Lijiang is an ethnic minority town with a fully developed "old town" that has turned into an intense tourist magnet. The minority is the Naxi people, but the town is mostly run by the Han. We used Lijiang as a base with help from Mama Naxi Hostel, which in the dark is next to impossible to find, but worth the effort. The quiet side streets are where to go in the old town because the center is chaos. Like one guidebook says: 80% of the people are in 20% of the area.
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| Ty walks one of the confusing maze of streets |
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| Steph buys some essential supplies |
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| traditional Naxi women |
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| Lijian has a network of canals each house had water running by |
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| main square of the old town |
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| 1000s of trinket shops |
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| we stayed at Mama Naxi Hostel, great place they helped with all travel |
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| huge peaks seen from old town |
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