Shigu Ancient Town is one of the most famous ancient town located at the  bank of the upper streams of Yangtze River. There is a drum-shaped stone tablet carved out of the white marble, thus got the name of Shigu town. The diameter of the stone tablet is 1.5 m and the thickness is 0.7 m. It is said that if the society is unrest, the drum will go crazy, but when the society is peaceful again, the drum will close up.

　　Shigu Town is 70 km away from Lijiang. Next to Jiuhe Township, Longpan Village, Shitou Village,Liming Village, Shigu Town has a strategic position in the past history.

　　With busy commerce and trade, there were many merchants coming for business and settled down here. There are many people engaged in trade outside too. Near the Shigu Street, it is rich for talcum mine. According to historical records, as early as the Yuan dynasty it has been mined. In 1966, a talc factory was established in Shigu, the product are sold outside the county. There is abundant marble in Shigu town too. Mineral resources are talc, placer gold, manganese, zinc and sulphur. And Shigu Ancient Town has traditional bamboo strip cap and pot cover too. This area has rich orchids. In 2005, town Shigu has been listed as “one of the national 100 classic red tourism scenic spots”.

　　What you will expect in Shigu Ancient TownYangtze River First Bay is located between Shasongbi Village of Shangri-la County and Shigu Town of Lijiang City, and it is 130 km from Shangri-la County. The Yangtze River originates from the “World Roof” Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. When it passes here, it suddenly takes a sudden turn for over 100 degree, and runs to northeast, forming a huge V-shaped bay. Thus it is named as the Yangtze River First Bay.

　　Because there is a drum-shaped stone tablet in the town, thus the town gets the name. The tablet is carved out of the white marble. It is said that the stone drum was used to conquer Tubo during the Three Kingdoms.

　　There is a cable suspension bridge named Tiehong Bridge (Iron Rainbow Bridge) in the town. The bridge has a long history and beautiful scenery.

　　The Shigu Town is located on a slope of a mountain and facing the Yangtze River. The Red Army Monument of Crossing the River is in a park from the west of the town.

　　70 km north to the Shigu Town, there is another ancient town, Judian. It used to be the cultural center of minority Naxi. In ancient, it was not only the way from Wexi to inland, but also the only ferry for the communication between Dali and Tubo.

　　At the market of Judian, you may see a special horse. The horse has gentle temperament, tiny body, but they could load heavy goods. It is one of the 3 treasures in Lijiang.