Shuhe (束河) is a small Naxi village on the outskirts of Lijiang at the foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Slate-paved streets, beautiful old wooden and stone buildings with traditional Naxi-style upturned eaves create a peaceful and charming atmosphere that is often considerably more relaxed than that found in the more heavily trafficked Lijiang Old Town.
A small river (the village's namesake) is spanned by a Ming Dynasty stone bridge, a natural spring-fed well (the Dragon Pool) bubbles up near an ancient stone stele, and the local Naxi go quietly about their business.
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