Lijiang Ancient Town-Wangu Tower

There is a mountain in the southwest corner of Lijiang Dayan Ancient Town, which looks like an evil crouching lion guarding the ancient town. It is called Lion Mountain, which was opened as a park in 1998. The five-star classical style all-wood structure viewing tower built on the top of the mountain is called "Wangu Tower". The building is 32.8 meters high, with 16 24-meter-long wooden pillars from top to bottom. There are 12,600 Naxi-style dragon heads of various sizes on the top, setting a world record.

Since it is off-season, not many people enter Wangulou Park, so it is quite comfortable to walk around.

Wangu Tower seems to be 5 stories high! Of course, you have to go to the best floor for the view! You can have a 360-degree view of Lijiang. On the other side, you can see the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in the distance. Due to the thick clouds, the top of the snow mountain is not very clear. You can feel how cold it is and how difficult it is to breathe from a distance, but it is really spectacular.

Looking up at the top of Wangu Tower, the design and painting are very colorful.

Wangu Tower was newly built after the 2.3 earthquake in Lijiang in 1996. It has 13 eaves and corners, imitating the 13 peaks of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. There are 2,300 auspicious patterns such as Dongba culture and the moon and stars, implying the harmonious coexistence of 23 ethnic groups. There are 9,999 dragon carvings, plus a dragon on the rooftop caisson, which is the ancient splendor of Wanlong. The sound is similar to the Naxi language "Wengulun" (meaning to enjoy the view from the commanding heights), so it is named "Wangu Tower". There is nothing special about the building itself, but it is located at a high point and the view is pretty good.

The best place to see the panoramic view of Lijiang Ancient Town is Wangu Tower, but the ticket is 35 yuan per person, which is not worth it. If you don't go into Wangu Tower, other high points are occupied by bars, and you have to pay to enter. If you want to take a good panoramic view of the ancient city, you have to pay.

The highest point of Lijiang Ancient City, you can see the old and new city at a glance. The paintings on the first floor probably tell a story similar to the creation story, and finally gave birth to three sons, corresponding to the ancestors of the Tibetan, Naxi and Bai nationalities. Very interesting.

Lijiang Old Town is very large and spectacular. The Wangu Tower Scenic Area is located on the Lion Mountain on one side of the old town, where you can see the whole view of the old town. Those popular homestays with panoramic views from the rooftop are actually also on the Lion Mountain. It was already late when we arrived at the old town. In order to take panoramic photos before the sun sets, our first stop was to go up the Lion Mountain. We had to walk up the mountain, and we needed a pass if we wanted to drive up there. But it was not tiring to walk there, and we could get up there in more than ten or twenty minutes.

Wangu Tower on Lion Mountain is the tallest building in the ancient city area. After climbing to the top, you can have a panoramic view of Lijiang city and the ancient city. On one side are modern high-rise buildings at the foot of the snow-capped mountains, and on the other side are the roofs of Naxi ancient buildings that stretch out layer by layer. Although the viewing platforms of many bars and inns on Lion Mountain can also overlook the ancient city, many tourists still come here to visit.

Wangu Tower is a landmark building in Lijiang. It is interpreted as "Thousand-year Tower" in Dongba script and "Wengulun" in Naxi language, which means to enjoy the view from a commanding height. Therefore, it is named "Wangu Tower" because of its homophonic pronunciation. "Wan" means overlooking the ancient city of Lijiang and its pastoral scenery, and looking at the glaciers of Yulong Snow Mountain, which are thousands of years old. It also means that Lijiang has restored and rebuilt its homeland, which will be passed down through the ages and immortal.



Wangu Tower is a tower-style five-eaved, all-wooden structure, 33 meters high, symbolizing the 330,000 people of all ethnic groups in the former Lijiang Naxi Autonomous County.



35 per person, Wangu Tower no longer requires a ticket. In fact, the reason for coming to Lion Rock is not to see anything else, but to climb the Wangu Tower to see the whole picture of Lijiang Ancient Town.

