Jade Water Village

Coordinates: 27°00′04.41″N 100°12′04.61″E / 27.0012250°N 100.2012806°E / 27.0012250; 100.2012806

Jade Water Village (Chinese: 玉水寨; pinyin: Yù Shuǐ Zhài) is a small village in Lijiang City and is a Dongba cultural centre. It is home to the Naxi tribal people. The village is near Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.

A dance item at its cultural centre.
The statue of a bird immortal sacred to the Naxi people.
The exit of the Jade Water village, with Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (right) in the background.
A furnace at the village, near the sacrificial ground.
A house at the village. Seen hanging outside are bunches of dried chili.

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