Lijiang and Shuhe, China, oct 19 - 21 and oct 24 - 26, 2011
The old town of Lijiang is an UNESCO declared cultural world heritage site. The architecture is beautiful, but a bit too renovated for my taste. It reminded us in many ways of Hoi An in Vietnam. The old town sees a unbelievable five million visitors per year and therefore sometimes you have to flee from big, Chinese tour groups. The town of Shuhe is only a few minutes drive away. Maybe it has slightly less impressive architecture, but feels more laid back and less overrun by tourism.
For more on Lijiang and Shuhe, see the links below.
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