Limpid Lijiang

Xin da jie(New Main street>, downtown Lijiang.  Dec 1994
I was standing in front of the Red Sun Hotel thatI put me up for five days.
There is a  square with a huge Mao statute beside the hotel. With the Yulong Xueshan
in the distance which was visible from my room, I must say I truly had  a room with a view.
The hotel is clearly appropritely named since Mao is regarded
as the red sun of China. The renowned Mama Fu Cafe - remember its apple pie? - is on my right
further up.

Dayan , the old town of Lijiang. Dec 1994
Ubiquitous canals with crystal-clear water ( from the snow mountain ), narrow alleys,
swaying willows, Ming-dynasty architecture, Naxi costume¡ if you are tired of Dayan, 
you are tired of life. Dayan is also a UN World Heritage site.

Yufengsi (Yufeng Monastery) Dec 1996
Built in the Qing dynasty, the monastery is noted for a camellia 
Yunnanensis that bears more than 10,000 blooms (wan duo shancha in Chinese)
a year. The camellia Yunnanensis is also the city flower of Kunming.
In Springtime the Naxi Band(Naxi Guyue) used to perform here. But I missed that.

Wedding Procession 1994
Returning from Baisha(in the county of Lijiang) I came across this wedding
procession. The girls leading the procession were carrying the household items
of the bride and groom, a local custom, I believe.

Yunshanpin, Yulong Snow Mountains 1996
I took a cable car ride to the foothill of Yulong to get a closer look
of the mighty mountain. The Yi people in the area are operating stalls
renting their colourful garbs for your camera shot.