1. Visitors should refrain from intense sports, rapid walking, running or other physical activities, due to Lijiang’s high altitude. Instead of drinking too much, eating more vegetables and fruits is advisable. Medicines should be carried for the aged and those in poor health.

2. Wear a hat and sunscreen when outdoors because of Lijiang’s strong ultraviolet rays and long sunshine duration.

3. Take adequate winter clothing for the big temperature difference.

4. Shopping enthusiasts may hang out on the streets for the thousands of shops and taste the night life at the bars. In addition, the old music of Naxi nationality, the so-called living fossil of music, is always available.

5, Artists there provide various unique handcrafts of Naxi nationality.

6. Tourists may visit seven key scenery spots within two days for 190 yuan. The scenery spots are: Mt. Yulong, Yushui village, Dongba valley, the scenic spot of Yuzhu Qingtian, Dongba Pantheon, Dongba Kingdom, Yufeng Temple.

7. Altitude of scenic spots

Mt. Yulong.........5,596m

Old quarter of Lijiang.........2,416m

Yunshan terrace............3,205m

Baishui river............2,950m

Ganhaizi lake ............3,100m

Yufeng temple............2,760m

Baisha fresco.........2,500m

Tiger Jump gorge............1,800m

First bay of Yangtze River.........1,850m

Lugu lake............2,685m

Yak terrace............3,800m

Main peak of Mt. Longjun.........4,247m

Ski resort of Mt. Yulong....4,500m

Ice pagoda............ 4,600m