Wangu Tower is a landmark building in Lijiang. It is interpreted as "Thousand-year Tower" in Dongba script and "Wengulun" in Naxi language, which means to enjoy the view from a commanding height. Therefore, it is named "Wangu Tower" because of its homophonic pronunciation. "Wan" means overlooking the ancient city of Lijiang and its pastoral scenery, and looking at the 10,000-year-old glaciers of Yulong Snow Mountain from afar. It also means that Lijiang has restored and rebuilt its homeland, which will be passed down through the ages and immortal.

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The Wangugulou Scenic Area of ​​Shizishan Mountain is connected to the Mufu Scenic Area. A more convenient way to go is to exit from the back door of the Mufu and walk into the front door of the Wangugulou Scenic Area of ​​Shizishan Mountain.

Wangugulou Scenic Area is located at the top of Lion Mountain. The ticket to this scenic area is 35 yuan. The scenic area is relatively small, and there is only one main building - Wangugulou. Wangugulou is the tallest building in Dayan Ancient Town. The highlight of Wangugulou Scenic Area in Lion Mountain is that you can overlook the scenery of Lijiang from the observation deck and Wangugulou.

Personally, I think the Wangu Pavilion at Lion Rock has an average price-performance ratio (ticket price is 35 yuan), and it is an attraction that you can choose to visit or not.

We left the scenic area at around 6:30 and found that the ticket inspectors at the gate had already gone off duty. It seemed that after the ticket inspectors went off duty, tourists could enter for free.

Wangu Tower is on Lion Rock and looks very beautiful when lit up at night.

The scenery is average, and you have to pay an additional entrance fee, which means you can go up high and see far.

A good place to see the panoramic view of Lijiang and take photos. It feels great to bask in the sun and drink tea and coffee here.

Entering from the back door of the Mu Mansion is Lion Rock, and walking a little further you will arrive at Wangu Tower, the highest point in Lijiang Ancient Town, overlooking the entire Lijiang.

You can see the panoramic view of the ancient city, but the phone is not powerful enough to see the effect

Located in the ancient city of Lijiang, Yunnan, it is the tallest building in the ancient city of Lijiang

From the Wangu Tower, you can overlook the ancient city of Lijiang and its pastoral scenery, and see the eternal glaciers of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in the distance, which symbolizes that Lijiang has restored and rebuilt its homeland, and its reputation will last forever.

Climbing up the Wangu Tower, you can overlook the magical and magnificent Jade Dragon Snow Mountain to the north, the quaint Lijiang Old Town to the east, the colorful Lijiang New Town to the west, and the picturesque rural scenery to the south.

Wangu Tower is located on the top of a mountain in the ancient city. The building itself is also very tall, and the view from the top of the building is excellent.

Looking around the entire Lijiang City from the Wangugu Tower, you can find that there are no 33-story buildings here, and almost no high-rise buildings. Even if there are high-rise buildings, they are in the edge areas far away from the ancient city (except for a very eye-catching high-rise nearby).

This is my third time in Lijiang. Although there are more and more people, it is still so comfortable.

Climb up the Wangu Tower and overlook the entire Lijiang Ancient Town. The densely packed inns in the ancient town are adjacent to each other; then look out at the majestic Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in the distance, which is shining even whiter in the sun. Just relax in this natural beauty.

The interior architecture of Wangugu Building is still very beautiful, not to mention the scenery outside.

I love this piece of tranquility and purity...

Lijiang Ancient Town - Climb up to Wangu Tower to see the whole scene

It's a good place to hang out.

After entering, you will pass through a small bamboo forest. From the top floor, you can overlook the whole ancient city. From the top floor, you can see the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. Coming down from the Wangu Tower, there is a second viewing platform. The terrain here is relatively low, and the buildings overlooking the ancient city are closer and larger.

My personal suggestion is to climb to the top of Wangu Tower. After all, the feeling of overlooking the entire Lijiang Ancient Town from above is unique and you will never have it again if you miss it.

The center of Lijiang, from here you can go to various places.

