The Ancient Lijiang City has a history of 800 years or 900 years.It was put into the list of world cultural legacy by the World Legacy Committee of the United Nations Education, Science and Culture Organization in 1997.The residents in the Ancient Lijiang City are Naxi Nationality whose ancestor was one of the ancient minorities.The ancient city has an altitude of 2,400 meters and covers 3.8km. At present, there are 280,000 people in the city, of whom 66.7% are Naxi people, 30% are engaging with the traditional national handicraft. The beauty of this ancient city also lies its nature and harmony with its surrounding geological environment. The Yulongxueshan Mountain with the altitude of 5596 meters and the 4th generation of glacier relic lies in the place where is 30km away in the northwest of the ancient city.
