Day 6: Around Lijiang Old Town

We adjournd to Lijiang Old Town hoping to catch more action. :) This place was bustling with activities! :)

Let's take in the sights! :)

Pavillion of wishes

You may wanna take some pics with the eagle. :)

Just like what these tourists did. :)

Alternatively find a lovely corner & people watch. :)

Lijiang Old Town is more dynamic & touristy than Shuhe.

Mr Wang toured Lijiang Old Town with us. He brought us to this alley of cafes & pubs.

Pretty eh? :)

Red lanterns, green willows, grey tiles, brown truck & timber...

At this moment, Ann was worrying about where to get cash...Lin too...so no pics of them...

Some things caught my attention. The emergency buckets in case there's a fire. And the dragon head water drainage. :)

This place is an inspiration paradise. There were a number of artists at work. :)

Spot the curious man peering down at an artist at work?

A Naxi lady doing some crochets. Her hands are still very nimble. :)

This little boy on an outing with grandma. :)

Oh, you can purchase fishes to set them free into the stream. :)

Naxi folk dancing in the market square. :)

The dance is for all ages. :)

Even this little fella wanna join in the fun. :)

A beautiful baby & her mom posing for some pics. :)

A pity we couldn't go to Mu Palace to snap an aerial view of the old town as it was closed for renovation. :( Sad...

There's definitely more energy here than Shuhe.

We managed to buy some small & inexpensive souvenirs here with our limited cash.

Ooh I was attracted by the rainbow weaving. :)

One of the many souvenir shops in Lijiang Old Town. :)

Food street. :)

We didn't buy any snack because we were "cashless" then...

Dongba signages.

Fresh vegs for sale. :)

Another cutie pie. :D

Mr Wang brought us for some tea appreciation session. Very timely as we wanted to take five. ;) This tea house Renhechang (仁咊倡) has a long history. It was established in the end of Guangxu years.

Lijiang is famous for Pu'er tea.

This young Naxi lady explaining to us the various type of tea as well as the grade of Pu'er tea. :)

Brewing a cup of good Chinese tea is an art. I wonder if I will ever get it...

This tea has a sweet after taste. My cup of tea. ;)

This is Ann's tea! Top grade Pu'er. Too strong for me. *.* If I drink it, I need to count sheeps.

Tina found some money in the secret compartment of her passport holder. Sweet. We now had money to buy some tea home. :D Yippee. :)))

We did quite a number of stuff today. :) Horse riding, boating, lunch & visits to two ancient towns. :D Now all we wanna do is to head back to our villa for a dip in the jetpool. ;)