Lijiang Culture & History

The Lijiang has a long history; it is the only autonomous county of Naxi nation in China.In the Old Stone Time, the Lijiang People lived here.In the Warring States Period, Lijiang belonged to Shu canton of Qin country. In 1267, it was set up as Road, and it was called government office of Lijiang road. And the name Lijiang began to be used from then on. In Ming dynasty, it was changed into a Fu and it governed Tong'an canton.The ancient city Lijiang was first built in Southern Song. In the last time of Ming and the early time of Qing, it had got a certain scale. And in Ming, Qing and the Republic of China, it became much larger.In the middle of the long history, people from Naxi nation created the famous Dongba Culture. 1000 years ago, the ancient people of Naxi nation created a kind of script. In Dongba script, there are more than 1300 characters. People wrote 20 thousand Dongba scriptures by using Dongba script ant they concluded literature, history, philosophy and science. There are a lot of people both in China and abroad are studying Dongba culture now.Lijiang has many historical relics. Lijiang Ancient city is the most complete ancient city in China. Black dragon Pool, Wufeng Building and Lijiang mural painting are also famous too.In Naxi nation, there are many traditional festivals, such as Sandu Festival, Torch Festival and Stick Festival on the 15th day of the first month of the lunar year, etc.The copper lock of Lijiang is famous. And the copper chafing dish, the copper kettle and the copper basin are also well known.There is much traditional food in Lijiang. The most delicious one is called Lijiang round cake.