Baisha village

Baisha is the oldest village in lijiang, More than 1000 years ago,  The ancestors of the Naxi people crossed the yangzte River, came down from Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and finally entered Lijiang Basin. The first place Naxi tribes arrived in Lijiang was Baisha. In baisha  Naxi Ethnic groups set up the first settlement and created their Dongba culture.

Baisha is also the birthplace of the Mu’s family . From this place, the Naxi began to form the idea of building a city with a market square as center and streams as skeletons. You can see the oldest squre market in baisha. It was in this place that they began to learn the culture, knowledge and technology of the Han people.

We can find the earliest Naxi architectures of Lijiang, Dabaoji Palace and Glazed Hall. They were built in the early days of the Ming Dynasty. It is in a simple and unsophisticated style. The most attracting part of it is the fresco,  Baisha fresco are mostly from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Among the 55 existing murals, the largest one is at the Dabaoji Hall of Baisha. Most Baisha murals depict religious stories, and one characteristic is to combine several legends into one picture. They are an artistic Crystallization combining the Naxi, Tibetan, Bai and Han styles.

Baisha village worth of a half day tour, You can get there by bicycle, Taxi , or visiting there on the way back from jade dragon snow mountain tour.