"Lijiang, high in the mountains of China’s Yunnan Province, is a thriving modern city, if a smallish one by Chinese standards. But it’s best known not for its novel features but for the Old Town of Lijiang, an incredibly well-preserved 13th-century district that’s been recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It’s here, amid the ancient Naxi architecture of the Old Town, that you’ll find the InterContinental Lijiang Ancient Town Resort, which is exactly what it sounds like: a substantial modern luxury resort that does its level best to blend in with its richly historical surroundings." - Tablet Hotels