Lijiang City, prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Yunnan Province, is located in the southeast edge of the Tibetan Plateau, northwest Yunnan Plateau, the middle reaches of the Jinsha River, is an internationally renowned tourist city, the National Historical and Cultural City, the ancient "Southern Silk Road" and "Tea and Horse Route" an important channel. City center is located in east longitude 100 ° 25', north latitude 26 ° 86', a total area of 20,600 square kilometers, east of Sichuan Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Panzhihua City, south of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Jianchuan, Hecheng, Binchuan County and Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Dayao, Yongren counties, the west and north, respectively, and the Nujiang River Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, Lamping County and Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Vixi County, adjoining. It has one municipal district and four counties under its jurisdiction. As of the end of 2022, Lijiang City had a resident population of 1,238,000 people.
Lijiang City is located in the connection between the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau and the Tibetan Plateau, the terrain is high in the northwest and low in the southeast, the highest point is the main peak of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, belongs to the low-latitude warm-temperate plateau mountain monsoon climate, the territory of abundant water resources, plant and animal species, the key forested areas of Yunnan Province, one of the bases of China's hydropower west-east power transmission. Lijiang City is a place of multi-ethnicity, with 12 hereditary minorities and 22 kinds of ethnic minorities in addition to the Han Chinese.
Lijiang City is the only prefecture-level city in China that owns three World Heritage Sites at the same time. It is rich in tourism resources, with 104 tourist scenic spots, such as Lijiang Ancient City, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Tiger Leaping Gorge, Laojun Mountain, Shuhe Ancient Town and other famous tourist attractions. It has been awarded the honorary titles of China's Top 100 Cities for Tourism Competitiveness, China's Top 10 Leisure Cities, China's Outstanding Tourism Cities, China's Top 10 Charming Cities, etc. It has been successfully created as a national garden city, national health city and national water-saving city.
In 2022, Lijiang City will realize a regional GDP of 62.01 billion yuan, an increase of 6.1% over the previous year. Per capita disposable income is 24,265 yuan, an increase of 4.9% over the previous year.
