Lijiang

As far back as 100,000 years ago, people of the late Paleolithic were active in what is now Lijiang. The discovery of cave paintings in the Jinsha River Valley along with numerous Neolithic stone tools and later artifacts of Bronze and Iron Age provenance reveal Lijiang to have been one of the most important centres of ancient human activity in southwest China. During the Warring States period, today's Lijiang was part of the Shu Prefecture of the Qin state. At the end of the Warring States period, it was incorporated into the Dian Kingdom. The Dian Kingdom submitted to the Han dynasty, and today's Lijiang City belonged to the Yuezhi Commandery, known as Suijiu County. By the time of the Three Kingdoms, it was part of Yunnan Prefecture. During the Northern and Southern Dynasties period, the Naxi people migrated to the area. …

Lijiang is located in the northwestern portion of Yunnan and borders Sichuan. It is within the region encompassed by the Hengduan Mountains, where the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau converge. It borders Sichuan Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Panzhihua City to the east, and Jianchuan, Heqing and Binchuan three of the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture in the south. County and Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture Dayao and Yongren counties, west and north are adjacent to Lanping County of Nujiang Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Weixi County of Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. The city has a total area of 20,600 square kilometers and governs the ancient city, Yulong Naxi Autonomous County, Yongsheng County, Huaping County and Ninglang Yi Autonomous County. Lijiang City has a terrain that is higher in the northwest and lower in the southeast. …

Local dishes include salad of Chicken pea jelly (鸡豆凉粉), a dish made from legumes ground into a flour that is formed into noodles or jelly. This is sauced and served cold or after being stir-fried. Another is Naxi Roast Pork, 纳西烧烤, a version of pork belly cooked so the skin is crispy. A cured rib hot pot is also eaten, and is sold by several vendors in the Xiangshan Market.The salmon in Lijiang is not the seafood salmon we are familiar with, but rather salmon nourished by snowmelt. The snowmelt from Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is the freshwater suitable for salmon to grow. The delicious flavor of black goat hot pot is often found throughout the streets and alleys of Lijiang. People who have visited Lijiang always praise the black goat.Lijiang Baba: Lijiang Baba is golden in color, has a fragrant aroma, is crispy and delicious, and does not easily spoil or change flavor.