Tickets and booking
Mu Palace is a ticketed sight with a listed adult price of 40 RMB, applying year-round with no seasonal split in the data. Half-price tickets cover students and seniors aged 65-69 with valid ID; free entry covers seniors aged 70 and over, children under 1.2 m tall, military personnel and visitors with disabilities, all on presentation of valid ID.
No advance-booking channel is listed in the pack, so buying at the ticket office on arrival is the reliable default. Both the price and the hours carry the pack’s caveat that they are for reference only and subject to official same-day disclosure; to confirm before setting out, call the listed numbers: 0888-5122572, 13988897163 or 0888-5181468.
Entrance and routes
The street address is 49 Guanyuan Lane, Guanyi Street, Dayan Town, Gucheng District, Lijiang, Yunnan — inside the Old Town of Lijiang. Two approaches are on record. From within the Old Town, the site is reachable on foot, so no vehicle is needed if you are already staying there. From farther out, take bus 23 to the Yulong County People’s Hospital (Minzhu Road) stop and cover the remaining 1.2 km on foot.
The pack names no specific gates or ticket checkpoints, so navigate to the street address and follow on-site signage from there.
Photo spots
The pack contains no shot list or named viewpoints for Mu Palace, so plan around what the data does establish. The complex sits on Guanyuan Lane within the Old Town of Lijiang, meaning the surrounding Old Town streetscape frames any visit. The site also runs an evening session from 19:30 to 22:00 — the only window for after-dark photography, so if night shots are the goal, build your plan around that session and bring low-light capability. Daylight coverage belongs to the 09:00-17:30 session. Since the pack flags hours as reference-only, confirm both sessions are running before committing to an evening shoot.
Timing and crowds
Hours are 09:00-17:30 and 19:30-22:00, Monday through Sunday, all year — two daily sessions with no listed closure days. The pack carries no visitor-volume or queue data, so no claims can be made about which session is busier; the practical takeaway is that the evening session is a genuine alternative slot, not a special event. Budget 1-3 hours on site. As with the ticket price, the hours are marked reference-only and subject to actual opening on the day; the listed phone numbers (0888-5122572, 13988897163, 0888-5181468) are the way to verify.
Walking and effort
This is a walk-through sight, not a hike. The pack lists no trails, elevation gain or stair counts for the site itself. The quantified effort is in the approach: 1.2 km on foot from the bus 23 stop, or a walk from wherever you are inside the Old Town. The 1-3 hour suggested duration is all on-foot time. Nothing in the data indicates fitness requirements or special footwear; comfortable shoes are simply the sensible default for a walking visit.
Getting there
Bus 23 is the only transit route in the pack: ride to the Yulong County People’s Hospital (Minzhu Road) stop, then walk 1.2 km to the site. If you are already inside Lijiang Old Town, the site is within walking distance and no bus is needed. The pack lists no bus fare, no other routes and no taxi details, so treat the fare as unverified and confirm locally; the walking options cost nothing.
Cost breakdown
Admission is the only quantified cost: 40 RMB for an adult ticket, valid year-round. Concessions: half price for students and seniors aged 65-69 with valid ID; free for seniors 70 and over, children under 1.2 m, military personnel and visitors with disabilities, with valid ID.
Nothing else is itemised — the bus 23 fare is not listed, and the pack records no guide fees, audio guides or combination tickets. For budgeting, 40 RMB (or the applicable concession) is the planning figure, with the pack’s caveat that prices are reference-only and subject to official same-day disclosure.