Lijiang ranked first on the list of 2013 China Hot Tourist Cities released on Jan 20 by Trip.taobao.com, an online travel portal.
A 300-year-old depository of Buddhist scriptures remains intact after a fire in Dukezong, also known as "Moon Town", in Yunnan province.
Irreparable damage to ancient architecture and traditional culture was caused by a fire that raged in an ancient Tibetan town in Yunnan province at the weekend, according to experts.
A fire that started in the early hours of Saturday in an ancient town in Shangri-la, a resort county in China's Yunnan Province, has been completely put out.
Huge loss estimated in Shangri-la fire in SW China
An ancient town in Shangri-la, a resort county in southwest China's Yunnan Province, caught fire early Saturday, local authorities said.
2013 was the 18th year since Lijiang Airport began operations to 39 domestic and foreign cities. In 2013, a total of 4 million passengers and 37,014 flights passed through the airport.
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Protection Bureau of World Cultural Heritage Lijiang Old Town.
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