Breathtaking Lijiang

Majestic mountain views, an excellent stage production and a fascinating local culture makes a visit to Lijiang a trip to remember, as Guo Yali discovers.

It was my good fortune that it snowed two days before I arrived in Lijiang in late January. Not only was it sunny and warm by the time I arrived, but I could see the snow-capped Yulong Snow Mountain glittering magnificently in the sun against the bright blue sky.

We set off at 9 am after a relaxing breakfast at the Grand Hyatt Lijiang's Lakeside Restaurant, from the window of which I had been admiring the mountain. After a half hour drive north in the hotel bus, we arrived at the foot of the mountain, known as the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in English.