5 Days of Lijiang - Jin'an Bridge - Zili - Yong'an - Yonghua - Xiumei - Anjing - Jiahe - Taiji - Qina - Yongsheng - Lijiang

On the first day, take bus from Lijiang to Yongsheng at Lijiang Bus Station. There is a bus set off for Yongsheng every 30 minutes. You can get off the bus midway at Jin'an Bridage which is about 50km from Lijiang. The driving takes about 1.5 hours. From the Jin'an Bridge, hike for 10km to Zili Old Town. Turn south at the east end of the bridge, there is a simple road along the Jinsha River. It is the road to Zili. The first village which is midway to Zili is the Gaomei Village (1620 meters). Continue to cross two hills, then you will arrive at Zili (1850 meters). Have lunch in Zili and visit the old town. On every Monday and Saturday, there is a big bazaar in the town. Afterwards, along the road to Zili, you can continue to hike to Yong'an Village which is 7km away from Zili. About 1.5 hours later, you can arrive at Yong'an (1950 meters). Having a short rest in the village, go on to hike to Yonghua Village which is still 7km from Yong'an. Crossing the villages and hills, you will arrive at Yonghua Village 2 hours later. Stay overnight in the village.

In the morning of the seond day, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the village in the mountain. Start the hiking to the Xiumei Village. After about 3 hours, passing the Laomadian Village, a valley, the Aluodian Village and a hill, you can arrive at the Xiumei Village (2350 meters). Have lunch in the village. In the afternoon, passing the Taojia Village, the Luojiao Village, the Dapingzi Village and the Beimianzi Village, you will arrive at the Anjing Village (1880 meters) in Banqiao Township after 7 hours hiking. Stay overnight in the village.

On the third day, hiking for about 4 hours to Jiangdong Village. You can have lunch and a short rest in the village. Go on hiking for about 4 hours and you can arrive at the Jiahe Village in Taiji Township. Stay overnight in the village.

On the fourth day, hike for 14km to Taiji. Today, visit Taiji and have a good rest there. The unique scenery in Taiji is its special landform. Standing on the hillside on the east of the village, you can see that the Jinsha River winds like a big "S" here. The river here and the village together looks like the Chinese Tai Chi Diagram.

On the fifth day, take bus leaving Taiji Village. On the Jinsha River along the road, the most important sight you can see is the spectacular gold-digging site. Three hours later, you can arrive at Qina Town. Then take another bus for 2 hours to Yongsheng. From Yongsheng, you can finally take bus for 3 hours back to Lijiang.

Tips: This is a hiking route along the Jinsha River. On the way, you can see the landscape of the valley, such as the walnut forest, the banana tree and the olive garden. The villages like Yong'an, Xiumei, Banqiao and Jiahe are the places where the Naxi Minority, the Bai Minority, the Yi Minority, the Lisu Minority, the Miao Minority and Han people lived together. You can experience the simple and special custom there. The climate of the valley is very hot. And there are many mosquitoes in the villages.