[2025 Lijiang Stay] Travel Guide for ARULA·J (Updated Jan)

Take a trip this winter and go wherever you want. Lijiang is a place that always feels new, and you can find different scenery every time you visit. Here is my cost-effective itinerary. You're welcome! ▫️ 📍Day 1: Explore Blue Moon Valley and Yak Meadow, and stargaze at Jade Dragon Snow Mountain at night ▫️ Lashi Lake Known as the back garden of Lijiang, you can enjoy horseback riding and bird watching here. It takes only about an hour to drive to the majestic Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. ▫️ Blue Moon Valley The clear Tiffany blue water shines like emeralds in the sun. The beauty is breathtaking and needs no filter. ▫️ Yak Meadow Standing at an altitude of 3,600 meters, you will have a wide view. The blue sky and the silver-white snow-capped mountains form a peaceful and sacred picture. ▫️ Stargazing at Jade Dragon Snow Mountain This is a hidden gem. Jade Dragon Snow Mountain has little light pollution, making it a great place for stargazing. When night falls, the Milky Way will appear in front of you. You can join a stargazing tour at the PuXiu Star Observatory at Jinmao PuXiu. The camp offers large tents and small triangular cabins, both of which are comfortable. You can observe stars through a telescope and listen to professional teachers explain constellations. This is perfect for stargazing enthusiasts. ▫️ ✨Tips for stargazing: Use manual mode (M), set the shutter speed to 6 seconds (or more than 10 seconds if the aperture is large), aperture to F2.0, ISO to 3200, white balance to 4200K, manual exposure (MF), and time-lapse photography. 📍Day 2: Watch the sunrise at Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and stroll through the ancient town ▫️ Sunrise: In winter, there is a high chance of seeing the sunrise. The current sunrise time is around 7:50-8:00. When the first ray of sunshine shines on the top of the snow-capped mountain and dyes the whole mountain golden, you will be amazed by the beauty of the world. 📷Tips for shooting: Baisha Ancient Town, Yuhu Village, Dongba Valley, and Yak Meadow are great places to shoot the sunrise. It is recommended to stay in a small town at the foot of the snow-capped mountain the night before and get up early to see this magnificent scene. ❄️ Notes: The temperature difference between day and night is large, so be sure to bring a thick coat to keep warm. 🏞️ After the trip, you can go to Shuhe Ancient Town or Dayan Ancient Town. These two ancient towns are important towns on the Ancient Tea Horse Road and have many specialty shops worth visiting. In the evening, you can find a small shop and have a drink to end your trip.

📍Address: No. 72 Changshui Road, Gucheng District, Lijiang, Tancheng Ji, Lijiang Ancient Town ❤Recommended Reasons: Tancheng Ji, Lijiang Ancient Town, is a high-end luxury hotel located in the heart of Lijiang Ancient Town. With its unique location and profound historical and cultural heritage, it has attracted the attention of countless travelers. The hotel design is inspired by the traditional Naxi courtyard, cleverly integrating modern luxury elements and oriental aesthetics, creating a classical yet fashionable, tranquil yet elegant resting space for every guest. 🌟Highlights: Walking into Tancheng Ji is like traveling through a time tunnel, back to an era full of poetry and distance. The 38 carefully crafted courtyard-style rooms are spacious and bright, with every detail revealing the designer's ingenuity. Open the window, and the beautiful scenery of the ancient town is in full view, making you feel like you are in a flowing painting. The courtyard also raises sika deer, which visitors can watch and feed, adding a unique fun to the journey. ⏳Visiting Time: In addition, the hotel is surrounded by a variety of attractions, within walking distance to Sifang Street, Mufu, Black Dragon Pool, and other historical sites in Lijiang Ancient Town. The night view of Lijiang Ancient Town is even more unique, with bright lights and bustling crowds, making people linger. The majestic and magnificent scenery of Yulong Snow Mountain, not far from the hotel, attracts countless tourists to check in. The grassland of Yunshanping and the snow mountain complement each other, forming a picturesque and beautiful picture, making people intoxicated and forget the hustle and bustle.

Day 1 Shuhe Ancient Town—Lijiang Ancient Town (Lion Hill Observation Deck is the best place to overlook the panoramic view of Lijiang Ancient Town) Day 2 Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (CNY 100 for the entrance fee (including Blue Moon Valley), CNY 20 for the sightseeing bus, CNY 120 for the Glacier Park cableway)—Lijiang Romance Park 🚗 Transportation Guide Take a taxi or airport bus, which departs when full, about every 40 minutes, CNY 20 per person, and stops at the south and north gates of Lijiang Ancient Town 👍Recommended Hotel: Lijiang Gucheng Tancheng Ji Tancheng Ji is close to Sifang Street and within walking distance of Mufu Palace The hotel has a spacious public lounge with soft sofas and coffee tables, and a large window next to it overlooking the beautiful view of the ancient town. The room is spacious and bright, with a view of the ancient town outside the window. Whether in the morning or at night, the room is equipped with a bathtub, where you can take a hot bath to wash away the fatigue of the day, which is a real treat.🛁✨ 🍽Recommended Restaurants: Pangzi Restaurant (Garden Restaurant), Lao Dian Shanzhai Yunnan Cuisine, Ama Lapaigu, Laozhaohao Jianshui Pangzi BBQ, Grandma's Chicken Pea Jelly, Jiuge Pigpen Coffee 📌Tips: Bicycles are not allowed in Lijiang Ancient Town, and must be parked in designated areas outside the ancient town.

This newly opened 5-star hotel in Lijiang is full of charm, with not only the quaint style of the ancient town🏯, but also the elegant oriental aesthetics🏮. Open the window and you can see the unique eaves of the ancient town and the distant snow-capped mountains🏔. · ✅ Happiness overload💖 The courtyard design incorporates oriental philosophy, with snow-capped mountains and courtyards complementing each other. As soon as you enter the hotel lobby, you will be captivated by the exquisite wooden decorations🌿 and soft lighting✨. The rooms are cozy and elegant, with fresh flowers🌸 and welcome tea🍵 waiting for you as soon as you enter, full of details. In front of the floor-to-ceiling windows in the room📸, any photo can be a hit on social media. Especially those rooms with views of the ancient town, standing in front of the window is like traveling to another world🖼. Each room has large windows, with sunlight streaming in, warm and cozy☀. Open the curtains and enjoy the beautiful view of the ancient town, which will put you in a good mood🌈. Take a bath🛁 at night, then snuggle up in bed and watch a movie🎬, it's a great pleasure in life. · ✅ The location is also perfect📍 The hotel is located in the core area of Lijiang Ancient Town, just outside the bustling Sifang Street🏮, within walking distance to Mufu, Black Dragon Pool, and Lion Mountain Park🏞. It is also very close to the snack street and night market outside the ancient town, making it super convenient to go out for food at night🍢. If you are driving, there is also a parking lot nearby🚗, so you don't have to worry about parking at all. You can also rent a bicycle or electric bike, which is very convenient to go to Shuhe Ancient Town and Jade Dragon Snow Mountain🚲. · ✅ Tips: Don't forget to experience the Naxi ancient music in Lijiang🎵, listen to a show in the theater in the ancient town at night, it is definitely an unforgettable cultural feast. You can also try the local specialties, such as chicken bean jelly🥗 and Lijiang Baba🥟, which taste great. If you want to experience Lijiang more deeply, you can participate in the Naxi Torch Festival🔥 and feel the enthusiasm and joy of the locals. · 🚩Lijiang—Ancient Town 🚩Lijiang Ancient Town Tan Cheng Ji