
Wei Shan Old Town
Wei Shan Old Town is 73Km south of Dali Old Town. It was capital of Nan Zhao kingdom. Old Town was build in the 1300's.
Wei Shan Old Town is 73Km south of Dali Old Town. It was capital of Nan Zhao kingdom. Old Town was build in the 1300's.
Wei Bao Shan is 90KM south of Dali Old Town. One of the important home for "Dao" religon. Temples are well maintained.
Wei Shan Old Town is a quite old town south of Dali. It was capital of Nan Zhao Kingdom. Today, Yi minority lives here. The town keeps the simple basic life style. 15Km further south is home for "Dao" religon. There are temples scattering around the hill. Tour starts from Dali in the morning and ends in the evening. There is a little bit of trekking in the afternoon up hill. Minimun two person.
Wei Bao Shan is one of the most important mountains for Taoism. Wei shan is a slow, quiet old town which is 1.5 hours bus ride from Dali.
Travel to Wei Shan Old Town from Dali in the morning by car, wander around the town and have lunch. Head to Wei Bao Shan to visit the Taoist temples, returning to Dali in the late afternoon.
Home of the Yi and Hui (Moslem), Wei shan old town is actually densely inhabited by Han Chinese people. In Ming dynasty the sacret hill near-by Shibao Shan was transformed into a Taoist center. Many of the temples date hundreds of years in history, some claim the oldest camellia tree can be seen there. This is a 2 days tour leaving from Dali with one night in Wei shan old town.