Interesting places in Dali.

Cangshan Erhai Lake, located in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, is a place that ancient and modern tourists yearn for. Yang Sheng 'an, a famous scholar in the Ming Dynasty, described it as "the mountains and Qinghai are blue and half moon" and "looking up at the sky without feeling refreshed, flying over the eaves and climbing over the walls".

Cangshan Mountain, also known as Diancang Mountain, has 19 peaks, with the highest elevation of more than 4,000 meters. Cangshan Mountain has always been famous for its snow, clouds and springs. Cangshan snow, which is not needed after summer, is the most famous of the four scenic spots in Dali. In the spring of March, the top of Diancang Mountain looks crystal-clear and quiet, and it is worthy of being a crystal world. The clouds in Diancang Mountain have different shapes, sometimes as light as smoke, and sometimes as thick as splashing ink. At the turn of summer and autumn, jade-like white clouds appear from time to time on the green mountainside, stretching for hundreds of miles and charming.

On the top of Cangshan Mountain, there are many alpine moraine lakes, surrounded by virgin forests that cover the sky. There are also 18 streams flowing between 19 peaks, nourishing the land on the foothills and dams, and dotted with the scenery of Cangshan Mountain. Cangshan is still the world of flowers. There are not only dozens of rhododendrons here, but also rare hibiscus flowers and hydrangeas-Malik Huaying.

Erhai Lake is a beautiful plateau lake with a long and narrow shape, 40 kilometers long from north to south and an area of about 240 square kilometers. On a calm day, boating in Erhai Lake, the clean and transparent sea surface is like a clear blue sky, giving people a sense of tranquility and distance. In Tuanshan, the southernmost part of Erhai Lake, there is an Erhai Park, which is a good place to enjoy the scenery of Cangshan Erhai Lake.

At the foot of Cangshan Mountain and the shore of Erhai Lake, there is also a famous tourist attraction-butterfly spring. Butterfly spring's fame is related to Xu Xiake's description in his travel notes. He wrote: "There are big trees on the spring. In early April, flowers will be like butterflies, and their wings will be like butterflies. There are also tens of millions of real butterflies, all hooked on their feet, hanging upside down from trees and reaching out to the spring, which are colorful. " It is true that there are countless butterflies coming to this party, and their colors are gorgeous, such as summer. The number of butterflies decreased a few years ago. According to the investigation of relevant parties, the main reason is that the local climate turned to dryness, which led to butterfly migration, and a large number of pesticides were used in rural areas, which accidentally injured many butterfly larvae. However, in recent two or three years, with the gradual restoration of ecological balance and people's conscious protection measures for butterflies, the number of butterflies gathering every year is increasing day by day.

Yang Ren Street.

Dali foreigner street in the ancient city, formerly known as "protecting the country road", means that in the early years of the Republic of China, the people of Yunnan opposed Yuan Shikai's claim to be the emperor and rose up to protect the country. Huguo Road runs east-west, with a length of 1 000m and a width of 7m. Paved with bluestone slabs, it starts from Yunnan-Tibet Highway in the west and crosses major streets such as Bo 'ai and Fuxing.

Later, in order to meet the needs of open tourism, Dali ancient city was designated as the main attraction of open tourism, and Camellia Hotel was designated as a foreign-related hotel. Camellia Hotel is located in the west section of Huguo Road in the ancient city, so Huguo Road has become a distribution center for foreign tourists in Dali. Chinese and western flavor shops, jewelry stores, antique shops, tie-dye shops and galleries have sprung up like mushrooms after rain, and the pavements are lined up on both sides, making them a famous "Dali foreigner street" at home and abroad.

Today, the name of the ancient city of Dali, Huguo Road, has long been called "Foreigner Street" on some foreign drawings. It can be seen that Dali foreigner street has become a world-famous place for foreign friends and a warm home for them to live in Dali.

The Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple

The three pagodas of Chongsheng Temple are symbols of Dali and ancient Yunnan history and culture, and are one of the oldest and most magnificent buildings in southern China. 196 1 year, the State Council was declared as a national key cultural relics protection unit.

