Naxi ancient music and bars are the two important components of Lijiang nightlife. You will find many performance teams, who play Naxi ancient music, from Sifang Square. When the curtain of night falls down all the red lanterns along streams are lighted in strings.

The water waves reflect those flickering light shadows, as if the water has been dyed into red. Night of Lijiang is full of vagueness and is overflowed with heartthrob. Even if you are tired of watching Naxi ancient music playing and putting yourself into noisy bars, you still have other enjoyable things to do in Lijiang. Those all kinds of shops by water are other nice choices for you! The night view of Lijiang is so charming, that you can not help to stay there and reluctant to leave.

Yunnan Lijiang Naxi Ancient Music Concert
Naxi Ancient Music or Naxi Old Music is a kind of classical folk music goes round among Naxi people from mouth to mouth. Naxi Ancient Music is a famous music in Naxi culture. This music originated from A.D. 14th century. It is the oldest music in Yunnan and also one of the earliest music in China or even in the world. Naxi ancient music is one of the art crystals of the ancient culture. It is in harmony with music of Buddhist ceremony of Taoism and ceremony music of Confucianism，and even words of Tang, Song and Yuan dynasties to inform its unique spirit rhyme. So Naxi ancient music has been reputed as the "music fossil".
The Naxi orchestra plays old tunes by old instruments. And the band is formed mainly by musicians over 60 years of age and a few are in fact in the range of 80s – 90. Just as someone says, Lijiang is the must go-place of Yunnan and Naxi ancient music is the must-try thing in Lijiang. The chairman of Naxi Ancient Music Band called Xuan Ke. Xuan Ke is the one to explain Naxi music towards both Chinese and foreigners. Xuan Ke together with his orchestra has performed in many places out of China like U.K., France, Norway, Finland, U.S.A., Scandinavia and Japan, etc.

Yunnan Lijiang International Ethnic Cultural Exchange Center
This center will bring you a beautiful night and a mysterious world. There is a famous Minority Customs Show in Lijiang International Ethnic Cultural Exchange Center named "Li Shui Jin Sha", which means "beautiful water and golden sand". It is a large dancing and singing show. Li Shui Jin Sha shows people the most representational folk culture and imago in styles of dancing, singing and poem. The whole evening is composed of four sections: "Prelude", "Water", "Mountain" and "Love". The center is a great place to spend a memorable night.

Bars and Bar Street in Lijiang Old Town
Lijiang at night is decorated by numerous strings of red lanterns. There are red lanterns hanging in front of every bar. Red lanterns hanging along the tranquil streams and bars standing along streams are the brightest high lights at Lijiang night. This old town boasting above 800-year age has taken on many bars. Bars of Lijiang are famous all around China for their unique location and styles. Enjoying the bar life in such an old town is totally different from that in a busy modern city.
# Xinhuajie Bar Street in Lijiang Old Town
Xinhuajie Bar Street is such a kind of street: a stream running by with crusted architectures and ancient houses standing along two sides. It is said, bars here have best ambience and largest numbers. There are not only densely distributed bars, there are also many pubs, tea houses, restaurants, and shops in this street.
# Lijiang Sakura Restaurant and Bar
In year 1996, the fist bar for travelers in this old town appeared. Sakura locates in Xinhuajie Street (Lijiang Bar Street). The holder of this bar is a Korean. Sakura Restaurant and Bar is very famous in Lijiang and is always busy. The menu there is large and varied like Chinese, American, European, Korean, and Japanese…
Address: 123 Cuiwen Section, Xinhuajie Street, Lijiang Old Town, Lijiang County, Yunnan, China
# Lijiang Le Petit Paris
Le Petit Paris is another most famous bar in town. The owner is French. It is one of the most popular bars for expats or travelers too. At night, Le Petit Paris is filled with young travelers. The bar serves nice locak Naxi menu and French menu and good beers.
Address: 111 Cuiwen Section, Xinhuajie Street, Lijiang Old Town, Lijiang County, Yunnan, China
# Lijiang Yi Mi Yang Guang•Neighbor of the Sun
Yi Mi Yang Guang is the spelling of Chinese which means "Neighbor of the Sun". Yi Mi Yang Guang is the place for screening modern love story sitcom- Yi Mi Yang Guang. Yi Ming Yang Guang is famous in Lijiang Old City. All kinds of snacks and Naxi food can be found there, but it is very noisy on the first floor.
Address: Bar Street, Da Yan Old City, Lijiang, Yunnan, China
# Lijiang Zi You Gong She Bar
Among numerous bars, rare bars are launched by local people, but Zi You Gong She is a model. It is an extraordinary bar in that place. It is simply disposed by woodiness. French windows are next to a canal. You can sit there holding a cup of drink and listening to the flow of stream. Zi You Gong She serves drinks, beers, wines and food. Besides, it also provides backpackers tour information, CD rewriter, and hotel booking service and so on.
Address: 8 Jishan Section, Xinhuajie Street, Lijiang Old Town, Lijiang County, Yunnan, China
# Lijiang Old Tree Bar
Just as its name implies, this bar is famous for a 1000-year-old walnut tree. The construction of this bar is in traditional Mosuo wooden architecture style and is full of exotic flavors. Old Tree Bar serves special Mosuo diet, homemade coffee, Chinese tea and varied alcohols.

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