan’ main northern road to Tibet crosses the Yangzi near the gorge at Lunan , 90 kilometers from lijiang . from Qiaotou it is possible to see how such a geological phenomenon was created : two huge mountains leaning close to each other and a large volume of fast moving water between them cutting deeper and deeper into the butom of the gorge . In some places there is a drop of 3000 meters to the water , a beautiful and vertiginous places to go for a walk .
  	Nestling in the arm s of the statuesque Cangshan Mountain , and skirted by a wall eight meters in height and 3.5 kilometers in circumference , the 600-year-old city of Dali was first built in 1683 , the 15th year of Hongwu reign of the Ming Dynasty , Featuring stone walls , grey tiled roofs , doors and windows carved with dragon and phoenix partners , and gardens of varying sizes ,the dwellings of Dali evince an air of classic scantity . The entire city is covered by a maze of streams , fed by runoffs from the cangshan Mountain . Hence the saying “ the gurgling of water can be heard in every house , and flowers are planted in every family.

  
  
  

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