Shuhe ancient town

Shuhe ancient town is an ancient town with a long history and many scenic spots. Built in the Wanli period of Ming Dynasty, the ancient town is also known as Longquan village. This ancient village faces the West from the East. The back mountain of the ancient town is the remnant of the majestic Yulong Snow Mountain. The mountains here are green and green, and the trees are green. Tourists are all impressed and shocked by the beautiful scenery here. Dashiqiao and Dajue palace in the town are still in good condition. The murals in Dajue palace vividly depict the figures in Buddhism. It used to be a gathering place for leather goods in Lijiang. In the ancient town, there is a Longquan Temple built in the Qing Dynasty, in which Sun Bin, the founder of leather craftsman, is worshipped.

Shuhe ancient town

Shuhe ancient town, which is called "Shaowu" in Naxi language, is one of the earliest settlements of Naxi ancestors in Bazi, Lijiang, because the Jubao mountain at the back of the village is like the peak of the mound. It is famous for its mountain village, which means "village under the peak".

Shuhe ancient town is located at 26 degrees 55 north latitude and 100 degrees 12 east longitude. At the core of all scenic spots in Lijiang, Shuhe ancient town is the hub for visiting Lijiang ancient city, Yulong Snow Mountain, Lugu Lake, the first bay of Yangtze River and three parallel rivers scenic spot. Shuhe ancient town is an important well preserved market town on the ancient tea horse road. It is also a living specimen of Naxi ancestors' transition from agricultural civilization to commercial civilization. It is a model of market town construction formed by opening up and horse gang activities. Shuhe is an important part of Lijiang ancient city, a world cultural heritage. In 2005, it was selected as "China's charming town" by CCTV.

Practical information

Ticket information

Tickets will be charged from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on June 1, 2017, 40 yuan / person

Best season

It's suitable for all seasons. It is a good choice to have flowers in full bloom in spring, cool in summer, cool in autumn and sunny in winter.

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4-5 hours

Opening Hours

Open all day

Accommodation guide

According to official data, there are more than 50000 beds in Shuhe ancient town of Lijiang, which is mainly divided into Lijiang City and the ancient city. Most of the new towns are star hotels and hotels. The inns in Shuhe ancient town basically follow the traditional architectural style of Naxi people, with strong ethnic customs. Many Inns introduce waterscape, which is unique. If you want to feel the local Naxi people's life, the first choice must be in the ancient city.

Folk house is a very important part of Shuhe ancient town building complex. The typical structural layout of Naxi folk house is Sanfang yizhaobi. The small courtyard is planted with flowers, the large courtyard is planted with trees, the flowers and fruits are fragrant all the year round, and even the water is diverted into the hospital, the water is stored into a pool, and the pavilions are added to form an elegant landscape. Now, most of the dwellings in the ancient town are built as inns. On the basis of retaining the local wood structure, they are also made of glass, which greatly improves the lighting of the rooms and makes the accommodation more comfortable. The representative Inn of Sanfang yizhaobi is zizixiang inn. The entrance is the front yard and Zhaobi, the middle is the hall, and the back is the courtyard. There is a small courtyard on the side of the hall, forming a layout of "three horizontal and three vertical". The representative Inn decorated with pavilions and waterscape is Yunshan Meidi Yunmei hotel. In addition to retaining the trees in the original space, the hotel also built a Bagua pond for fish culture, with pavilions as the transition, highlighting the large courtyard landscape. On the basis of wood, a large number of glass is used to make it a unique view. The representative Inns include JIAYE guild hall, glass, hanging flowers and waterscape, which are ingenious and exquisite, just like a glass garden.

Due to the planned expansion to the north of Shuhe ancient town, the area from the North Gate parking lot of Shuhe to Baisha has gradually become lively. Compared with the ancient town, the inn near the north gate has more convenient transportation.

Attention should be paid to the accommodation of Shuhe ancient town: if you plan to travel to Lijiang during the peak tourist season (Spring Festival, may day, summer vacation and the 11th long holiday), you must make a reservation before you leave.

Traffic information

The route from Shuhe ancient town to Dayan ancient town: there are many ways to go to Shuhe, which are mainly divided into taxi, charter bus and bus

Shuhe ancient town -- Dayan ancient town

Shuhe ancient town is about 7-8 kilometers away from Dayan ancient town.

1. Charter a car (minibus, up to 7 people), the cost is 20-25 yuan / car.

Get on the bus from the gate of the Inn (vehicles from the ancient city can't get in, vehicles can go to the main gate of Shuhe, usually near the north gate slope. If you want to get to the south gate, you need to talk to the driver first. The price for a single person is about 10-15 yuan)

2. Taxi, 15 yuan, 20 yuan at night.

In Shuhe ancient town, there are both the main gate and the north gate. Generally, there are no watches. Because the north gate is far away from Dayan, the fare is slightly higher than 10 yuan.

