From Mountain Springs to Doorstep Canals
Lijiang’s historic water system links a spring-fed pool, branching channels, streets and bridges. Its design is part of the town’s architecture, not a decorative backdrop.
Heilong Pool and Lijiang Waterways
Mountain rivers and springs feed Heilong Pool before branching into channels. Streets, bridges and houses meet this water network at the scale of daily movement.
Heilong Pool and Lijiang Waterways
Photo credits and rights
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Black Dragon Pool, Lijiang.BrokenSphere · 2008-05-13 · CC BY-SA 3.0 Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗ Resized without cropping or upscaling; converted to WebP.