丽江古城英文.ppt

The Old Town of Lijiang This town was built about 800 years ago during the Southern Song Dynasty. Owing to its unique ethnic culture and urban layout, this old town (including Baisha and Shuhe housing clusters) was enlisted to be one of World Cultural Heritage in 1997. Stop your admiring, start the exciting! * * It is 20 meters high .It has 24 eaves in its three layers, as if five colorful phoenixes are spreading its wings to welcome people all around the world. And it is why it is called the name. Baisha residential buildings The FivePhoenix Towers It once was political, economic and cultural center of the song dynasty. It distributes on a north-south axis, and its center has a ladder square, around which four lanes lead to the four wings. Square Market The crystal water that flows into the Old town originated from the spring in the Black Dragon Pool. When it reaches the Jade Bridge in front of the main entrance of the Old town, it splits into three different streams: the western, middle and eastern stream. These three streams of water are then further divided into other smaller streams to provide the Town with water. Gourmet food Lijiang Bean jelly It is one of the traditional foods in Lijiang. It is very delicious, toughness good, and very cheap. Its raw materials are Chicken peas, leek, beansprots , Prickly ash oil, and so on . * *