Tourists vs Purists

Despite its popularity, Lijiang in Yunnan Province is criticized as being too commercial to maintain its ethnic authenticity amid arguments it is the only way to preserve its cultural legacy. Some suggest there is a middle way

By Wu Jin
COVER STORY


Wearing silver hats adorned with tinkling bells and costumes made of floral prints sown in primary colors, tourists in the Old Town of Lijiang crowd the streets, bridges and rivers posing in “ethnic costumes.” The photo studio business to satisfy the...

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