LijiangisabeautifulshiningjewelontheNorthwestYunnanPlateauneighboringthesoutheastsideoftheTibetanPlateauwhichisconsideredtobethe"RoofoftheWorld".Itisimpressivebecauseofitssceneryandlushvegetation.Lijiangboastsofbreath-takingwonderfulsightssuchasJadeDragonSnowMountainanditsmodernmaritimeglacier,theonlyoneofitskindinthesouthernendoftheNorthernHemisphere;TigerLeapingGorge;theworld-famousgrandcanyon;LuguLake,theculturalcradleofthe"Matriarchy"oftheYongningMosuopeopleinNinglang.LijiangTownisofficiallycalled"DayanTown"——"Dayan"literallymeansa"greatinkstab",agraphicdescriptionofthetown’slocationonapieceofrichflatlandfedbyariverandsurroundedbygreenmountains.ThereisnoothertowninChinalikeDayanwhichincorporatesthefolkwaysofsomanypeopleandthearchitecturalstylesofbothnorthandsouthChina.ThepeopleofNaxi,whiledevelopingtheirlandofsnow-cladmountainsandturbulentriverssinceancienttimes,havetotheircreditthe"DongBaCulture"seenasoneoftheworldwonders,acultureall-embracingwhileunique.AllthesenaturalsceneriesandtheseculturaltreasuresoftheminoritypeopleshavebeencontinuouslydrawingtouristsfromallovertheworldandhaverecentlyvoteLijiangasoneofthefavoritedestinationsinChina.Notes:1.Lijiang丽江2.RoofoftheWorld世界屋脊3.JadeDragonSnowMountain玉龙雪山4.Tiger-leapingGorge虎跳峡5.LuguLake泸沽湖6.DayanTown大研镇