Sifang Street

Sifang Street

Sifang street, located in the center of Lijiang ancient city, has traffic in all directions, and the surrounding alleys are secluded. It is said that it was built by the Ming Dynasty's Mu chieftain according to its seal shape. This is the most important hub on the ancient tea horse road. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, merchants from all walks of life have gathered here, where cultures of all ethnic groups meet and live. It is the center of economic and cultural exchanges in Lijiang.

Sifang street is famous for its colorful stone paving, clear water washing, sunrise serving the market and dusk polyester market. Around it, six colorful stone streets radiate along the mountain and connect the streets and alleys. The transportation is very convenient.

Practical information

Best travel time

From January to December, it is suitable for all seasons. It is a good choice to have flowers in full bloom in spring, cool in summer, cool in autumn and sunny in winter.

Clothing

Lijiang has strong ultraviolet rays. It is essential for UV protection sunglasses and sunscreen. It can also bring a hat

Traffic information

bus

Sifang street is located in the center of Lijiang ancient city, which can be reached by bus No.44.

taxi

There are a lot of taxis in Lijiang. The starting price is 6 yuan in summer during the day and 1.6 yuan / km later. Santana starts at 7 yuan and then charges 1.8 yuan per kilometer. Taxi starts at 11 yuan in the evening. The main taxi stops are located near the Yulong bridge at the junction of the old city and the new city, as well as the Lijiang Dongba International Cultural Exchange Center.

Main attractions

cultural relics and historic sites

Sifang street has many cultural relics, rich and unique culture. It is the most complete and national style ancient town in China. In 1986, the State Council announced that it was a famous historical and cultural city in China; on December 4, 1997, it was officially approved by UNESCO to be listed in the world heritage list, becoming one of the first batch of world cultural heritage cities in China to be jointly protected by mankind; in October 2001, it was rated as the national civilized scenic spot demonstration site; in 2002, it was honored as "China's most desirable 10 cities" ”Ranks. Sifang street is the heart of the ancient city and the center of economic and cultural exchanges in Lijiang. This is the market center of the past dynasties. Ten thousand people move every day, which is very lively. This is a small town that is really close to the earth. It adheres to the traditional way of living, aesthetic fashion, and peaceful daily life.

streets and lanes

Sifang street is a deep street. People can enter the city from all directions through streets, paths, alleys, fields and even mountain trails. Lijiang is a city that meets the gurgling water day and night, just like Venice. However, the watercourse of Dayan town was designed and excavated manually. There was only one original river, the Zhonghe River, which passed through the city. From the Zhonghe River, the Xihe River and the Donghe River were developed. They were divided into three branches, like the trunk of a big tree and two branches. From them there are countless canals. Residents can even drink directly from the spring. Sifang street is a small trapezoidal square, which was designed to be slightly raised in the middle and concave on both sides, just like a huge tile.

river course

A river course is located in the west of the square; there is a sluice on the river. When the market closes in the evening, the residents close the sluice, and the water level of the river rises immediately. Along the tile shaped slope, it overflows the whole square and flows into the drainage ditch around it. There is a 30 cm wide and 45 cm deep sewer on all sides of the square, and each sewer is connected with the sewer in the backyard. In this way, from the ground to the ground, a complete sewage system is formed, which cleans Sifang street.

Features of scenic spots

Sifang street is the central square of the ancient city, covering an area of about 6 mu. The shape of the square is very similar to the square seal of the magistrate. It is named Sifang street by the chieftain, which means "Quan Zhen Sifang". Some people say that it's because the roads here lead to all directions and are the distribution center of people and logistics in all directions, so it's called Sifang street.

Sifang street is the heart of Lijiang ancient city.

Sifang street is famous for its colorful stone paving, clear water washing, sunrise serving the market and dusk polyester market. Around it, six colorful stone streets radiate along the mountain and connect the streets and alleys. The transportation is very convenient. Among them, people seem to have stepped into the prosperous scene of "Qingming Riverside". The architectural features of Ming and Qing Dynasties are still preserved in large areas of the ancient city. The tile roofed buildings of "three squares, one screen wall, four in five patios, and walking horse corner building" are row upon row. They not only highlight the structural layout, but also pursue carving and painting decoration. They are clumsy in appearance and elegant in interior. They are called "folk residence Museum" by Chinese and foreign architectural experts. It is worth mentioning that the residents of the ancient city have always loved planting flowers and plants to cultivate bonsai, which makes the ancient city enjoy the reputation of "Lijun always likes to plant trees, and there are flowers everywhere in the mountain city".

