Jane Yeo Tours

Beijing Guide
Lijiang
Welcome to your personal guide around Lijiang

The old town of Lijiang really gives the visitor the feeling of ancient china, with its delightful maze of cobbled streets, rickety old wooden buildings, gushing canals and the hurly-burly of market life. Lijiang lies in a beautiful valley bordering Tibet and makes another wonderful place to visit on your China Tour.

With your Jane Yeo tour guide you can learn about the Naxi people whose base has been Lijiang for the past 1400 years. Descended from the Tibetan Qiang tribes they live in matrilinal families. The Naxi matriarchs maintain a hold over their men folk with a flexible arrangement for love affairs.

Hunting with hawks is illegal in China except here in Lijiang where it is part of the Naxi peoples heritage. The Chinese Government tolerate this as Lijiang is on the World Heritage list of the United Nations. You with see many trappers with trained hawks for sale around the markets.

On nearby Lake Lashihai you can experience with your Jane Yeo tour guide the ancient art of fishing with cormorants. Row out on the lake with the fishermen and a boat load of cormorants, this is a wonderfully ecological way to experience the art of cormorant fishing.

Remember, Jane Yeo Tours can negotiate discounts on your accommodation and air travel throughout your China tour.

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