First Bend of the Yangtze River

Shigu is a town of the Lijiang Naxi Autonomous County which is situated 70 kilometers from the seat of lijiang County. It is where the Yangtze River, following a northwest course, plunges head-on into a high and cragged cliff, takes a sharp U-turn - believed to be the river¡¯s first bend as it flows on - and changes its course in a northeast direction.