Table of Contents

• Location and Topography
• Climate
• History
  • Pop History
• Culture
  • Pop Anthropology
  • Naxi Origins
  • Dong-pa and Bön
  • Matriarchy
  • Love Suicide
  • Ethnic Costume
  • Cultural Realities and Tourism Development
    • Tourism Assets
    • Women and Development
• Lijiang City
  • Sights and Attractions
    • The Old Town (Dayan)
    • Black Dragon Pool Park
  • Entertainment and Recreation
    • Nakhi Classical Music Orchestra
    • Bicycling
    • Food
• Close to Lijiang City
  • Fuguo
  • Yufeng Si and the 10,000-Flower Camellia
  • Puji and Wenbi
• Excursions from Lijiang City
  • To the West
    • Shigu (Stone Drum, First Bend of the Yangtze)
    • Ninety-Nine Dragon Pools
    • Xinzhu Botanical Garden
    • The Crags of Liming and Liguang
  • To the Northwest
    • Qiaotou
    • Tiger Leap Gorge
    • Zhongdian
      • The White Water (Sinter) Terraces of Sanpa
    • Deqen
  • To the Northeast
    • The Stone City of Baoshan and Lugu Lake
    • Yunshanping
• Conclusions
  • Location
  • Climate
  • Landscape
  • History
  • Culture
  • The Tourism Market
  • Gender Considerations

Chapter 4: Recent Developments in Lijiang

• Policy
• Earthquakes
• Cooperatives
• Infrastructure
  
  • Transportation
    
  • Accommodations
• Site-Specific Developments
  • Lijiang City
    • Observations in May, 1997
    • World Heritage Site Status for the Old Town (Dayan)
  • Yunshanping
  • Tiger Leap Gorge
    • The Park
    • Walnut Grove
    • The Ferry
    • Safety
• Promotion
  • Guidebooks
  • Film
  • The Internet
• Conclusions
  • Current Development
  • Trajectory of Tourism Development in Lijiang
  • Marketing

Chapter 5: Trekking the Jade Dragon

• Yuhu
  • Physical Geography
  • Historical Background
  • Yuhu Today
  • Economic Activities
    • Major Field Crops
    • Other Cash Crops
    • Animal Husbandry
    • Sidelines
    • Forestry
  • Assets for Tourism Development
    • Historic and Legendary Sites
      • The Lake Pavilion
        • The Princess Tree (story)
      • Yu Zhu Qing Tian
      • Xian Ji Ya
      • Royal Palace
      • Residence of Joseph Rock
    • Ecotourism Opportunities
      • Botanical tours
      • Pheasants
• Wenhai
  • Physical Geography
  • Wenhai Today
    • Demographics
      • Family Structure in Upper Wenhai
      • Education in Upper Wenhai
  • Economic Activity in Wenhai
    • Crops
      • Major Crops
      • Minor Crops
      • Uncultivated Land
    • Animal Husbandry
    • Forestry
  • Assets for Tourism
    • Location and Setting
    • History and Culture
    • Opportunities for Specialized Tours
    • Pack Animals
• Gender Issues
  • Division of Labor
  • Household Economy
  • Resources
• The Trekking Project
  • Assets
  • Development
  • Management
  • The Route
  • Implementation
• Conclusions
  • Assets
  • Local Needs
  • Obstacles

Chapter Six: Overview and Afterthoughts

• The Big Picture
  • Political Stability
  • Environmental Protection
• Forethought