A real trip should not be about just sightseeing, getting on the bus to sleep and getting off to take pictures, but slowing down, finding a quiet corner, drinking tea, walking, basking in the sun, and spending time seriously.

If you want to slow down time, you don’t have to queue up at an internet celebrity store, just go and explore Lijiang Ancient Town.

Lijiang Old Town is a famous city with beautiful scenery, long history and splendid culture. Nowadays, when talking about the ancient town of Lijiang, the small bridges, flowing water, people, and such a leisurely and tranquil lifestyle are even more fascinating. In the distant years, she was the hometown that wanderers nostalgic for, and also the foreign country that foreigners yearned for.

When walking in the ancient city of Lijiang, you can always encounter streets and alleys of different lengths at every corner. The long and short five-flowered stone roads in the alleys create a rhythm of smoothness and unevenness, which amazes the world.

The "Foreigner Street" that people call is Xinyi Street in Lijiang Ancient City. It is located between Xinhua Street and Wuyi Street and consists of Jishan Lane and Mish Lane. There are many small bridges and weeping willows on this street. There are many restaurants and teahouses on the west bank, and there are calligraphy and painting antique shops on the east bank. You can enjoy the scenery and collect the scenery along the way.

Walking into Xinyi Street, you can see Western-style dining huts such as Ayang, Jingzhuo, and Blue Pages lined up in rows. They have a unique taste of the ancient city and Western style. In Naxi restaurants such as Yican, Xuelou, and Dingdang, you can taste traditional delicacies such as Lijiang Baba and butter tea.

In Xinyi Street, the winding alleys, dense old houses, and mottled stone roads are all "scenery" along the street. There are also many handicraft shops in the alley, selling calligraphy and painting, clothing, wood carvings, pictures, earthenware pottery and other handicrafts. The Bunun huts and Naxi window wood carvings in Jishan Lane, the Qingxi Art Garden, scenery pictures and Dongba wooden plates in Mish Lane are all worth visiting.

Historically, Lijiang's famous "cultural street" - Wuyi Street is located in the east of the ancient city. It can be reached by exiting the northeast corner of Sifang Street and passing the Dashiqiao. This street governs Xingren Alley, Wenzhi Alley, Wenhua Alley, Wenming Alley, and Zhenxing Alley. It is a small street with three alleys prefixed with "文".

The "Snow Mountain Academy" loved by literati is located in Xingren Lane. During the 180 years since its establishment, the academy has cultivated a large number of talents in Lijiang. From the time when the imperial examination system was abolished in 1905, Xueshan Academy produced 2 Hanlin, 7 Jinshi, 61 candidates, 12 deputy candidates, and 154 tribute students. They have countless lives, and these people have made great achievements both in working in other places and in literary creation. They are another group of Naxi poets who wrote in Chinese after the return of their native land, in addition to the Mu family. Wenzhi Lane contains the former residence of Fang Guoyu, a famous modern Naxi historian.

As the main street, Wuyi Street almost runs through the entire Old Town of Lijiang. The various specialty shops, colorful wooden wind chimes and other scenery all make tourists linger. When the morning sun rises, the marks of time left on Wuhuashi Road are particularly bright in the morning light, making it peaceful and comfortable.

"Youzhi Umbrella Street" is also the "Lijiang Ancient Town Internet Celebrity Street", located in Xianwen Lane, Guangyi Street, in the ancient city.

Go south from Sifang Street and walk into the long Xianwen Alley. You can see oil paper umbrellas hanging in the sky everywhere, as if you have entered the misty Jiangnan. In the long and deep alley, the walls are covered with green plants and flowers, accompanied by the literary and artistic oil-paper umbrellas in mid-air, just like the poetic scene in "Rain Alley" written by the poet Dai Wangshu: "Holding an oil-paper umbrella, alone, wandering in the long , long and lonely rain alley."

Looking up, the long corridor of oil-paper umbrellas displays various scenes. Wearing a traditional Chinese cheongsam and walking under an oil-paper umbrella, you will be the most fragrant girl in this street.

Lijiang Old Town’s “Bar Street” is located on Xinhua Street in the ancient city. It is a very unique scenery in Lijiang Old Town.

Starting from the ancient city waterwheel in the north to Kegongfang on Sifang Street in the south, it consists of old wooden houses renovated and connected by simple wooden bridges, distributed along both sides of the Yushui River on Xinhua Street.

The ancient city is surrounded by mountains and rivers, which is particularly evident on Xinhua Street. Go from north to south to Sifang Street, then turn west and go uphill to the Lion Rock in the upper part of Huangshan Mountain on Xinhua Street. The houses on both sides are built against the mountains. Wenchang Palace, Jiefeng Tower, Wangu Tower, etc. stand on the top of the mountain, and the residences are built near the water.

In the center of this street, there are many protected houses and several inns. In recent years, as tourism in Lijiang Ancient Town has become increasingly popular, restaurants and bars have crowded into this street one after another, and this street has gradually become known as "Bar Street".

The Bar Street in the ancient city is a paradise for barbers. A variety of wine bottles are fluttering in the wind here, and drums, keyboards, guitars, basses, etc. combine to create music here, flowing with the gurgling stream. One Meter of Sunshine, Little Bar, Sakura House, every romantic name is enough to tie up a wandering heart.

Qiyi Street is one of the four main streets in Lijiang Old Town. It is the main street extending forward from the southeast corner of Sifang Street. It can be called a snack street. The ancient city Garden Square, Gumenkou, Shugujing and Pomegranate Well are the Its symbols and symbols.

This street covers food, clothing, art and other shops. It is mixed but not chaotic and full of artistic flavor. Whether you are looking for delicious food, picking out unique souvenirs, trying on ethnic costumes, etc., this street has everything. In short, you are in the right place.

Sakura Restaurant is located next to the official entrance of Qiyi Street. When you walk into Sakura Restaurant and walk through the corridor on the first floor of the restaurant, you will be greeted by the fragrance of flowers and the chirping of birds in the garden, instantly relaxing your body and mind. You can also go up to the second floor to see the famous street scene and enjoy a delicious meal, which is so comfortable.

So, which one do you like the most?

Pictures and texts Lijiang Reader Heqi