The spirit of Lijiang
May 3rd 2006 Lijiang has undergone a decade long operation. The operation was a huge success. Incidentally, the patient is now in a coma.
What was once a quaint town mostly housing the Naxi minority was earmarked for tourism development ten years ago. Ten years later, the once 30,000 strong Naxi minority living in the old town has dwindled to a few thousand. What has replaced it are souvenir shops run by H
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