In the Yufeng (Jade Peak) Temple there is an old, giant camellia tree of more than 500 years old, which can put forth thousands of flowers, so that it is called a "Ten-Thousand-Flower Camellia". Therefore it is known as "the First Tree in the World".

The mystical Dongba hieroglyph is known as "the only living hieroglyph in the world". The old Naxi music with noble elegant lingering charm is thought to be the "living fossil of the Chinese classical music". Lugu Lake with its deep and transparent water is known as "the pearl on the plateau". The Mosuo villages on the Shore of Lugu Lake and the folk customs and the folkways are unique in the world and make tourists open-mouthed. There are still some matriarchal families. The Mosuo people are now still keeping the "Axia" marriage pattern by which a young man doesn't get married and a girl is not to be married off.

The Ancient Town of Lijiang, also called Dayan Town, was first set up in the Song Dynasty, and has a history of almost a thousand years. The town is famous in China for its old and simple architectural style and the elegant art for the layout of the town. The roads here are parallel to the streams, and the door of each house is facing a stream. Sifang Street is the center of the ancient town. Since ancient times, Sifang Street has been a collecting and distributing center of all kinds of products with travelers and traders going and coming everywhere.

The Yulong Snow Mountains are the southernmost modern marine glaciers in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. There are all together 13 peaks along the range of the mountains, which stretch for over 35 km from south to north. The summit, Shanzidou, is 5596 meters above sea level. Looked at from a faraway place, the mountains covered with snows look like a silver dragon with the clouds curling up in the middle. Hence the name, the Yulong (Jade Dragon) Snow Mountain.