The mountain road is winding from Lijiang to Baoshan Stone Town. The old houses in the twon were completely built in stones. Before, beds, mills, chairs, benches, and cooking hearths had been made of stones. Baoshan Stone Town is home to the Naxi People for hundreds of years. It is around 200 years older than the Old Town of Lijiang. You could admire the gorgeous landscape of Jinsha River at the viewpoint on the top of the town.

As the town is on a separate rock, the means of transportation in the town is mule. The villagers keep the habit of raising pigs and chickens for hundreds of years. It is a little smelly when you walk around the town. Generally speaking, young villagers have gone to the city for making a living. When you explore the town, most of the locals you see will be the elders and children. Some elder villagers couldn’t speak Mandarin but they are kind-hearted. If you smile to them, they will smile back. On fine days, the elder always enjoy sunbathing and chatting in front of the south gate or the north gate. It requires good body conditions to walk uphill on the stone steps in the town.

Near Baoshan Stone Town are rice terraces. In spring, the terraces are decorated with rape flowers. In autumn, they are filled with golden rice. In the rainy season from May to October, water in Jinsha River is muddy, which is not ideal for photographing. While if you are planning to stay overnight at the town on fine days, you will be amazed at the starry sky in the evening. Between March and April, you will take great pictures there as well. The accommodations in the town are not as good as those in Lijiang.