Dali
Dali area
Shaxi, historical market town
Shaxi is an historical old town. In 2001, the World Memorial Fund for Architecture (WMF), an international fund for the protection of world heritage sites announced that Shaxi has been added to the list of internationally significant sites, together with the Great Wall, the Ohel Rachel Synagogue of Shanghai and the Christian Pagoda, and the Monastery of Shaanxi Province.
The Temples of Shibaoshan mountain and Hike to Shaxi
Day 1 Lijiang -- Lashihai -- Jiuhe -- Jianchuan -- Shibao Shan
Night in Shibao Shan
From Lijiang driving about 3 hours to Shibao Shan in Jianchuan area, after lunch do some hiking to visit the temples. On the way from Lijiang to Shibao Shan area, you can pass by countryside where there are many small different minorities’ villages around fields.
Day 2 Shibao Shan -- Shaxi -- Lijiang
In the morning walking around this area to visit other temples, then hiking about 3 hours to Shaxi old town, then back to Lijiang
