About 70 km. from Lijiang Town, it is located on the north side of the highway leading from Dali to Lijiang The Jinshjiang River in olden times flowed southward along the Hengduan Mountain Ranges and was later forced to the turn to north as a result of alpine movements which caused changes in the earth's physiognomy. When the river reaches Shigu Township it makes an abrupt turn and flows further northward, forming the marvelous view reputed as the First Bend of the Yangtze River.