Chongsheng Temple was originally located in the west of the Three Pagodas, near Cangshan Mountain, and its gate is about 120 meters away from the main tower of the Three Pagodas. It was built by Wang Quanfeng Youshi (AD 824-859), the 10 generation of Nanzhao State in the late Nanzhao period. In the middle of Nanzhao, the worship of Buddhism rose, and by the time it was induced, it had won a great victory. There are 3,000 small temples and 800 large temples all over Yunnan. In Dali after Nanzhao, Buddhism is more developed than Nanzhao. Therefore, Dali is known as "the country of Buddhism" and "the country of Miao nationality". After the completion of Chongsheng Temple, it became the center of Buddhist activities in Nanzhao and Dali periods. The "sage" worshipped by Chongsheng Temple is Guanyin. At that time, Guanyin worship in Dali was extremely successful.

According to relevant documents, when Chongsheng Temple and main tower were built at that time, the temple base was 7 miles, there were more than 800 houses and more than 0/0000 Buddha statues, which consumed more than 40,000 Jin of copper and more than 700,000 people. The existing main tower is 69. 13m high and 16 stories high. It is a square hollow brick tower with dense eaves, which is one of the highest towers in China. The three-tower small tower is in the west of the main tower, 70 meters equidistant from the main tower; North-South confrontation, 97 meters apart. They were built in Dali during the Five Dynasties. The two towers are of the same shape, with a floor of 10 and a height of 42.4 meters. They are octagonal hollow brick towers with dense eaves.

After the completion of Chongsheng Temple and Three Pagodas, Chongsheng Temple was destroyed during Xianfeng period of Qing Dynasty after thousands of years of vicissitudes and wind and rain erosion, but the West Three Pagodas stood tall. After the founding of New China, the government attached great importance to the protection of the Three Towers and carried out large-scale maintenance on 1978. During this maintenance, more than 600 Buddhist cultural relics were found in the pedestal of Chihiro Pagoda, including a large number of Buddha statues and Buddhist scriptures, among which a golden Guanyin statue, weighing1135g and 24cm high, is extremely precious. This is the richest batch of cultural relics discovered so far in Nanzhao and Dali periods, which is of great value and has attracted much attention at home and abroad. This discovery unveiled the mystery of ancient Dali, a "Buddhist country".

As for the architectural style of the three pagodas, it is generally said that it is similar to the Little Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi 'an, which is a typical Tang Pagoda style. It can be seen that there is no doubt about the close relationship between Yunnan and the mainland during the Tang and Song Dynasties.

Dali

Dali Ancient City (now Dali City), referred to as Yucheng for short, is one of the first batch of 24 famous historical and cultural cities in China approved by the State Council in February 1982, and also one of the 44 key scenic spots in China. Located in the east of Nanzhao Dali Capital Ruins, it was built in Hongwu 15 in Ming Dynasty (AD 1382) and has been built many times.

Dali is known as the "hometown of literature". The long history has left many important cultural relics. Dali Scenic Area has four national key cultural relics protection units and 19 provincial key cultural relics protection units, which can be summarized as "three ancient cities", namely, ancient cities, ancient pagodas and ancient monuments. The ancient city of Dali includes Taihe City, Yangmao City, Dali City (now Xizhou Town), Weilong City (now Xiaguan) and Dali City; The ancient pagoda includes three pagodas of Chongsheng Temple, one pagoda of Hongsheng Temple, snake bone pagoda and fish bone pagoda. Monuments include Nanzhao Dehua Monument, Yuan Shizu Yan Ping Monument, Wuhualou Monument Group and Hua Shan Monument. The long history has also given birth to many outstanding figures. Outstanding are Wang Pi Logue, Ge Luofeng and Yi Mouxun of the fourth, fifth and sixth generations of Nanzhao; Qing (Prime Minister), Duan Siping, founder of Dali, and Zhang, a famous painter; Poets and writers in Ming Dynasty: Yang Nai, Yang Shiyun, Li Yuanyang; Li Xiexi, a modern democratic revolutionist, Zeng Gala, Yang Jie, an outstanding military theorist, and Zhou Baozhong, the leader of the Northeast Anti-Japanese Coalition.

