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3 days
China, Asia

3-Day Lijiang itinerary guide

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Lijiang — China Construction Bank on Minzhu Road, Lijiang

Top stops to prioritize

  • Old Town of Lijiang
  • Jade Water Village
  • Blue Moon Valley
  • Lijiang Old Town
  • InterContinental Lijiang Ancient Town Resort
  • Ancient City Zhongyi Market
  • Black Dragon Pool (Northwest Gate)
  • Yufeng Temple

Day 1: Most popular attractions

For day 1, we strategically grouped the most popular attraction, Black Dragon Pool (Northwest Gate), with surrounding point of interests to start your trip off with a bang.

  • Old Town of Lijiang
  • Lijiang Old Town
  • InterContinental Lijiang Ancient Town Resort
  • Ancient City Zhongyi Market
  • Black Dragon Pool (Northwest Gate)

Day 2: East side of town

For day 2, we recommend exploring the east side side of town.

  • Jade Water Village
  • Yufeng Temple
  • Ancient Tea & Horse Road Museum
  • Sifang Street
  • Shuhe Ancient Town
  • Sifang Tingyin
  • Dongba Culture Museum

Day 3: Off the beaten path

For day 3, if you don’t mind the extra trek, today covers more off the beaten path places like Blue Moon Valley.

  • Blue Moon Valley
  • Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Horse Riding Field
  • Baisha Ancient Town Square
  • Dayan Ancient Town
  • The Square Market
  • Lion Rock
  • Hotel Indigo Lijiang Ancient Town

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