Former Residence of Joseph Rock

　　Joseph Rock, an Austria-American botanist and explorer, lived in Yuhu village and other places in that region from 1922 to 1949. He was also a naturalist and photographer, and the first foreign scholar to introduce Lijiang ethnic culture to the western world.

　　Former Residence of Joseph Rock is located in the Yuhu Village at the foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in Lijiang area, in northwestern Yunnan Province. In his 27 years in Yuhu Village, Rock mastered the Naxi language, translated more than 100 books of Dongba sutras and wrote and edited many books on the Naxi ethnic group. At present, Lijiang area has turned into a famous tourism destination in China. Each month, more than 2,000 domestic, European and American travelers come to Yuhu Village to visit Rock's former home.