Kunming Dali Lijiang Travel Guide

pDali, as we all know, is a beautiful, mysterious and leisurely place in Qingyuan. However, when you actually stand on the streets of Dali Ancient City, you will realize that the lyrics, words, and images of those music are not one of them at all. The city has no subway, no people rushing to work, and very few people even ride bicycles. Dali is safe and has no offensive power.

This is a gentle city. The scenery is unique and the flowers can be scanned by hand, but they are not unconventional. The so-called "there is no way Dali is charming" is just because of the romance.

Dali Prefecture is located at the junction of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau and the Hengduan Mountains. The terrain is high in the northwest and low in the southeast. The landform is complex and changeable. To the west of Diancang Mountain and Cangshan Mountain is the high mountain canyon area. To the east of Diancang Mountain [Cangshan] and to the west of Xiangyun are the steep slopes of Zhongshan Mountain. The mountain ranges within the territory mainly belong to Yunling Mountain and Nushan Mountain. Diancang Mountain is located in the central part of the state, towering and straight like an arch like a screen. Snowban Mountain, located at the junction of Jianchuan County in the north and Lanping Bai Autonomous County in Nujiang Prefecture, is the highest mountain in the prefecture, with an altitude of 4,295 meters. The lowest point is Hongqi Dam on the Nu River in Yunlong County, with an altitude of 730 meters.

Under the combined influence of low latitude and high altitude geographical conditions, Dali Prefecture has climate characteristics of small annual temperature difference and indistinct four seasons. "The atmosphere of the four seasons is always like early spring, cold ends with coolness, and summer ends with temperature." There is not much difference in temperature between the four seasons. Due to Quanzhou's complex topography, large altitude differences, and significant vertical differences in climate. Temperatures decrease with increasing altitude, and rainfall increases with increasing altitude. The valley is hot, the dam area is warm, the mountainous area is cool, the mountainous area is cold, and the three-dimensional climate is obvious.

Erhai Lake, one of Dali’s scenic spots

Erhai Lake is located between Cangshan Mountain and Dali Bazi, shaped like a crescent moon. This is a beautiful plateau freshwater lake. The Erhai Lake is clear and transparent and has been called "the flawless jade in the mountains" since ancient times. Erhai Moon, one of the four scenic spots in Dali, is here.

Nowadays, more and more people traveling to Dali will directly choose a village on the Erhai Lake, an inn with a view of the sea, to stay for ten days and a half.

Dali Second Ancient City Scenic Area

Dali Ancient City faces the rippling Erhai Lake to the east and the verdant Cangshan Mountain to the west, forming an urban layout of "surrounded by water and surrounded by Cangshan Mountain". Entering the city from the south gate, Fuxing Road leads directly to the north gate and becomes a bustling market. There are many shops along the street, selling marble, tie-dye and other ethnic handicrafts, jewelry and jade. You can still find some old houses in the streets and alleys in the past. There are flowers, plants and trees in the yards, birds are singing, and there is water flowing in the creeks and ditches outside. The scene of "three houses and one house, several pots of flowers for one house" is still there. The Huguo Road running from east to west in the ancient city is called "Foreigner Street". There are Chinese and Western restaurants, cafes, teahouses, and handicraft shops here one after another. Most of the signboards and advertisements are written in foreign languages. Blond and blue-eyed "foreigners" are attracted to wander around here, looking for the ancient oriental charm. It has gradually become a unique scenery.

Butterfly Spring, the third scenic spot in Dali

Butterfly Spring Park is located under the Yunnong Peak of Cangshan Mountain and is lined with green trees. This park is famous for its "butterfly spring". Butterfly Spring is a square pond. The spring water is as clear as a mirror, and the bottom is exposed. The edges of the spring are shaded like a lid. A tall old tree lies on the spring. This is the "Butterfly Tree". Every year at the turn of spring and summer, especially on April 15, the butterfly tree attracts butterflies with its fragrance. A large number of butterflies gathered near the spring and flew all over the sky. The most amazing thing is that thousands of colorful butterflies mate with each other and hang upside down on the butterfly tree, forming countless lines hanging down to the water, which is spectacular.

Nanzhao Customs Island, the fourth scenic spot in Dali

Nanzhao Customs Island is located in Shuanglang Town at the southeastern end of Eryuan County. It is a prime location for tourism in China

Eryuan The county, the source of Erhai Lake, the Pearl Plateau, beautiful mountains and rivers, dotted with hot springs, is known as the "City of Hot Waters". Among the many hot springs with "one hot spring within ten miles and one spring within five miles", the largest one is Jiuqitai Hot Spring located in the eastern suburbs of the city.

The water quality of Jiutai Hot Spring is good and clear. You can bathe at four o'clock. After taking a shower in winter, it will be cold all day long.