Fiona Fang 12 in Dali City, with a wall 2 feet high and 2 feet thick; There is a gate in the east, west, north and south, and there are towers on it, which are called Tonghai, Cangshan, Chengen and Anyuan respectively; There are also watchtowers in four corners of the city, each with its own name: Yingchuan, Xiping, Kongming and Changqing. The outer wall of the city wall is made of brick, with a rectangular top and a circular groove below. The streets of the city are like a chessboard, with five streets from north to south and eight lanes from east to west. Today, there are some city walls and Chengnan Iron Pagoda in Nanbei Town (rebuilt in 1982).

If Dali, the state capital, gives people the feeling of being bustling and noisy, then Dali is simple and quiet, with clear Ding-dong streams flowing in the city, and every household grows flowers and trees, full of flowers and fruits. The garden teahouse hidden deep in the streets is a good place for tourists to rest. After the reform and opening up, private snack bars with French flavor are also the favorite places for foreign guests. Traditional marble handicrafts are placed on both sides of the street for them to watch and buy.

belleville spring

Butterfly spring, 40km north of Dali, at the foot of Yunnong Peak in Cangshan Mountain. Due to long-term landscape erosion, sand and gravel are in pieces, and trees are scarce on the hillside. But when you walk slowly uphill for about half a mile, you will see a dazzling shadow. Walking through the quaint stone square, there is a marble tablet about 3 meters high, which is prismatic, and on the right side there are three characters of "butterfly spring" written by Guo Moruo. On the left is the handwriting of Lao Guo's poem butterfly spring. On the back of the tablet is a diary of Xu Xiake's visit to Dali butterfly spring. Winding along the tree-lined path for about 30-40 meters, I saw many ancient trees, a clear spring embedded in them, bluestone at the bottom, and spring water in Ming Che. People often throw metal coins into the pool and watch them spin slowly. The sunshine is blocked from the top of the tree, and the silver light at the bottom of the pool flashes, which makes me feel the spring water clear.

There is a marble wall around the spring pool, and a tall old tree spans the spring. This tree is called "butterfly tree" because its flowers look like butterflies. Whenever summer comes, the "butterfly tree" blooms, and the butterflies of Xanthium come here in droves, gathering and dancing, which is very lively. The strangest thing is that thousands of colorful butterflies cross each other in spring and hang upside down on butterfly trees, forming countless strings of butterflies hanging vertically to the water, which are colorful and spectacular. The peak period is around April 15 of the lunar calendar, so April 15 of the lunar calendar is designated as the "Butterfly Festival".

Why do thousands of butterflies gather here to form such a spectacle? Experts and scholars have observed and studied this, and the common understanding is:

First, in mid-April and some time before the lunar calendar, the summer harvest in rural areas around butterfly spring and dozens of miles away will be exhausted, and the countryside is half empty and the climate is hot. In contrast, next to butterfly spring, it is cool and humid, with lush vegetation and flowers, suitable for butterfly growth.

Second, the "butterfly tree" on the edge of butterfly spring is in the flowering period, and the flowers are full of trees. Flowers are shaped like butterflies, leaves can secrete thick mucus, and butterflies like to eat them. Therefore, this tree can attract butterflies.

Third, it is in the season of butterfly mating and spawning. The above three factors make thousands of colorful butterflies gather at the edge of butterfly spring, head to tail, forming thousands of butterfly strings hanging upside down on trees, which is a strange landscape that makes people feel surprised, throw stones and reunite.

After passing the spring, the round gate climbed the stone steps and reached the newly-built hexagonal "Wanghui Pavilion". Looking at the pavilion from a distance: the cornice of Jizu Mountain, and the cold smoke tower on the top of the mountain is faintly visible; Houses in villages such as mountain depressions and double corridors are faintly discernible in the fields; Two waters are like mirrors; There are Shangguan in the north and Xizhou in the south, and the smoke trees are diffuse; Jiang Wei village on the right front is like a sword, which goes straight into Erhai Lake. This sea-looking pavilion is really a good place to see the sea.

