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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Old Town of Lijiang is about 130 km north of Dali. The nearest other World Heritage site is Three Parallel Rivers, about 210 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Dali · about 157,000 peopleabout 130 km south
  • Panzhihua · about 462,000 peopleabout 150 km east
  • Baoshan · about 1,000,000 peopleabout 220 km south-west
  • Xichang · about 380,000 peopleabout 230 km north-east
  • Chuxiong · about 254,000 peopleabout 240 km south-east
  • Tengchong · about 126,000 peopleabout 270 km south-west
Old Town of LijiangKunmingLiupanshuiBaoshanYibinXingyiZhaotangZhanyiPanzhihuaXichangChuxiongDaliMyitkyinaThree Parallel Rivers100 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Old Town of Lijiang and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesThree Parallel Rivers1Chengjiang Fossil Site2Mount Emei and Leshan Giant Buddha3Honghe Hani Rice Terraces4Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries5Old Town of Lijiang
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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