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Dali Ancient City

Dali old town was found about 1200 years ago. There are four wall gates and surrounded by wall in all direction. Dali lives Bai minority. The old town remains lots of Bai's old houses.

Dali Ancient City is 13 kilometers (8.1 miles) away from Xiaguan in Dali City, Yunnan Province.

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Dali old town was found about 1200 years ago. There are four wall gates and surrounded by wall in all direction. Dali lives Bai minority. The old town remains lots of Bai's old houses.

Dali Ancient City is 13 kilometers (8.1 miles) away from Xiaguan in Dali City, Yunnan Province.

It's one of the 'Three Ancients' (Ancient Cities, Ancient Pagodas and Ancient Steles) of the Dali Scenic Spot.

With Erhai Lake to the east, and Cangshan Mountain to the west, its grand city wall, traditional Bai ethnic minority folk houses and marvelous scenery have been attracting many visitors.

The traditional Bai ethnic minority folk houses give the city distinctive feel, unlike any other Chinese city.

A typical house is characterized by '3 rooms and a wall screening' and '4 joints and 5 courtyards'. '3 rooms and a wall screening' means that every house has a principle room and two wing-rooms and facing the principle room stands the wall screening.

The Foreigner Street, When people walk along the cobble-paved streets in the ancient city, a sense of primitive simplicity and elegance will be invoked.

Besides the Bai ethnic minority traditional folk houses, the houses all with grey-green roof tiles, peculiar workshops, temples, schools and churches with an antique flavor are scattered.

NO.4/8 Bus from Xiaguan to there.

Erhai Lake

Erhai Lake is the largest highland lake next to Dianchi and one of the seven biggest fresh water lakes in China.

It means, 'sea shaped like an ear', in Chinese.

Implying that the lake is ear shaped and as large as a sea, hence it was so named.

The lake covers an area of...

Erhai Lake is the largest highland lake next to Dianchi and one of the seven biggest fresh water lakes in China.

It means, 'sea shaped like an ear', in Chinese.

Implying that the lake is ear shaped and as large as a sea, hence it was so named.

The lake covers an area of 250 square kilometers and is located about two kilometers east of Dali.

It is like a crescent lying between Cangshan and Dali city as seen from Cangshan Mount.

In a sunny days, the crystal waters of Erhai Lake and the snow mantled Cangshan Mount radiate with each other.

Thus the scene was commonly described as 'Silver Cangshan and Jade Erhai'.

Its a fantastic place where worth to visit.

 

Xizhou Old Town

One of the oldest town in Yunnan province,dating back to Nanzhou Kingdom.It used to be the old capital for the Bai ethnic people. A lot of the Bai's traditional architactures remains there.Such a nice place to overwhelm yourself in the big local market full of food,dress,handcrafts and tea.

Dali - CangShan National Geopark

Dali Cang Shan is one of the four symbolic of Dali. It runs north to south on the west side of Er Lake. The highest point is over 4000M which covers with snow in winter. You can take cable car to mid-level 2700M.  There is a beautif...

Dali Cang Shan is one of the four symbolic of Dali. It runs north to south on the west side of Er Lake. The highest point is over 4000M which covers with snow in winter. You can take cable car to mid-level 2700M.  There is a beautiful 15 KM long walking trail. It is easy walking which takes about 3 hours. You can see pine wood trees, wild flowers, water stream, panorama view of the city.  

Dali old town

Three Pagoda of Cong Sheng Temple - Dali

2 KM north-west of Dali old town. The original pagodas were about 1200 years old, being destroyed during earth quake and rebuild. Temples were build in 2005.  

The Three Pagodas of Dali

Dali is a city of with a long history and rich cultural heritage.There are many culture remains from the past Among,them is the  famous Three Pagodas of Chongsheng temple it is the symbol of Dali,and even symbol of Yunnan.

Weishan Old town--The cradle of Nanzhao kingdom

WeiShan ancient city is located in the western yunnan foot of  Mt. Ailaoshan, in the source of  honghe river, it is a city with rich local historical and cultural features, one of  China's famous historical and cultural city, It is also the birthplace of nanzhao kingdom(800AD). it ...

WeiShan ancient city is located in the western yunnan foot of  Mt. Ailaoshan, in the source of  honghe river, it is a city with rich local historical and cultural features, one of  China's famous historical and cultural city, It is also the birthplace of nanzhao kingdom(800AD). it Was built in the Yuan dynasty  and was rebuit into  to a brick city  in the Ming dynasty ,  WeiShan had the Longest Local chief system.  its long history gave birth to the many temples,  Old temple Combines with spectacular natural landscape from afar bring out the best in each other.

dali three pagodas

three pagoda are the ancient landmarks in yunnan province.now they are the symbol of dali too.it s the oldest Buddist architecture in south china and south Asia too. Simultaneously, it is cultural relic under national protecton.the three pagodas are the sole building that show...

three pagoda are the ancient landmarks in yunnan province.now they are the symbol of dali too.it s the oldest Buddist architecture in south china and south Asia too. Simultaneously, it is cultural relic under national protecton.the three pagodas are the sole building that shows the tradition and ancient prosperity of old dali.every year it attracts many visitors throughout the world.

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Top Dali Tours

$2000 Per Day

guiding a U.S couple 6days

Here is your itinerary according to your latest travel information:
1/11 arriving Dali at 07:02, pick up from Dali train station, transfer to hotel in Dali old town, visit Xizhou village morning market, see cormorant fishing performance, view Three Pagoda, overnight in Dali
2/11 travel to Shaxi, visit Shiboshan Temple and Shaxi old town, stay in Shaxi
3/11 travel to Lijiang, visit Lijiang old town and local market, stay in Lijiang old town
or
3/11 visit Jade Dragon snow mountain, see Impression Lijiang show, stay in Lijiang old town
4/11 travel to Tiger Leaping Gorge for hiking, stay in Tea Horse GH
5/11 Tiger Leaping Gorge hiking to Tina's GH, travel to Shangrila, stay in Shangrila
6/11 visit SongZhanLin Tibetan monastery, Naba Lake and Tibetan village, transfer to Deqin airport for flight 22:00 to Kunming

$600 Per Day

A Frenth family's 9days tour(Lijiang-Dali-Shaxi-Tiger Leaping Gorge-white water terrance-Shangri-la-Meili snow mountain)

Day1 lijiang driving to Dali at moning and visit three pagodas. After noon, visit Dali old city,stay over night at Dali .
Day2  Leave at morning , watch comorant fishing at Xizhou town.after that ,driving to Shaxi,visit Shibaoshan rock cave temple  .stay over night at Shaxi
Day3 Visit Shaxi old town at morning .after that, driving to tiger leaping gorge.when arrive Shangri-la ,stay over night at Haba village
Day4  visit white water terrace , after that ,drive to Shangri-la ,stay shangri-la
Day5 Trip to Deqin,stay at Feilai si. on the way visit the moon bay of yangtze rever.
Day6  trip to Mingyong glacier park,hiking 3-4hours,stay at Feilaisi
Day7  Feilai si to Shangri-la, stay at Shangri-la
Day 8  visit Shika snow mountain and Npa lake, drive back Lijiang
Day 9 Depart day