Nanzhao style island

Nanzhao Fengqing Island is one of the three islands in Erhai Lake, which is located in Shuanglang Township, Eryuan County, and a prime location in Canger National Scenic Area. The island is surrounded by water, with Jizu Mountain in the east, Shi Baoshan in the north, Dali in the south and Cangshan Erhai Lake in the west. Because of its unique tourism resources, it is known as "Dali scenery in Canger, Canger scenery in Shuanglang". It embodies the cultural heritage of Dali for thousands of years, and shows Nanzhao and Dali as the imperial capitals for 600 years.

Xishou Bai folk houses

Xizhou, located 16 km north of Dali ancient city, is a famous town in western Yunnan and Dali. Xizhou folk house represents the style of Dali Bai folk house.

The enclosed courtyard with "three squares and one wall" and "four in five patios" is a typical pattern, with a single courtyard and many courtyards. The plane is square and the shape is two-story double-eaved herringbone roof. The main landlord has three or five rooms facing south, with civil masonry structure, wooden frame combined with tenon and mortise, and one courtyard or several courtyards are connected into a whole. The external walls are mostly painted in white (lime) and gray (fine mud).

Xizhou Bai folk houses pay special attention to the decoration of zhaobi, doors and windows, gables and gatehouses.

Zhaobi is a necessary building with one main building, two compartments and three main courtyards, mostly with peach eaves and green roofs. In front of the main house, the gables connecting the hatchbacks make the three sides form a closed courtyard.

The center of the wall is painted with lime, inscribed with four words in the book, or embedded with marble screen; Set fan-shaped, rectangular, circular and other patterns around, and draw with ink or powder.

Doors and windows, especially the lattice doors in the principal rooms, are mostly precious wood such as spruce, beech and catalpa. And engraved with folk auspicious patterns such as golden rooster, jubilant, unicorn, etc., mostly through carving or round carving.

The gables are painted with white ash, and the peaks are triangular, on which auspicious patterns such as moire, ruyi, lotus and diamond are painted with ink.

The gatehouse is a wooden gatehouse, carved with sesame spots, angular base, rigorous shelf structure, finely carved, convex arch and upturned cornices.

Xizhou white residential building has formed its own unique style, claiming to have 88 courtyards, among which Yan Jiayuan, Dongjiayuan and Yangjiayuan are the most popular.

