Tickets and booking
Admission is ticketed at Wangu Tower, the named sight on Lion Hill: 35 RMB, with children, students and seniors at 17.5 RMB. That pricing holds all year — the data covers 1 January to 31 December, daily. The pack lists no reservation requirement and no online booking channel, so the practical default is to buy on arrival; the listed phone line, 0888-5106290, is the contact for confirming details ahead. Opening hours are 09:00-23:00 on the summer schedule and 09:00-22:30 on the winter schedule, seven days a week.
Entrance and routes
The only verifiable navigation anchor is the address: Xinhua Street, Dayan Town, Gucheng District, Lijiang, Yunnan — inside the Old Town of Lijiang. The pack names no gates, trailheads or route options and gives no walking distances, so set your map to the Xinhua Street address and aim for the Wangu Tower ticket check, which is the documented entry point by virtue of being the ticketed sight. Treat any specific gate-to-tower routes from other sources as unverified.
Photo spots
Wangu Tower is the one named structure in the data, so anchor your shoot there; the pack documents no viewpoints, terraces or sightlines, and no photography fees or restrictions. What you can plan around is time: summer hours run to 23:00 and winter hours to 22:30, so late-day and evening sessions are possible, and the 1-3 hour suggested visit leaves room to work the site without rushing. Verify any claimed best-angle lists on site — none appear in this data.
Timing and crowds
Opening hours are fixed and generous: 09:00-23:00 in summer, 09:00-22:30 in winter, every day of the year. The pack carries no crowd data, so there is no verified quiet window to chase. Plan instead around the verified envelope: a 1-3 hour visit fits easily inside the daily window, no last-entry time is listed, and the winter schedule ends half an hour earlier, which tightens evening plans by comparison.
Walking and effort
The data lists no trail length, elevation gain or step counts for Lion Hill, so no verified difficulty rating exists. The only effort signal is the 1-3 hour suggested duration, which frames this as a short outing rather than a day-long hike. Choose footwear and water for a couple of hours of walking, and treat detailed climb descriptions from other sources as unverified by this pack.
Getting there
No bus lines, stops, parking or taxi details appear in the data pack. The verifiable facts: the site sits at Xinhua Street, Dayan Town, Gucheng District, Lijiang, within the Old Town of Lijiang, so build your approach around the old town and navigate to that address. For transit questions, the listed contact is 0888-5106290.
Cost breakdown
Documented costs are admission only: 35 RMB for Wangu Tower, 17.5 RMB for children, students and seniors, with identical pricing across the whole year. The pack lists no cable car, shuttle, guide, photo or combined-ticket charges, so 35 RMB — or 17.5 RMB at concession — is the full known entry cost. Food, transport within Lijiang and anything else are outside the documented numbers.
