{"id":487,"date":"2013-11-16T12:42:17","date_gmt":"2013-11-16T04:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.evince.net\/?p=487"},"modified":"2013-12-06T11:43:02","modified_gmt":"2013-12-06T03:43:02","slug":"lijiang-in-the-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.evince.net\/?p=487","title":{"rendered":"Lijiang in the day"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Lijiang\"<\/a>I showed a picture of Lijiang to a Japanese lady if she thought Lijiang looked like Kyoto on a good day. In her typical succinct fashion, she replied ‘Yes. Similar. Very beautiful.’ And that was good enough for me as a compliment to my photographic skills.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_2376\"<\/a>Lijiang is so lushly plumed that it is easy to forget that I was in a tour group and that I had to keep up or get lose in the maze of cobblestoned streets. It’s just one of those incredibly varied places which I classify as having infinite photographic opportunities. It was agony just to be led about relentlessly with no time to absorb the sights.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_2360\"<\/a>I suppose if I were a woman, I would also dress in my traditional best, to complement the picturesque ancient city.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_1499\"<\/a>Some people travel in style.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_2175\"<\/a>Some people find solace on top of a random rock.<\/p>\n

\"Water<\/a>A waterwheel by the edge of the city. Lijiang is served by hundreds of canals, bringing clear fresh water around the city.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_0292\"<\/a>Lijiang has a huge fascination with these bells and wind chimes. I bought a couple of them myself, in spite of knowing that I’d never think about them again the moment I got home.<\/p>\n

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