.(Chinese: 丽江市; pinyin: Ljingsh) refers to an administrative division comprising of urban and rural areas in northwestern Yunnan Province, Peoples Republic of China. Its population is 1,100,000. The famous Lijiang old town (as it is commonly known) is more correctly called the Dayan old town (大研古镇).Lijiang City is a fairly large geographical area that comprises one district (the old town district) and four counties, including the Liijang new town, Dayan old town, Shuhe old town (束河古镇