The "Ten Thousand Camellias" of Yufeng Temple are world-famous. They were planted by the eighth great Situ Living Buddha Chokyi Jionnai, the leader of the Karma Kagyu sect, and have a history of nearly 300 years.

Tens of thousands of camellia trees bloom from the beginning of spring to the beginning of summer every year, spanning seven solar terms for more than a hundred days. More than 20 batches of more than 20,000 gorgeous camellia flowers compete to bloom, earning it the title of "Camellia King of the World" and "The World's No. 1 Tree".

To see the night view, you have to go to Wangugu Tower. You need a ticket to enter, which is only 25 yuan per person in the off-season.

The old man has a habit of always looking at the overall situation of a place when he goes to a place. Then, Wangu Tower is of course the best viewing platform to overlook Lijiang, so why not go? There are not many people in Wangu Tower, which is a bit unexpected. But Wangu Tower is definitely a place that is ignored by many people. In terms of wooden structure architectural art, Wangu Tower has its own unique value and status, and can be called the first building of Chinese wooden structure architecture.

The ticket to Wangu Tower is 50 per person, which is a bit of a rip-off, but the view is really good, overlooking the whole city. There is a small peacock garden behind Wangu Tower.

For some reason, there are far fewer tourists here than in other famous streets (maybe because of the entrance fee?)

But I personally highly recommend this place. One ticket can completely isolate you from the surrounding noise. From the top of the building, you can see the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in the distance, which looks like a misty girl. From this side, you can overlook the entire Lijiang Ancient Town.

Wangu Tower is also very interesting. Dongba language means "Thousand-year Tower", and Naxi language is called "Wengulun", so it is homophonic to Wangu Tower. The whole building has five floors. When I went there, the top floor was under maintenance and I couldn't climb to the top. The height of the building, the length of the columns, the number of patterns in the building, the carved and painted dragons, etc. are all secretly related to the Naxi people. No, it is a beautiful meaning, which has been a Chinese tradition since ancient times.

It's a very simple scenic spot, not bad. You can overlook the entire ancient city below from Lion Mountain, and you can also see the whole picture of Mu Mansion. Wangu Tower is the commanding height of the whole Lijiang. The fifth floor of the building is not allowed to go up. You can see the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain from the fourth floor. The scenery is very good and very suitable for relaxation.

Wangu Tower is a landmark building in Lijiang. It is interpreted as "Thousand-year Tower" in Dongba script and "Wengulun" in Naxi language, which means to enjoy the view from a commanding height. Therefore, it is named "Wangu Tower" because of its homophonic pronunciation. "Wan" means overlooking the ancient city of Lijiang and its pastoral scenery, and looking at the glaciers of Yulong Snow Mountain, which are thousands of years old. It also means that Lijiang has restored and rebuilt its homeland, which will be passed down through the ages and immortal.

In my mind, Mu Mansion, Lion Rock and Wangugu Tower are three attractions connected, and that is indeed the case.

After reading some reviews, it is indeed a bit expensive to buy tickets on site, so I booked them online for my mom, and it was ￥25 for students. It was quite shocking to see the ancient city of Lijiang from the Wangu Tower, and you can also see the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. The wind was very cool, and there were peacocks raised on the mountain. It was quite interesting. When I bought the ticket, I didn't think it was worth it. I just thought that I would go there and not regret it.

It is located on Lion Mountain. It is not too tiring to climb up. It is the best vantage point to view the scenery of Lijiang.

I went to see Wangu Tower in Lijiang. I didn’t climb up to see Lijiang. It’s enough to measure Lijiang by foot.

Wangu Tower is a great place to enjoy the panoramic view of the ancient city. This is the comparison between night and day. I couldn’t capture the feeling with my phone, but the scenery is still good. However, Wangu Tower requires an entrance fee. At that time, I felt that taking photos outside would be the same in order to save money, so I didn’t go in. I just took a few photos at the door (it turned out that there is a difference between charging and not charging)

The central part of Lijiang is where most people go for a walk when they are sightseeing.

