Lijaing--Shaxi old town. Overnight in Shaxi

• Old Town of Lijiang - China

  10 minsAdmission Ticket Free

  Our driver will sign your name and meet you at your Lijiang/Shuhe hotel lobby at 09:00am then transfer to Shaxi Old Town and need 2-2.5hrs driving, 110KM. Note: We can meet you at the Lijiang train station/airport and the departure time also is flexible.

• Yunnan Shaxi Ancient Town

  14 hoursAdmission Ticket Free

  After the 2.5-3hrs driving, we will reach the Shaxi old town and our driver will show you to your hotel to check in first then the rest day is free for you and You can walk around the Shaxi Old Town, Shaxi River, Xinjiao Temple, stage in the quare and some ancient coutyards with local people. Shaxi once played an important role as a bustling trade station on the Tea and Horse Caravan Road, an important branch of the Silk Road. Just over one thousand years ago, this ancient trade route connected Tibet with Eastern China. In exchange for teas from Yunnan, Tibetans traded their famous breed of horse to Song Dynasty officials in eastern China, who were busy defending their territory from invaders from the north. Thus the Tea and Horse Caravan was born. Shaxi became the main trade station along this route. Though today Tibet and China don’t trade along this route, Shaxi still has that border-town feel. Old cobble-stoned alleyways still look like they did a thousand years ago. And different minorities, including the Yi and Bai, still clash every Friday during the Sideng Market when mountain villagers come down from the hills to trade their goods.