In Lijiang Ancient Town, the soft years warmed by the sun
by KaarloHaapala
Oct 26, 2025
🌤【In Lijiang, find a paradise to heal your body and mind — Warm Experience at Boxin Yun She】🌤
🎐 Open the wooden lattice window of Boxin Yun She, and the soft time of Lijiang floods in instantly — today the sky is clear and bright, sunlight flows like honey through the Naxi carved window frames, turning the second floor's "Boxin Book" golden. Fingertips brush over the yellowed local chronicles, sipping a cup of the guesthouse’s handmade rose Pu'er tea, and for a moment, it feels as if you can hear the camel bells of the Ancient Tea Horse Road traveling through time... Isn't this kind of comfort exactly why we journey far away?
✨ Thoughtful Travel Tips for Lijiang ✨
🏮 Ancient Town Stroll Guide:
• 🛶 Must Experience: Sifang Street at 7 AM, the bluestone path reflecting morning light, Naxi grandmothers’ silver shawl jewelry jingling
• 📸 Hidden Photo Spot: Right side of the stone bridge at Guanmenkou, capturing both the reflection of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and the wind chimes of century-old houses
• 🧵 Handmade Experience: Tie-dye workshop at Guangyi Street’s Xianwen Alley, 150 RMB to take home a unique blue-and-white memory
🍵 Naxi Flavor Journey:
• 🥘 Zhongyi Market’s braised chicken with bean noodles + Yongxia Restaurant’s wild mushroom hotpot, the taste secrets secretly visited by the director of "A Bite of China"
• 🍶 The café atop Lion Mountain, with a terrace overlooking the smoke rising from thousands of households, a glimpse of everyday life
🚗 Three-Day Leisure Highlights Route 🚗
❶ 🌸 Ancient Town First Exploration: Waterwheel → Three-Eyed Well → Fang Guoyu Former Residence → Night tour of Bar Street (recommend "Xiao Ba Li" Naxi ancient music performance)
❷ 🏔 Snow Mountain Secret Realm: Sunrise viewing platform at Ganhaizi → Spruce Forest hike → Blue Moon Valley afternoon boating (remember to rent an oxygen tank!)
❸ 🏮 Cultural Deep Dive: Baisha Ancient Town mural study → Shuhe Tea Horse Road Museum → Jiuding Longtan Wishing Bell Corridor
💫 The Twelve Hours of Boxin Yun She 💫
🌅 Chen Hour (7-9 AM): Awakened by the bougainvillea fragrance in the courtyard, the housekeeper has prepared chicken bean cake + butter tea breakfast
🌇 Wu Hour (11 AM-1 PM): Nestled in the tea room strumming the ukulele, a Bai girl quietly brings iced green plum brew
🌄 You Hour (5-7 PM): On the terrace watching the snow mountain turn golden, exchanging carpool info for Lugu Lake with fellow travelers
🌃 Hai Hour (9-11 PM): By the courtyard bonfire listening to the owner’s stories of the Mu Family Mansion, looking up to see the Milky Way hanging over the ancient town’s flying eaves
📦 Luggage Dos and Don’ts 📦
➕ Must-Bring List: Sunglasses + SPF50 sunscreen (the plateau UV is fierce!), hydrating masks, ethnic-style shawl (big temperature difference between morning and night)
➖ Avoid Tips: The ancient town’s bluestone paths reject suitcases! It’s recommended to bring a backpack + soft-soled embroidered shoes
🌿 When dusk lights lanterns for the ancient town, the scent of Naxi roasted tea drifts under the wisteria trellis of Boxin Yun She. The Lijiang you read about in books — a place that embraces the world’s bustle yet holds a quiet courtyard — has long since taken root here.
✨ May you also find in your own Lijiang story that sunlit window, that dog-eared book, that cup of tea you never want to leave behind…
Post by Joseph Mitchell Max-30 | Oct 26, 2025















