Aug 30, 2004 - Lijiang - la petite Venise de l'Asie

Trois heures de bus et nous voilà a Lijiang. ... De tous les avis, Lijiang est l'un des endroits les plus agréables de Chine et D'Asie. ... Ce serait vrai si encore une fois, la ville n'etait pas envahie par une horde de touristes chinois, tres afférés a parcourir les boutiques de la ville avant de finir bruyamment la nuit autour de nombreuses bières, tout en chantant (hurlant) comme dans un karaoké.Trois heures de bus et nous voilà a Lijiang. ... De tous les avis, Lijiang est l'un des endroits les plus agréables de Chine et D'Asie. ... Ce serait vrai si encore une fois, la ville n'etait pas envahie par une horde de touristes chinois, tres afférés a parcourir les boutiques de la ville avant de finir bruyamment la nuit autour de nombreuses bières, tout en chantant (hurlant) comme dans un karaoké....

Aug 29, 2004 - Kunming, Lijiang & Tiger Leaping Gorge

After a few days in Kunming it was defo time to move on and myself and Mark booked ourselves onto the sleeper bus (a first) for Lijiang. ... Arriving in Lijiang was a pleasant chnage as the old town is all cobbled streets and old style shops . ... Finally on the bus back to Lijiang after 3 days . ...

Aug 25, 2004 - Getting lost around Lijiang

Lijiang old town, or Dayan, is a bit like Dali; old architecture and stone streets, although there are a few more souvenier shops in the middle. ... Needless to say I was a bit tired by the time the minivan dropped me in an unknown part of Lijiang, and the driver had no idea how I could get to the hostel. ...

Nov 17, 2002 - Dan hits the big 4-0

In the end, we only spent one day in the gorge and then were stuck in Lijiang awaiting a flight out, which meant that we celebrated Dan's birthday on the day we left Lijiang. ... The boys and I saw our chance to shop "sans Dan" our first day in Lijiang when we discovered the dearth of air tickets to Jinghong, which posed a serious problem as the overland route was a minimum of 36 hours in a bus. ... We quickly found several gifts that we thought Dan would enjoy -- a jade and silver stud earring, a Mao style jacket in handwoven fabric, and a piece of loose jade to be made into an earring later -- and then headed back to our guesthouse to hide the evidence, only to find ourselves hopelessly lost in the maze-like streets of old Lijiang. ... After installing Dan in the picturesque river-side restaurant, Robin and I headed back into the maze of Lijiang's streets to the Blue Papaya Restaurant -- an Italian restaurant with a real Italian chef -- where we purchased 2 kinds of delectable birthday cake (chocolate and tiramisu). ...

Nov 12, 2002 - Lijiang & Tiger-Leaping Gorge #1

We recently arrived in old Lijiang, declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1996. ... It's a beautifully preserved city maintained in the style of the Naxi people indigenous to this area, located high up at the edge of the Tibetan mountains in northern Yunnan province.We recently arrived in old Lijiang, declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1996. ... It's a beautifully preserved city maintained in the style of the Naxi people indigenous to this area, located high up at the edge of the Tibetan mountains in northern Yunnan province....

Nov 12, 2001 - Lijiang & Tiger-Leaping Gorge #1

We recently arrived in old Lijiang, declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1996. ... It's a beautifully preserved city maintained in the style of the Naxi people indigenous to this area, located high up at the edge of the Tibetan mountains in northern Yunnan province.We recently arrived in old Lijiang, declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1996. ... It's a beautifully preserved city maintained in the style of the Naxi people indigenous to this area, located high up at the edge of the Tibetan mountains in northern Yunnan province....

Nov 10, 2001 - Hello Dali but Lijiang's on a Roll

The problem is deciding which is more enchanting, whether the grand award should go to Dali or to Lijiang, to spend your precious limited time. ... " Admittedly a clean clear lake is unique to much of China but Lijiang can't help whispering, "Gee, Louise. ... " Not having heard the Lijiang heresy Dali continues simpering, "And Erhai Lake is the cutest little dickens, not that it's little, twenty-five miles long, but it's shaped like a stretched-out ear. ... " "And about as scenic as an ear," lies Lijiang, sotto voce. ... But Lijiang scoots up fast, giving us a come-on eye. ...

Nov 5, 2001 - Tiger Leaping Gorge

It's another three hours to the charming World Heritage city of Lijiang. ... Two hours beyond Lijiang you hit the Yangtze, or it hits you, Haba Mountains to the north. ... That's what we did in Lijiang to get all the info we needed for trekking the Gorge. ...