From Old Town of Lijiang to Shigu Town, the first bay of the Yangtze River, 50 kilometers upstream along the Jinzhuang River and 30 kilometers west, you will reach the eastern foot of the middle section of Laojun Mountain, where the only Danxia landform wonders in southwest China are distributed. Legend has it that the old gentleman in Taishang once made an alchemy on the Laojun Mountain not far from here, and the restless flame spread all the way here, so there was the red sandstone of this sedan pearl. It is embedded in the evergreen forest, which is even more dazzling.

It has been scientifically proved that the rocks in Danxia landform are red because they contain iron oxide. This landform was first discovered in Danxia Mountain, Renhua County, Guangdong Province, and was named for its rock colors such as Doudan and Bright Eye. It is a red cliff, butte and deep valley landform formed by the fracture, erosion and weathering of red gravel stratum in strong geological movement.

The Danxia landform area of Laojun Mountain in Lijiang is mainly distributed in the Lisu Autonomous Township of Liming, including three administrative villages of Liming, Li Guang and Lemei, with a total area of 240 square kilometers, accounting for 43% of the township area, equivalent to Guangdong 1.4 Danxia Mountain, which is the largest and most complete Danxia landform in China. The scenery of Danxia at dawn is not only widely distributed and large in area, but also spectacular, gorgeous and typical in development, with obvious characteristics of flat top, steep body and slow feet. Among all the natural landscapes, the most peculiar ones are the Thousand Turtles Mountain, the Giant Buddha Cliff and the sunrise and sunset.

In the southwest of Liming Village, many red rocks are weathered to form beautiful fracture structures (turtle shells and pineapple shapes). One of the hillsides is shaped like thousands of little turtles, forming a chinemys reevesii. The arrangement is natural and orderly, as if marching towards the east where the sun rises, which is a must in the Danxia scenery at dawn. Next to the bridge about 60 meters south of Liming Village Office, there is a huge red cliff. If a giant Buddha sits on the lotus platform, it seems to see the vicissitudes of the world. In the middle section of Hongshi Street at dawn, you can see the red sandstone peaks rising from the ground cutting the sky into jagged shapes. In winter, the sun rises from the first peak very late in the morning, but after walking in the air for less than an hour, another peak sets; Just as people marveled at the short daylight in this canyon, the golden light was released between the second majestic mountain peak. This cycle has formed a strange scene of dawn, sunrise and sunset three times a day.

The customs of the Lisu people in the scenic spot are also very unique and charming. A well-organized wooden house, surrounded by mountains and waters, is laid out in a courtyard, simple and quiet. On the dizzying Red Cliff, there is a scene of climbing with rattan ladders to collect honey, which makes the viewers amazed. If you visit a charming family, the host will treat the guests with fragrant baked clay pot tea and Huang Chengcheng tartary buckwheat Baba dipped in honey, which will be unforgettable.