Thanks for the trip, I learned a lot about the small town. Their people, culture and music fascinate me. My 4 day trip seems so short, I will have to go back there again!
2004年10月底，乘着假期回国探亲，我也顺便去了一次丽江。去之前我并没有作很多准备工作，丽江对我来说也就是云南的一个小城，有很多保存完善的古建筑。多亏了这次旅行，使我对丽江的历史，文化，音乐以及丽江的百姓有了一定的了解。我四天的旅程显得那么的短，若有机会，我一定会再回丽江。
Lijiang located in Yunnan province, southwest of China. It was a small, very well reserved, peaceful town. The only transportation utility before 1996 was bus. And it took days for people to get to Kunming (the capital of Yunan province).
In 1996, a 7.0 Earthquake stroke Lijiang, hundreds of people died and thousands of people injured. IRC came to Lijiang for rescue, that’s how this ancient town got revealed to the world.
丽江位于中国西南的云南省，曾是一个十分安静，保守的小镇，交通十分不便，唯一可以用的公共交通工具是汽车，但因为是山路，光从丽江到昆明就需要花上几天到一个礼拜的时间。1996年初，一场7级大地震袭击了丽江，数百人丧身，数千人受伤。国际救援组织赶来营救，这也使丽江显现于世界的面前。今天的丽江旅游业发达，人民的主要收入来自旅游 -- 餐饮，旅店，出租。现在可以称作飞机出入丽江，而且有直飞香港的班机，据说火车也马上就要通了。真是塞翁失马，焉之非福啊！
