After six years of meticulous compiling, the Record of Lijiang Ancient Town, a World Cultural Heritage, was published by Yunnan National Press on Nov 7. The protection bureau of Lijiang ancient town held a ceremony to unveil the book.
Meanwhile, Lijiang Snow Mountain Academy was opened to the public after reconstruction.
The book has quoted a great quantity of detailed material to systematically describe the history and current situation of Lijiang ancient town. It reveals Lijiang ancient town in a realistic, concise and vivid approach.
The publication furnishes scientific, authoritative and comprehensive documents as a basis for the protection of the world cultural heritage.
In the course of compiling the book, the protection bureau reconstructed the Snow Mountain Academy in the city.
The academy was founded in 1723 by Yang Mi, the first magistrate of Lijiang prefecture, after Emperor Yongzheng of Qing Dynasty reformed the local political system. In 1907, the Lijiang Encouraging Learning School was established in the academy and it was the cradle of cultural education in Lijiang. It was also the birthplace of the first modern Chinese newspaper, type layout and movable-type printing in Yunnan province.
Edited by Fu Bo and Rakhee
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