[Edit this paragraph] Qingbiliu

Qingbi Stream, also known as Cuipen Water, is affectionately called "Sid" by Dali people. It is one of Diancang Mountain 18 streams. Between Malong Peak and Shengying Peak in Cangshan Mountain, the stream flows into the upper, middle and lower pools on the mountainside, and then flows downstream into Erhai Lake. The first pool in Qingbi Stream is semicircular, and the water is dazzling green. From then on, after climbing a steep mountain covered with moss, we reached the second pool, which was hidden among three cliffs. Although the area was small, it was the most beautiful. Standing in front of the pool, I saw a stream pouring down from a 45-foot-high stone wall and falling into the pool. The water in the pool is unexpectedly green, dazzling and smooth, and there is no road here. If you want to see the third pool, you must bypass Malong Peak for 400-500 meters to see it. I saw the spring water gushing out from among the stones and merging into a round pool. The water in the pool is clear and the stones at the bottom of the pool are clearly visible. Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, many literati have recorded the beautiful scenery of Qingbi Stream. Yang Shen, the top scholar in the Ming Dynasty, wrote in the article A Journey to Cangshan: "There is a stream in the southwest, which flows with ashes and clear water. Among them, the stone is crystal clear and green, just like the beauty of Baoyu, hence the name Qingbi Stream. " Li Yuanyang, a famous scholar in Dali in the Ming Dynasty, also made a true record in "Three Tans in Qingbi Stream": "The source comes from the rocks at the foot of the mountain, boiling into a pool, which is deeply praised. You can't hide the needle when it's on. Small stones covered with cloth, such as eggs and pearls, are blue and black. The beauty lies in gems and the fault lies in rosy clouds. " After visiting Qingbi Stream, Xu Xiake, a great traveler and geographer in the Ming Dynasty, called Qingbi Stream in his travel notes: "Its color is pure and blue, shining, shining in the cliff valley, and shooting in it at noon is dazzling." The Dali Annals written by Li Yuanyang in the Ming Dynasty recorded that "there are three basins in the valley, three caves and three stacks of water, and the basin water is beautiful and green." During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, Xu Beihong, a great painter in China, returned to the motherland from Myanmar out of patriotic enthusiasm. After holding the "Anti-Japanese Labor Army Art Exhibition" in Baoshan County, Yunnan Province, he set off for Dali, a "famous literary country" that he had long longed for. In Dali, Xu Beihong was warmly received by his old friend Mr. Zhao, who lived in the ancient city, and stayed at the then Dali Division Headquarters (the Shuaifu in Du Wenxiu). In the future, accompanied by Zhong Pinmei, president of National Dali Normal University, and Mary, a calligrapher of Dali, I will go sightseeing in Qingbi Stream. Zhong Pinmei introduced to Xu Beihong that Li Yuanyang, a famous Bai scholar in the Ming Dynasty, wrote a wonderful description of this in his book "The Story of Three Tans in Qingxi": "Water comes out of the rock and boils into a pool, which is deeply praised. You can't hide the needle when it's on. Small stones at the bottom of the cloth are as heavy as eggs and pearls, green, white and black, beautiful as gems, and wrong as rosy clouds. " Then, he carved a big "Yu hole" on the rock by the pool with his finger, and said with a smile, "This is the place where dragons lurk. There is also a myth among the Bai people that a dragon girl ran to Gantong Temple and became a dragon girl flower. " After hearing this, Xu Beihong was very emotional and thoughtful, and immediately recited a poem. The poem says: "In the cold clouds and secluded rocks, the flowers are fragrant in Tai Su. The mussel is in the wrong color, and the stone breaks into the sky. Think of the dragon lady and discuss calling Luo Shen. Sure enough, I washed my marrow and consciously dreamed. " And praised Qingbi Stream: "You can't draw any peaks and valleys and nymphs." Seeing the scenery is called a "soul-killing" journey. Later, Master Xu Beihong wrote a poem "Begging for food, a land of wonderful fragrance", which was passed down by later generations. Qingbi Stream. "Qingbixi is famous for its beautiful scenery and unique streams and springs. Because Xu Xiake, Yang Sheng 'an, Li Yuanyang, Xu Beihong and other ancient and modern literati's involvement and the rendering of travel notes and poems are even more reverie, it is now a famous tourist attraction in Cangshan.

[Edit this paragraph] Accommodation guide

Living in the ancient city of Dali, first of all, the hotels in the area of foreigner street have a good environment and good public security. Note that foreigner street is opposite the ancient city post office building. Don't go to those hotels on the right, it will only ruin the fun.

Jinhua Hotel is a two-star hotel with the best geographical location. Of course, the price is not low, and it is the first choice for the rich.

The Youth Hostel in Foreigner Street is well-known.1A bed in 5 yuan and an ordinary room in 40 yuan are affordable, which is the first choice for many cyclists and backpackers in China.

There are also several good Four Seasons hotels on Bo 'ai Road. There are many foreigners and old houses, but the environment is quite good. You can get in touch with international friends and learn from each other. Bed 10 yuan, Normal Room 40 yuan. Recommended, but there are few rooms. You'd better make a reservation if you want to stay.

There is a newly renovated Yuyuan Inn near Honglongjing, Bo 'ai Road. The room decoration is similar to that of a four-star hotel. There is a Cangshan stream in front of the door, which is quiet and elegant. There is no noise from stalls around, and there is no sprinkling. It is recommended that quiet people stay for a long time, with beds 15 yuan and standard rooms 100 yuan.

In the ancient city of Dali, you can choose hotels or inns such as Aibo Road, Huguo Road (that is, Foreigners Street), Yuer Road, Deng Ping Road (that is, the road at the entrance of Christian Church) and Red Longjing.

In addition, some hotels are also good, such as Yu 'an Garden and Red Longjing Hotel, each with its own advantages. The price difference in off-peak season is much worse. I suggest asking more questions if you want to stay longer.

There don't seem to be many places that don't cost money, but I suggest going to Cangshan. You can see Erhai Lake on the mountain. Tickets are not expensive. It was 20 yuan when we went, including the round-trip ropeway ticket. Everything else is free. I suggest going to Tianlong Cavern in Cangshan, which is very good.