For the Lijiang River in Guangxi, see Li River. For other uses, see Lijiang (disambiguation).
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Prefecture-level city in Yunnan, People's Republic of China
"Lijiang" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters
Simplified Chinese
丽江
Traditional Chinese
麗江
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Lìjiāng
Wade–Giles
Li4-chiang1
IPA
[lîtɕjáŋ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Laih-gōng
Jyutping
Lai6-gong1
Southern Min
Tâi-lô
Lē-kang
Lijiang (Chinese: 丽江), formerly romanized as Likiang, is a prefecture-level city in the northwest of Yunnan Province, China. It has an area of 21,219 square kilometres (8,193 sq mi) and had a population of 1,253,878 at the 2020 census whom 288,787 lived in the built-up area (metro) made of Gucheng District. Lijiang is famous for its UNESCO Heritage Site, the Old Town of Lijiang, which contains a mixture of different historical architecture styles and a complex, ancient water-supply system.[3]
^"China: Yúnnán (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
^云南省统计局、国家统计局云南调查总队 (December 2023). 《云南统计年鉴－2023》. 中国统计出版社. ISBN 978-7-5037-9653-1.
^"Old Town of Lijiang". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations, Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 4 Apr 2021.
Lijiang (Chinese: 丽江), formerly romanized as Likiang, is a prefecture-level city in the northwest of Yunnan Province, China. It has an area of 21,219...
commonly called the Old Town of Lijiang (simplified Chinese: 丽江古城; traditional Chinese: 麗江古城) is the historical center of Lijiang City, in Yunnan, China. It...
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are worshiped in Baidi, the people gather to honour Sanduo in Baisha and Lijiang."... "Worship of Heaven ceremony, celebrated some days before Worshiping...
spur connecting it with Lijiang. The road to the old town is China National Highway 214, which connects to the expressway to Lijiang north of the lake. It...
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flanked by green hills. Cormorant fishing is often associated with the Lijiang. Cruises on the Li are famous, attracting millions of visitors per year...
This is a list of earthquakes in 2022. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in significant damage and/or casualties...
The Lijiang Sports Development Centre Stadium (Chinese: 丽江体育发展中心体育场), or simply Lijiang Stadium, is a sports venue in Lijiang, Yunnan, PR China. It has...
Lijiang Ethnic Orphan School (丽江 民族 孤儿院 Lì-jiāng mín-zú gū-ér-yuàn) is a multi-year institution for orphans, primarily from the 1996 Lijiang earthquake...
1646), also known as A-chai A-ssu in Nakhi, was the native chieftain of Lijiang between 1597 and 1623. He was born to Mu Qing (Chinese: 木青) and Ashijia...
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