In the ancient city of Lijiang, the deep streets and lanes of Sifang street, on both sides of the road paved with bluestone, all the houses are of brick and wood structure. Most of the doors, windows, railings and cornices are carved with patterns of flowers, birds, insects, fish, birds and animals. The city itself is a park, small bridges, flowing water, trees and flowers. I've heard the melodious sound of jade flute and copper flute, or the song of Oriole perching on green willow. It's different from the common city with wall in ancient China. Except for the wall around muwangfu, Lijiang is the only undefended ancient city in China.

In the evening, Sifang street was enveloped in a warm and peaceful atmosphere. The reflection of the red lantern floats with the river, about Chuo Chuo. This is the market center of the past dynasties. Ten thousand people move every day, which is very lively. Four main streets extend from the four corners of Sifang street, leading to the four suburbs of southeast and northwest, and many streets and alleys branch out from the main street, such as cobwebs crisscross, and the traffic is smooth. The streets are all paved with colorful stones, flat and clean, with no dust and no ponding. Almost every side of the street is accompanied by gurgling water. Thus, it forms a dense and open pattern with Sifang street as the center, surrounded by shops and inns, and extending layer by layer along the street. In this way, the ancient market gave birth to the original shape of the city. Is this the same as the traditional square well shaped street in China.

History and culture

Sifang street has been a place of commodity trading in history. Lijiang ancient city was built in the late Song Dynasty and the early Yuan Dynasty. It has a history of more than 800 years. It shows the vivid landscape and multi-cultural form of the harmonious coexistence of Han, Naxi, Tibetan, Bai and other nationalities. In December 1997, the ancient city of Lijiang was listed in the world heritage list, filling the gap that there is no famous historical and cultural city in China's world cultural heritage. In the following 10 years, the ancient city of Lijiang "uses the protection of world heritage to drive tourism, and uses tourism development to feed back the practical experience of heritage protection" is regarded by UNESCO as exploring a new way and experience for the common problems faced by China and even the world city type cultural heritage protection. However, the vigorous development of tourism has also caused a large number of original residents to move out of Lijiang, the traditional national culture has been impacted, and the ecological environment is changing. Lijiang, an ancient city with a great reputation, is struggling to find a balance between protection and utilization.

There are many cultural relics and historic sites in Lijiang ancient city.

From the perspective of urban function, the ancient city of Lijiang has been a commercial city since ancient times. The process of commercialization is a symbol of modern civilization and a step that every city needs to go through in its development. The development needs of tourism and the protection of historic sites and cultures of the ancient city put forward new requirements for the commercialization process of the ancient city of Lijiang, for example, to weaken the excessive commercial atmosphere in some areas of the ancient city Lijiang implemented an access system for the commercial operation of the ancient city, clearly stipulated that there would be no new commercial shops in the core area of the ancient city, gradually reduced the existing number and scale, banned the audio-visual, jewelry and jade, song and dance halls, Internet cafes, modern clothing and other projects inconsistent with the style of the ancient city, and strengthened the protection of ethnic characteristic shops. In accordance with the requirement of "repairing the old as before", the old city of Lijiang has successively demolished and rectified the uncoordinated buildings that affect the overall style of the ancient city, and restored the original historical appearance of a large number of traditional buildings and gardens. In order to maintain the style of Lijiang ancient city to the maximum extent.

tourist resources

Sifang street is a famous snack street in the ancient city. There are dozens of small restaurants on both sides of the short and narrow street. Each restaurant has unique rice noodles in Yunnan, and there are many kinds of them. Therefore, this street is also called Lijiang rice noodles street.

Sifang street is the center of Lijiang ancient city. It is said that it was built by the Ming Dynasty's Mu chieftain according to its seal shape. This is the most important hub on the ancient tea horse road. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, merchants from all walks of life have gathered here, and cultures of all ethnic groups have converged here. It is the center of economic and cultural exchanges in Lijiang. Sifang street is still the most prosperous place in the ancient city, with convenient transportation and secluded alleys. Every morning, there are many Naxi old people dancing Naxi dance here.

News events

Fire in Sifang street of Shangri La ancient city

At about 1:30 a.m. on January 11, 2014, a fire broke out in Sifang street of dukezong ancient city in Shangri La, Yunnan Province. The cause of the fire is unknown. After the fire, the local armed police and firefighters rushed to the scene immediately to put out the fire. According to the personnel involved in the fire fighting at the scene