One Day Lijiang Baisha Ancient Town Tour with Herbal Clinic of Doctor Ho Shixiu Visiting and Chinese Herbal Medicine Discovery

One day tour to Baisha Old Town. You will stroll through the old town, visit Baisha Murals, and learn the culture of Chinese herbal medicine by paying a visit to a local famous clinic in Baisha. 

Highlights

  • Relax yourself in the old town.
  • Appreciate Dongba characters and murals. 
  • Experience the culture of Chinese herbal medicine.

Brief Itinerary

  • Day 1: Lijiang 

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1 Lijiang

Sightseeing and Activities:Baisha Old Town, Baisha Murals, Doctor He’s Clinic
Accommodation: none
Meals: Lunch 

Pick you up at your hotel in Lijiang. Drive to visit Baisha Old Town.  It got its name “Baisha” meaning “white sand” from the natural white sand in the area. It was the cradle-land of the Tusi Dynasty evolved from the Mu Clan. It was also the earliest settlement of the Naxi people. Then visit Baisha Murals. The valuable murals are protected inside Dabaoji Palace and the colored glaze temples. The originality and figures within the murals reflect the different religious cultures and artistic forms of Buddhism, Lamaism, Taoism and local Naxi Dongba religion’s development into Naxi School.

After lunch, pay a visit to Doctor He’s Herbal Clinic. Doctor He has passed away. But his son He Wenshu is still doing what his father did. You will see how the doctors of traditional Chinese medicine work, and how they diagnose. 

Transfer back to your hotel in the late afternoon.