The viewing platform here is not worth 50 yuan. There are many cafes and bars along the way with viewing platforms. If you just want to take pictures, give 5 yuan.

Wangu Tower is a landmark building in Lijiang. It is interpreted as "Thousand-year Tower" in Dongba script and "Wengulun" in Naxi language, which means to enjoy the view from a commanding height. Therefore, it is named "Wangu Tower" because of its homophonic pronunciation. "Wan" means overlooking the ancient city of Lijiang and its pastoral scenery, and looking at the glaciers of Yulong Snow Mountain, which are thousands of years old. It also means that Lijiang has restored and rebuilt its homeland, which will be passed down through the ages and immortal.

Lijiang Wangugu Tower is located on the commanding heights of Lion Mountain in Lijiang Ancient Town, and is also the back mountain of the Mu Mansion. Lijiang Wangugu Tower is a part of the Mu Mansion and is the manor of the Lijiang Mu chieftain.

The road was under construction when I went there. It would be nice to climb up to see the entire ancient city and enjoy the night view.

Climb up and look far, the scenery from a height is really beautiful!

Wangu Tower is a great place to see the whole view of the ancient city, but you don't have to go inside the building. The ticket is 50 yuan per ticket, which is expensive. There are various inns and coffee shops at the entrance of Wangu Tower, where you can enjoy the view, free of charge, and 1-5 yuan.

Wangulou, located on Lion Rock, is a bar that charges 5 yuan for admission and overlooks the panoramic view of Lijiang Ancient Town.

On the top floor of Wangu Tower, you can also enjoy the view of Lijiang Ancient Town. Another place to see the ancient town is the large platform on the left side of the main gate of Lion Mountain. . . At Wangu Tower, you can see the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and the Lijiang Ancient Town from a distance. There are two small bell towers behind Wangu Tower and two temples next to it. There is a fee for ringing the bell here.

Wangugu Tower is located on Lion Rock. From the top of Wangugu Tower, you can see Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in the distance.

Yes, it's not right to come to Dayan Ancient Town without coming here. This is the highest point of the ancient town, the best point to overlook the ancient town, and you can also see Jade Dragon Snow Mountain. In the past, you had to go to Guwei here, but now you don't need to. You can enter directly with a 40-yuan ticket. Lion Rock is not big, and two hours is enough to walk around it.

Wangu Tower is located on Lion Mountain in Dayan Ancient Town of Lijiang. You can overlook the whole view of the ancient town. When you climb up to the Wangu Tower, you can also see the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain opposite, giving you a feeling of standing high and looking far.

Located on Lion Mountain, the commanding height of Lijiang Old Town, it is the best viewing point for viewing Lijiang Old Town and Lijiang New Town.

There is actually not much in Wangu Tower. If you like photography, I suggest you go and have a look, because Wangu Tower overlooks the entire Dayan Ancient Town and has a good view.

You must come here to see the night view of Lijiang. There is also Lion Rock

The building is very beautiful, and you can see the whole town from inside

This photo was taken at the entrance of Wangu Tower. From here you can see the new city of Lijiang. Walking down here you can see the whole view of the old city of Lijiang.

It is the best choice to see the panoramic view of Lijiang. When the weather is good, you can see the snow-capped mountains.

Climb up the Wangu Tower and you can see the whole Lijiang Ancient Town. The scenery above is also good. The winery on Lion Mountain is very artistic.

Wangu Tower is on Lion Mountain. The ticket price for Lion Mountain Scenic Area is 50 yuan, and the opening hours are: 7:00-20:00. It is said that Wangu Tower is a good place to overlook the panoramic view of Lijiang Ancient Town, but I personally think that the viewing platform just after entering the scenic area has a better angle than Wangu Tower. However, you can overlook Jade Dragon Snow Mountain from Wangu Tower~

Located on the commanding height of the Old Town of Lijiang, Lion Mountain, it is the best viewing point for viewing the Old Town of Lijiang and the New Town of Lijiang. There are two ways to get to Wangu Tower, one is to go up from the west of Sifang Street, and the other is to go up the mountain from the small road next to the Sanqing Temple of the Mu Mansion. It is recommended to go to Wangu Tower after visiting the Mu Mansion. It is a five-story tower from which you can see the panoramic view of Lijiang. The Old Town of Lijiang is to the east, the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is to the north, the New Town of Lijiang is to the west, and the rural village is to the south. Friends who like photography must go there.

