Lijiang, Black Dragon Pools and Tai Chi

Lijiang was the next stop on our Yunnan adventure. Another old town with beautiful winding cobblestone alleys, canals and bridges, we spent a few days here at a fairly slow pace. One of the main tourist attractions in town is the Black Dragon Pool. Set in a lovely park dotted with pagodas and bridges it is an early morning hang out for locals doing tai chi and, to our surprise, dance aerobics to rather loud up-beat music.

One of the pagodas looking into Black Dragon Pool

Ahh, the serenity- early morning tai chi

The pool from another good angle (a popular postcard shot)

A typical street in the old town... gotta watch those stones in the wet though

The sea of rooftops across Lijiang's old town

Trent stole a shot of this girl posing for a professional shoot above one of Lijiang's canals