Ancient Lijang city , also called Dayan Town , is located on he embankment of Lijang (Hu Li River) in Yunnan Province . It is an ancient city with a long history , inhabited chiefly by the Naxi nationality . Nicknamed "Venice of the East" , it has a place in history rivaling that of Athens of Greece , Paris of France , Pizza and Venice of Italy .
In the Ming Dynasty there were more than one thousand households in the city . The city's hereditary chief Mu and his family dwelled in an elegant and magnificent mansion . The high terrains of the Lion Mountain to its west and he elephant Mountain and the Gold Rainbow Mountain to its north hinder the cold winds from the west and the north . The Jade Spring divides into three springs at he city wall , which flow past all the households . There are "flowing stream and drooping willows at every household." For hundreds of years th e inhabitants have followed a convention :Drink in the first spring . Wash vegetables in the second sprin
Lijiang's mural paintings were drawn by painters of the Han , Tibetan and Naxi nationalities invited y the chief Mu . Owing to the long time passed , only the mural paintings in Da Bao Ji Palace , Liu Li Hall , Da Bao Hall and Lai He Da Jiao Palace are preserved now . Altogether there are now 55 mural paintings with a total size of 139.22 sq . m . The largest mural painting is 2.07 m . high and 4.48 m . wide , and contains 600 figures . Most of he mural paintings depict religious themes , and were drawn meticulously and colored brightly . They are a valuable treasure of the Chinese art and culture
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