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Lìjiāng

Scenic Area sights in Lìjiāng

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    Black Dragon Pool Park

    On the northern edge of town is the Black Dragon Pool Park; its view of Yùlóng Xuěshān (Jade Dragon Snow Mountain) is the most obligatory photo shoot in southwestern China. The Dōngbā Research Institute is part of a renovated complex on the hillside here. You can see Naxi cultural artefacts and scrolls featuring a unique pictograph script.

    Trails lead up Xiàng Shān (Elephant Hill) to a dilapidated gazebo and then across a spiny ridge past a communications centre and back down the other side, making a nice morning hike, but note the warning on.

    The Museum of Naxi Dongba Culture is at the park's northern entrance and is a decent introduction to traditional Naxi…

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