The Lijiang Bank of Tiger Leaping Gorge
The gorge is one river landscape, but the visitor area described as Lijiang’s Tiger Leaping Gorge occupies a particular stretch of its southern bank.
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Water, Lanes and Trade Memory in Shuhe
Shuhe is one of three parts of the Lijiang World Heritage property, a mountain settlement whose water and position in a regional trade network shaped a distinct place beside Dayan.
A Mountain in the City’s Frame: Jade Dragon and Lijiang’s View
The city’s northern mountain is more than a skyline: its forest belts, research plots and slope-specific habitats connect urban water and high-altitude ecology.
The Vertical Life Zones of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain
A steep rise from the Jinsha River valley to the summit compresses very different climates and plant communities into one mountain landscape. Research makes that variation visible, while reminding readers that each figure belongs to a dated survey.
Lugu Lake Crosses a Provincial Boundary
Lugu Lake is often presented as one destination, but its Yunnan and Sichuan shores answer to different administrations. Shared water makes cooperation part of the story.
Mufu’s Gateway and the Hall of Books
Words above a gateway lead toward the Mu family’s library, linking a governing compound with a history of reading.
Repairing a Living Town: Residents and Lijiang’s Heritage
Heritage protection in Lijiang reaches into house repairs, construction skills and the boundaries of three settlements. Institutional records show how residents are included in that work.
Four Wings, Five Courtyards: A House in Lijiang
Hengyugong Residence Museum gives a documented example of a courtyard form. Its central court and four smaller light wells make the name a way of understanding space.
Bark, Fibre and Patience in Dongba Paper
Papermaker He Xiuchang’s explanations, recorded in a published account, follow Daphne bark through the work of preparing fibre and making a sheet.
How Dongba Writing Continues to Be Read Today
Collected manuscripts and a contemporary public-writing project bring Dongba characters into different settings, connecting Naxi textual history with present-day Lijiang.
Religious Images on the Walls of Baisha
Baisha’s murals survive across a group of religious buildings. Their subjects and artistic vocabularies invite close looking, while digital displays now mediate how visitors see them.
Lijiang at a Crossroads of Mountain Trade
Routes linking Sichuan, Yunnan and Tibet made Dayan a distribution centre. Its streets and bridges record exchange without reducing every connection to a single ‘Tea Horse Road’ story.