3. Bus, 1 yuan / person.

Lijiang bus is now no ticket, coin - operated, the price is one yuan ticket, no change

You can take bus No.11 at Shuhe intersection. You can go to the north gate of Dayan ancient city (big water truck) under the ancient city entrance. It's a long distance. You need to walk about 1 km from Shuhe gate to Shuhe intersection bus station. You can also walk from the north gate of Shuhe to Baisha intersection and take bus No.6 to guchengkou. This bus line is divided into line a and line B, which is different from each other. Therefore, there are relatively few buses, and the bus stops at 20:00.

Ancient town of Dayan Shuhe

1. Charter a car (minibus, up to 7 people), the cost is 20-25 yuan / car.

The cars arranged by the inn can be driven to the gate of the Inn (vehicles from the ancient city can't get into the gate of Xuhe, so the self-made vehicles usually only drive to the gate of Shuhe.

2. Taxi, 15 yuan, 20 yuan at night.

Generally speaking, Shuhe refers to the main gate (that is, the South Gate). If you want to go to the north gate, you need to make it clear first. Generally speaking, you don't make a watch.

3. Bus, 1 yuan / person.

Take bus No.11 at the north gate of Dayan ancient city (dashuiche) and get off at the intersection of Shuhe, 1 yuan / person. You need to walk about 1 km, or take bus No.6 (now part of bus No.6, line a and B, all pass through Shuhe). Get off at Shuhe Shangcun bus station and walk about 200 meters to the north gate of Shuhe ancient town.

Note: the latest bus is around 8 pm, and the latest minibus from Lijiang to Shuhe is 11 pm.

4. Noodles, 3 yuan / person

You can take the bus to Fuhui market first. There's a parking lot next to it. Change it into a blue one and go to Shuhe ancient town. The ticket price is 3 yuan per person, generally full.

Lijiang railway station -- Shuhe scenic spot

From January 5, 2019, a special bus line will be opened from Lijiang railway station to Shuhe scenic spot, with a trial operation fare of 5 yuan per person time.

geographical position

Shuhe ancient town is located at 26 degrees 55 north latitude and 100 degrees 12 east longitude. Shuhe ancient town is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and houses are scattered, facing the countryside. Looking at Yulong in the north and Xiangshan and Wenbi in the southeast, the scenery changes all the time, especially the two springs at the head of the village, one of which is called "Jiuding Longtan", also known as "Longquan". At the core of all the scenic spots in Lijiang, it is the key point to visit Lijiang ancient city, Yulong Snow Mountain, Lugu Lake, the first bay of the Yangtze River and the three parallel rivers scenic spot. From Lijiang ancient city to the north, along the road on the east side of Zhongji sea for about four kilometers, you can see a dense village at the foot of the mountain on both sides. This is Shuhe ancient town, known as the hometown of Qingquan. Xu Xiake once walked this way when he toured Zhishan extrication forest in those years. In his account, he wrote: "crossing a stone bridge in a dry stream, looking west to Zhonghai, the willows are dark and the waves linger. There are large settlements on it, which is the courtyard of ten harmonies." "Shihe" is the ancient name of Shuhe ancient town. The ancient tea horse road, which was opened in the Tang Dynasty, runs from southern Yunnan to Lhasa, Tibet via Lijiang. After more than 1000 years of operation and development in the Tang, song, yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, it has promoted the economic and cultural exchanges among the people of all ethnic groups along the road. Shuhe is a well preserved post station in Bazi, Lijiang. In 1997, it was listed as an important part of the "world cultural heritage" Lijiang ancient city.

When you enter Shuhe village, you can go straight to Shuhe central market, where you will have a sense of deja vu. This is a square similar to Sifang street in Dayan town. It covers an area of about 250 square meters, also known as Shuhe Sifang street. It is very busy in the market days. It used to be the distribution center of Lijiang fur trade. The square is surrounded by shops, old wooden doors and dark red paint. In front of the shop, there are black and bright blue stones, mottled stone slope road at the foot, and the old people sitting around, which outline the plain and natural nature of Shuhe river. Standing in the center of the square, you can see that Sifang street in Dayan ancient city is a complete replica of Shuhe. Naxi people have changed from nomadic to farming, and then to the city. You can find some traces here. Walking 100 meters north of Shuhe street, you can find the source of the stream "Jiuding Longtan". The water is transparent and clear, and springs spring day and night. There is no difference between the furnishings in the temple and other temples in the ancient city. On the other hand, in the corner of the water near the source, there is a "Sansheng Palace" pavilion, which is a traditional quadrangle, where the ancestors of cobblers are worshipped. Because it is the pride of Shuhe people, there are many skilful leather makers here, and it is also an important fur distribution center.

Walking north of chushuhe ancient town, you can see a vast field in front of you. In front of the trees, there is an old cottage. The ancestors of Naxi nationality crossed the Jinsha River and went south from Daxue mountain to Lijiang Bazi, which is where they founded their early civilization.

Shuhe and Baisha are the earliest settlements of Naxi ancestors and the birthplace of Mu's chieftain. There are so many historic sites here that you can feel more ancient and simple

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