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'''Lijiang Tower''' is a [[Control]] map in ''[[Overwatch]]''.
 
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| image = Lijiang Tower loading screen.jpg
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| type = [[Control]]
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| location = China
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'''Lijiang Tower''' is a [[Control]] [[Maps|map]] in ''[[Overwatch]]''.
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[[File:Lijang Tower Theme 1.ogg]]
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[[File:Lijang Tower Theme 2.ogg]]
   
 
==Background==
 
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Lijiang Tower was built in the heart of a modern Chinese metropolis, its busy streets lined with stores, gardens, restaurants, and famous night markets, where foods from around the region are available at all hours. The tower itself is home to one of the leading companies in China's state-of-the-art space industry, [[Lucheng Interstellar]], an organization with a long pioneering history that is currently pushing the boundaries of space exploration.
lijiang is also the name of a real city in China
 
   
 
==Gameplay==
 
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Each turn is played on one of the three sections of the map:
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*Night Market
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*Garden
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*Control Center
   
 
==Strategy==
 
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[[Pharah]], [[Junkrat]], and [[Soldier: 76]] can use their explosives (Rockets, Concussion mines, and Helix rocket, respectively) to push enemies off the bridge.
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[[Lúcio]] can wall ride near the bridge to easily boop enemies.
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[[Mercy]] can and should hide behind the rock near the bridge to keep her Revive safe.
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The windows on the objective in Lijiang Tower can be used for surprise attacks; the best heroes for this would probably be [[Genji]] and Pharah.
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This map also has a lot of holes to fall into, which is both an advantage and a threat to Lúcio, Junkrat, [[Winston]], and [[D.va]].
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==Trivia==
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* Artist [[Arnold Tsang]] reveals that Lijiang Tower (漓江塔) is inspired by the night market of Chongqing, China.{{citation needed}} Two other real-world places might be association too. The one Li-jiang (丽江) is a city in Yunnan province. It has the same pronunciation as game's but their Chinese letters are different. Another one Li-Jiang River as well as Li River (漓江) is located in China's Guangxi province, but it is pure natural landscape unlike the metropolis in the game. Chinese Versions of ''Overwatch'' indicate the latter is more possible.<ref>[http://ow.blizzard.cn/game/overview/ Simplified Chinese version of game overview]</ref><ref>[https://playoverwatch.com/zh-tw/game/overview Traditional Chinese version of game overview]</ref>.
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* A spacesuit with the name "Hongyu Wu" appears on the Control Center map, with the subtitle "heroes never die." This is a tribute to the individual of the same name, who was killed while pursuing a motorbike thief.<ref>2016-07-01, [http://www.gamespot.com/articles/overwatch-honors-fan-who-died-a-day-before-its-rel/1100-6441456/ Overwatch Honors Fan Who Died a Day Before Its Release]. ''GameSpot'', accessed on 2016-07-03</ref>
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* In Night Market a newspaper with a picture of [[Mei]] in her Yeti Hunter skin can be seen.
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==360° Panorama==
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|{{#ev:youtube|4mB15lxeMr8|450}}
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[[Category:Maps]] [[Category: Cities]]
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[[Category:Maps]] [[Category: Installations]]

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Lijiang Tower
Lijiang Tower loading screen

Type
Control
Location
China
Terrain
City area

Lijiang Tower is a Control map in Overwatch.

Background

Lijiang Tower was built in the heart of a modern Chinese metropolis, its busy streets lined with stores, gardens, restaurants, and famous night markets, where foods from around the region are available at all hours. The tower itself is home to one of the leading companies in China's state-of-the-art space industry, Lucheng Interstellar, an organization with a long pioneering history that is currently pushing the boundaries of space exploration.

Gameplay

This section is a stub section. You can help by adding any available information to this section.

Each turn is played on one of the three sections of the map:

  • Night Market
  • Garden
  • Control Center

Strategy

This section is a stub section. You can help by adding any available information to this section.

Pharah, Junkrat, and Soldier: 76 can use their explosives (Rockets, Concussion mines, and Helix rocket, respectively) to push enemies off the bridge.

Lúcio can wall ride near the bridge to easily boop enemies.

Mercy can and should hide behind the rock near the bridge to keep her Revive safe.

The windows on the objective in Lijiang Tower can be used for surprise attacks; the best heroes for this would probably be Genji and Pharah.

This map also has a lot of holes to fall into, which is both an advantage and a threat to Lúcio, Junkrat, Winston, and D.va.

Trivia

  • Artist Arnold Tsang reveals that Lijiang Tower (漓江塔) is inspired by the night market of Chongqing, China.[citation needed] Two other real-world places might be association too. The one Li-jiang (丽江) is a city in Yunnan province. It has the same pronunciation as game's but their Chinese letters are different. Another one Li-Jiang River as well as Li River (漓江) is located in China's Guangxi province, but it is pure natural landscape unlike the metropolis in the game. Chinese Versions of Overwatch indicate the latter is more possible.[1][2].
  • A spacesuit with the name "Hongyu Wu" appears on the Control Center map, with the subtitle "heroes never die." This is a tribute to the individual of the same name, who was killed while pursuing a motorbike thief.[3]
  • In Night Market a newspaper with a picture of Mei in her Yeti Hunter skin can be seen.

360° Panorama

References