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| There are three bus
stations in Lijiang . The main one is at the southern
end of Minzhu Road, and one is near the Old Town , and
the Eexpress bus station is on the Shangri Avenue. You
can buy bus tickets at any of these stations but check
which station your bus leaves from.bear in mind to make
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| Dongba is the local
language which means "wise man". It is given
as a title to those who sometimes act as priests or herbal
doctors. They inherit the knowledge onf the Dongba Religion
which is a combination of Tibetan Buddhism and Taoism
from generations to generations, and they know how to
read and write in Dongba Pictographs, which are said to
be the "only living pictographs" in the world.
The religion emphasizes the harmony between humans and
nature.Dongba ancient literature manuscripts was designated
as World's Memory Register in 2003. |
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There is never a shortage
of restaurants and hotels in both the new and the
old towns. You can find cheaper food in the new
town, but most of the cafes are in the Old Town
where they serve Western and Chinese food The local
specialties are Lijiang Baba and Ji dou liang feng.
Lijiang Baba is a round pancake made of wheat flour,
ham and scallion or sugear. Ji dou liang feng is
made of beans grown locally and jelly-like.
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It can be interesting
to go to shows in the Old Town to spend a couple
of hours at night enjoying ancient music and traditional
dancing. The Naxi Orchestra starts to perform at
8 p.m. and ends at 9:30. There...
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Area codes : Lijiang 0888
Dali 0872 Kunming 0871 Zhongdian/Shangri-laZhongdian
0887
Useful numbers : Police 110 Fire 119 Ambulance
120
Air ticket offices (Lijiang): 96518 , 5161289
Bus ticket offices (Lijiang): 5121106
Bank of China offices: Dongdajie Street, Old
Town
Xindajie Street, New Town
Qixingjie Street, New Town
Changshuilu Road, New Town
Travel agencies: CITS Shangri-la Avenue, Lifang
Building,New Town
CTS: Xianjie Street, Dongjiehe, New Town
Public Security Bureau: Fuhuilu Road, New Town
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