Lijiang Old City

Dayan, commonly called the Old Town of Lijiang is the historical center of City, in , China. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: old town
  • Also known as: “Ċentru Storiku ta‘ Dayan”, “Old Town of Lijiang”, “Давнє місто Лінцзян”, “Ліцзян”, “리장고성”, “丽江古镇”, “大研古镇”, “大研鎮”, “麗江古城區”, “麗江舊城”, and “麗江舊城區”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mu’s Mansion and Wangu Tower.

Park
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is a park.

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Wangu Pavilion is located on Lion Hill, within the Old Town of Lijiang district, Yunnan, China. The wooden pavilion was reconstructed in 1997 as part of the Lijiang areas' declaration as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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is a famous pond in the scenic Jade Spring Park located at the foot of Elephant Hill, a short walk north of the Old Town of Lijiang in province, China.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yulong and Baisha.

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Naxi Autonomous County is a city in Province in famous for its old town and handicrafts.

Town
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is a town of , , . As of 2018, it has 5 villages under its administration. is situated 9 km north of Lijiang Old City.

Lijiang Old City

Latitude
26.87389° or 26° 52′ 26″ north
Longitude
100.23571° or 100° 14′ 9″ east
Open location code
7PR2V6FP+H7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 995072106
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landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q618394
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Lijiang Old City” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “البلدة القديمة لليجيانج”
  • Arabic: “لليجيانج”
  • Asturian: “Ciudá vieya de Lijiang”
  • Bulgarian: “Стар град на Лидзян”
  • Bulgarian: “Старият град на Лидзян”
  • Chinese: “丽江古城”
  • Chinese: “麗江古城”
  • Dutch: “Oude stad van Lijiang”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “البلده القديمه لليجيانج”
  • Finnish: “Lijiangin vanhakaupunki”
  • French: “Vieille ville de Lijiang”
  • French: “Vieille Ville de Lijiang”
  • Galician: “Cidade vella de Lijiang”
  • Hungarian: “Licsiang óvárosa”
  • Indonesian: “Kota Tua Lijiang”
  • Italian: “Città vecchia di Lijiang”
  • Japanese: “麗江古城”
  • Kannada: “ಲಿಜಿಯಾಂಗ್ ಹಳೆಯ ಪಟ್ಟಣ”
  • Korean: “리장 고성”
  • Macedonian: “Стар град Лиџјианг”
  • Malayalam: “പുരാതന ലീജിയാങ് പട്ടണം”
  • Maltese: “Ċentru Storiku ta‘ Lijiang”
  • Maltese: “Ċentru Storiku ta’ Lijiang”
  • Persian: “شهر قدیمی لیجیانگ”
  • Russian: “Лицзянский старый город”
  • Russian: “Старый город”
  • Slovenian: “Staro mesto Lidžjang”
  • Spanish: “Ciudad vieja de Lijiang”
  • Thai: “ลี่เจียง”
  • Turkish: “Lijiang Eski Kenti”
  • Ukrainian: “Давнє місто Ліцзян”
  • Vietnamese: “Thành cổ Lệ Giang”
  • Yue Chinese: “麗江古城”

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