TheoldtownofLijianghasahistoryofmorethan800yearsandwasonceaconfluencefortradealongtheoldteahorseroad.Itisfamousforitsorderlysystemofwaterwaysandbridges.TheoldtownofLijiangdiffersfromotherancientChinesecitiesinarchitecture,historyandtheculturetraditionofitslocalresidents-theNaxipeople.Thetownisbuiltalongmountainsandrivers,providingusaveryprecioussampleoftheresearchontheold-timearchitecture.Theuniquegeographicallocation,historicalbackgroundandmultiracialinhabitantsmakeitoneofthemostspecialoldtowns.