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Taoist temple music (known as dongjing ) that has been lost elsewhere in Ch-
ina.
Information
Bank of China ( Zhongguo Yinhang; Yuyuan Lu;
9am-5pm) This branch has an ATM
and is convenient for the old town.
Public Security Bureau (PSB; Gong'anju; 518 8437; 110 Taihe Jie, Xianghelicheng
District; 8.30-11.30am & 2.30-5.30pm Mon-Fri) Is reputedly very speedy with visa
extensions. A taxi to here will cost ¥15 from the city centre.
Getting There & Away
Air
Lijiang's airport is 28km east of town. Tickets can be booked at CAAC (
Zhongguo Minhang; cnr Fuhui Lu & Shangrila Dadao; 8.30am-9pm) .
Bus
The main long-distance bus station ( keyunzhan) is south of the old town; to
get here, take bus 8 or 11 (¥1; the latter is faster) from along Minzhu Lu.
Train
There are two trains daily to Dali at 8.30am and 3.40am (¥35, two hours) and
three trains to Kunming (hard sleeper ¥142 to ¥152, soft sleeper ¥223 to ¥227,
nine hours) at 8.30am, 8.50pm and 9.50pm.
Getting Around
Buses to the airport (¥20) leave from outside the CAAC office 100 minutes be-
fore flight departures.
Taxis start at ¥7 in the new town and are not allowed into the old town. Bike
hire is available at most hostels (¥30 per day).
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