Sacred Ground of the Soul: Lijiang Ancient Town

Author: Sun Jixue
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: Lijiang Ancient Town is rising in the northwest corner of Yunnan, China. It is a natural city that has been blessed with the spirit of the mountains and rivers. It is a historical city shaped by the essence of nearly a thousand years of sun and moon. It is a cultural city that has nurtured countless wonders of material and spiritual civilization and art. Therefore, it naturally earned its place on the World Heritage List on December 4, 1997, becoming a world cultural city. Beyond that, Lijiang Ancient Town is a pearl nestled on the southeastern edge of the Three Parallel Rivers World Natural Heritage site. Moreover, Lijiang Ancient Town is the only center for the collection, research, and promotion of the Naxi Dongba ancient manuscripts, a World Memory Heritage. With one city holding three World Heritage statuses, it naturally becomes a destination for thousands of people to yearn for as a tourist paradise and a sacred place for their hearts. Sacred places have mysterious laws, and sacred sites hold profound secrets. Thus, this book interprets them through the artistic forms of poetry and painting, laying out a poetic path to the sacred realm and opening a painterly gateway to the sacred site.