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Lijiang
Yulong Xueshan or Jade Dragon Snow Mountain |
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5600 meters above sealevel ![]() |
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The most Southern Glacier of the Northern Hemisphere ![]() |
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Snow ![]() |
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Cold ![]() |
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High ![]() |
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Beautiful ![]() |
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Lijiang
White Water River |
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The Valey ![]() |
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Lime deposits ![]() |
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Lijiang
Yufengsi or Jade Summit Temple |
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Na Xi music group ![]() |
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Na Xi dancing group ![]() |
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King of Camellias ![]() |
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With single and double flowers ![]() |
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And beautiful "blauwe regen" or Wysteria ![]() |
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Lijiang
Dongba Shen Yuan or site of the Dongba Religion |
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It refers to the ancient Naxi culture, which is given the name passed down by "dongbas". Dongba Culture originated from the Primary Naxi Religion, and believes in the super natural gods and their rule over the world. It is polytheism and incorporates Lamaism, Buddhism and Daoism. Dongba shaman, which means "wise man", is a witch doctor, scholar, craftsman as well as an artist. Dongbas are disseminators of the Dongba Culture. The Dongba scriptures are a series of more than 20,000 books written in Naxi pictographs with more than 2000 hieroglyphs, a form of writing invented by the Naxi people more than a thousand years ago. It is reputed as the encyclopedia of the ancient times of the Naxi Nationality. The "Dongba Scroll Painting" and the "Art of Dongba Painting" are invaluable treasures in the ethnic gallery. Since the early 1960s, some 20,000 volumes of Dongba documents have been collected and preserved. So far, l,500 volumes have been translated by the Dongba Research Center in Dayan. An important source of history, language, social and religious customs of the Naxi people, and some of them have been published. And in recent years more and more domestic and foreign scholars have come to Dayan to do research work on Dongba culture. source |
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Dongba Shaman or Wise man ![]() |
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Dongba Statues ![]() |
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Dongba Statues ![]() |
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Dongba Scroll Painting ![]() |
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Dongba Scroll Painting ![]() |
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Dongba Scroll Painting ![]() |
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Baisha, near Lijiang | |||
Baisha ![]() |
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Na Xi dancing group ![]() |
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Working on the roof ![]() |
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Looking after the plants ![]() |
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Enjoying the afternoon sunshine ![]() |
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Preparing for dinner ![]() |
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Playing with Grandpa ![]() |
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Return from work ![]() |
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Small Alley ![]() |
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Lijiang
SHi Gu or Stone Drum and the First Bend of the Yangtze River |
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Road to "The First Bend" ![]() |
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"The First Bend" ![]() |
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From Tangula Snow Mountain in the Nothern Tibetan Plateau, the swift Yangtze River's source, it performs a miraculous about-face at Stone Drum. First flowing South, then North, the river has shaped a dramatic triangle at an area of about 50 square kilometers. The extraordinary geological phenomenon of the First Bend of the Yangtze River has deeply influenced the formation of the river. The beautiful hoary Stone Drum is a town of vital military importance,was chosen as a point to cross the river by Zhuge Liang,the most intelligent strategist in Chinese history, Kublai Khan, the grand- son of Genghis and founder of the Mongol dynasty in China, and the Red Army led by Chairman Mao. source |
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Shi Gu or Stone Drum ![]() |
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Entrance to the hanging bridge at Stone Drum ![]() |
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The hanging bridge at Stone Drum ![]() |
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.. chosen as a point to cross the river by [..] the Red Army led by Chairman Mao ![]() |
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Lijiang
Hutiao or Tiger Leaping Gorge |
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The bronze "Leaping Tiger" ![]() |
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The Gorge ![]() |
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Long, Deep and Narrow ![]() |
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Bridge near the Tiger Leaping Gorge ![]() |
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Beautifull scenery around Lijiang ![]() |
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Blossom lining the roads ![]() |
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