Cost: Recommended Mufu + Wangulou combined ticket 68 yuan (China-TravelNote booking)

After entering the Lion Rock Gate, walk up a little to reach Wangu Tower. Climbing Wangu Tower is quite strenuous. I rested for a while on the roof before coming down. The view on the roof is more open~

Wangu Tower is a landmark building in Lijiang. It is interpreted as "Thousand-year Tower" in Dongba language and "Wengulun" in Naxi language, which means to enjoy the view from a commanding height. Climbing up Wangu Tower, you can see the whole picture of Lijiang.

The best place to get a bird's eye view of Lijiang Old Town.

Panoramic view of Lijiang, so beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!

The ticket to Wangu Tower is 50 yuan. From the highest point of Wangu Tower, you can see the panoramic view of Lijiang Ancient Town, which is full of low roofs.

It is the highest point in Lijiang Ancient Town, and you can overlook the entire Lijiang Ancient Town. We went there in the morning and the scenery was pretty good. You must climb Wangu Tower when you come to Lijiang Ancient Town.

Wangu Tower, located on the mountain, is the highest point in the ancient city. It overlooks the entire ancient city and the spectacular Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in the distance.

A building overlooking the ancient city of Lijiang, with a panoramic view of the ancient city of Lijiang from the top of the building.

The sky is blue and the clouds are white. Standing downstairs and looking at the roof, it seems that the roof is in the clouds, which is very artistic. Unfortunately, I forgot to go in. When I walked to the side, I saw a field of flowers and couldn't help taking pictures. Then I went down the mountain from the back after taking the pictures. I was so depressed!

You can go up from the back mountain of Mufu or from Lion Mountain in the direction of the ancient town. There are also some inns nearby, where you can enjoy a beautiful panoramic view of the ancient city at night.

Standing in Wangu Tower and looking at the Old Town of Lijiang, you will feel like you are looking down on the whole Old Town of Lijiang.

I went there during the Chinese New Year in 2015 and climbed the Wangu Tower. I wasn't tired, but I was very hot. There were a lot of tourists. There were a lot of souvenir shops along the way.

From the Wangu Tower you can overlook the ancient city of Sifang. It is such a pleasure to drink tea, appreciate the beautiful scenery and daydream there on a sunny day.

Standing high and looking far, although a little out of breath, the scenery is so beautiful that it is beyond words.

Wangu Tower is a landmark building in Lijiang. It is interpreted as "Thousand-year Tower" in Dongba script and "Wengulun" in Naxi language, which means to enjoy the view from a commanding height. Therefore, it is named "Wangu Tower" because of its homophonic pronunciation. "Wan" means overlooking the ancient city of Lijiang and its pastoral scenery, and looking at the thousand-year-old glaciers of Yulong Snow Mountain from afar. It also means that Lijiang has restored and rebuilt its homeland, which will be passed down through the ages and immortal.

Wangu Tower is located on the commanding heights of Lion Mountain in Lijiang Ancient Town, and is connected to the Mu Mansion on the periphery. From the Wangu Tower, you can overlook the Lijiang Ancient Town and its pastoral scenery, and look out at the eternal glaciers of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, which implies that Lijiang has restored and rebuilt its homeland, and its reputation will last forever. There is a large platform on the high slope of pine forest inside the Wangu Tower, from which you can overlook the entire Lijiang Ancient Town. Under the clear sky and green mountains, the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is clearly visible in the distance on the left, and on the right are the intricately arranged blue-gray tile-roofed houses that stretch into the distance. Go around the platform and go down the stone steps to get directly to the Mu Mansion, and go up the stone steps to get to Wangu Tower.