Tickets and booking
Admission is free, and no booking, reservation or ticket purchase is required — the data pack lists the ticket price simply as free. The market is open all day, every day of the year (Monday to Sunday, January 1 through December 31), so there is no time slot to reserve either. If you need to confirm anything in advance, the listed contact number is 18678167141.
Entrance and routes
The market sits at No. 85 Changshui Road, Gucheng (Old Town) District, Lijiang, Yunnan. Entry is free and open around the clock, and the data pack records no gates, checkpoints or ticket checks to pass. The practical approach is to arrive by one of the bus routes that serve it — routes 2, 3, 4, 5, 11 and 14 plus the loop line — and walk in from Changshui Road. The pack does not list distances from specific Old Town landmarks, so use a map for the final approach on foot.
Photo spots
The data pack documents no designated viewpoints or photo platforms here. This is a market, not a staged sight, so the photographic material is the stalls and street scenes along Changshui Road itself. Because it is open all day, you can shoot whenever the light suits you — there is no closing bell to race. No photography rules are listed in the pack; if a stallholder objects to a close-up, the courteous move is to ask first.
Timing and crowds
Opening hours are listed as all day, Monday to Sunday, all year — the market never formally closes, so it fits anywhere in a Lijiang itinerary. The suggested visit length is 1-3 hours. The pack carries no visitor-volume data, so it cannot say which hours are busiest; treat crowd timing as an unknown and plan around your own schedule instead, allowing up to three hours if you browse slowly.
Walking and effort
This is an urban market visit, not a hike: no trails, elevation gain or route distances are listed in the pack. The effort involved is ordinary walking for the 1-3 hours the pack suggests, so standard city footwear is enough. Anyone avoiding long walks should note that no seating, layout or distance details are documented, so there is no way to plan around the interior on foot in advance.
Getting there
Public buses are the documented way in: routes 2, 3, 4, 5, 11 and 14, together with the loop line, all reach the market at its address of No. 85 Changshui Road, Gucheng District, Lijiang. The pack lists no fares, no taxi details and no travel times, so confirm current bus fares locally when you board. No other transport options are documented for this sight.
Cost breakdown
The headline cost is zero: entry is free. Beyond that, the pack lists no fees of any kind — no parking, camera or service charges — and no prices for goods inside the market, so whatever you spend beyond admission depends entirely on what you buy. The listed phone number, 18678167141, is the contact for any cost questions. The only other fixed number in the pack is the suggested 1-3 hour visit, which costs nothing in admission.