Get The World: 18/6

Hi All,

It is said there is a fairyland beneath the colorful clouds of southern China. A place blessed with fresh air, clear streams, breathtaking snow-capped mountains, and an undisturbed landscape inhabited by a friendly group of people. Life in this fairyland is so peaceful, a fairyland called Lijiang, located at the hub of Tibet, Yunnan and Sichuan provinces.
Lijiang has the best preserved ancient town in China - the Old Town which has been listed in the World Cultural Heritages by UNESCO in 1997.
The Old Town of Lijiang, a well-preserved old city of ethnic minorities with brilliant culture, is a central town of the Lijiang Autonomous County of the Naxi Ethnic Minority in Yunnan Province.

when walking on the streets of the Old Town, one can feel the new and old mixture.
We felt like traveling in China old days, with the Classic Chinese traditional architecture, even the Naxi people are still wearing their traditional dress, its so different and special, we couldn't stop of enjoying this kind of authentic.

The modernization come to life with the prosperity and flourish of the town from the shops with fancy collections of handicrafts, western restaurants, guest houses in every corner, and new technological devices.

One of the reasons we will remember Lijiang for a long time is because this place can deal with the tourism by continuing it's traditional lifestyle, although it is a touristic place it is (still) not commercial one, the people here are friendly, smiling and kind.

We liked the views and the village - Baisha (also a Naxi village) which is 10 km north to Lijiang, Bicycle were our transportation, that was our first time to cycle in this trip, our ass surely did not like it.