Six Double Corridors of Dali Attractions

Shuanglang Town is located in the northeast of Dali City and is the location of Nanzhao Customs Island. The town is surrounded by mountains on three sides and faces the sea on one side. Jumping to the 19th peak of Cangshan Mountain in the west, the gate is near Erhai Lake, the Buddhist resort Jizu Mountain is in the east, and the Penglai Immortal Path Xiaoputuo is in the south. The double corridors are located on the "Lotus Ode" and "Falling Stone Ode" on the east coast of Erhai Lake. In ancient times, it was called "Shabu Lang". Looking around, the beautiful Yuji Island and Xiaojinsuo Island are like a pair of mandarin ducks, floating in the green Erhai Lake. The two islands are located under Liling Peak between the two corridors. During the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty, people believed that "Two Islands" and "Two Song Dynasties" were both "double", so they changed "Tie Lang" to "Double Corridor". The scenery of the double corridor is very unique. It carries green mountains on its back, faces Erhai Lake, is close to Chicken Feet, and overlooks Cangshan Mountain. It not only has the advantages of a fishing ground, but also has the wonderful scenery of "wind, flowers, snow and moon", and enjoys the reputation of "double-corridor Cang'er scenery". When you land on Nanzhao Fengqing Island, you can even witness the wonder of the 17-meter-high white marble Guanyin worshiping Maitreya Buddha.

Baolin Temple, the Seventh Scenic Spot in Dali

Linsi Temple is located behind Linbao Village at the foot of Sunset Peak in Cangshan Mountain, about 3 kilometers away from Xiaguan. The temple is surrounded by mountains on three sides and faces Erhai Lake from east to west. Baolin Temple was built in the Ming Dynasty and rebuilt in the 24th year of Guangxu's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1898). It is as famous as Tianjing Pavilion, Zhuhai Pavilion, Haoran Pavilion and Shuiyue Pavilion on the Erhai Lake, and is also a scenic spot in Dali. In Linsi Temple there are statues of the Dragon King and the main god Duan Chicheng.

There are couplets on both sides of the temple: "Creating mountains to bring spring, eight villages will benefit, and the great grace of Natu will be passed down from generation to generation; kill the python, and everyone will be safe. Duan Chicheng's benevolence, justice and bravery will shine for thousands of years." The couplet talks about Chicheng killing the python to lure the spring. Hero jokes. The morning bells and evening drums on Taiping Mountain attract a group of loyal tourists.

Batiezhu Temple in Dali Scenic Area

Tiezhu Temple is located in Tiezhusi Village, Taihua Township, about 6 kilometers west of Midu County (anciently known as Tiezhu Town), Dali City, Yunnan Province. It is the most famous historic site in Midu County. Tiezhu Temple in Nanzhao was called "Tiezhu Temple" or "Tiezhu Temple" in ancient times. It is famous for the iron pillars in the temple. The iron pillar is 3.3 meters high, 1.05 meters in circumference, and weighs about 2 tons. It has a history of more than 1100 years. As for the reason for building the pillar, there are many legends. The most widely circulated theory is that Zhuge Liang surrendered the Nanman tribes, handed over his weapons, and cast iron pillars to record his merits, which were later cast by Nanzhao. Every year on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Yi people gather at Tiezhu Temple to hold sacrifices. This is a local traditional festival.

Dali Transportation

As a famous tourist resort city, Dali has very convenient transportation. It is very convenient to go to Dali by plane, train or long-distance bus. In addition, Dali has convenient transportation links with other tourist attractions in Yunnan Province, such as Shangri-La and Lijiang. In addition, it is also very convenient to go to Dali Ancient City from Dali, just take a bus. The internal transportation in Dali is mainly buses and taxis. Of course, you can also rent a bicycle and slowly enjoy the scenery of the ancient city.

Aircraft

Dali Airport is located at the junction of Fengyi Town and Haidong Township, 12 kilometers away from Dali city. Dali Airport has flights to Kunming, Xishuangbanna, Beijing, Guangzhou, Chengdu and other places. There are many flights from Dali to Kunming every day, and the flight takes about 40 minutes; the round trip from Xishuangbanna (Jinghong) takes about 50 minutes every day.

Train

Dali Railway Station is located on Yunling Avenue in the east of Dali New Town, at the southern end of Xia Plateau Pearl Square

Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter International Youth Hostel

The hotel is located in the center of the ancient city of Dali, Yunnan Province. It is a Bai folk residential courtyard consisting of Chunfeng Pavilion, Xiahuayuan, Qiuyue Tower and Dongxue Ju. It has an elegant environment and a superior location. It is backed by Cangshan Mountain and faces Erhai Lake.

Dali Youxianju Inn

The location of the inn is very good, located in the center of the ancient city, very close to Renmin Road and Yangren Street. The accommodation conditions of the inn are also very good, quiet, clean and cheap.

Dali Inn

The inn is located at Caicun Pier in the ancient city of Dali, on the edge of the beautiful Erhai Lake. The scenery is beautiful. The inn is very quiet and has a pastoral style. The rooms are decorated in a simple style and are comfortable and clean.

Dali’s special delicacies and snacks

Dali fish casserole

Fish casserole is one of Dali’s famous local dishes. Tender chicken slices, mushrooms and more than ten kinds of spicy ingredients are slow-cooked with bow fish or carp from Erhai Lake, and the taste is very delicious.

Barbecue cubes

Bait cubes are a local folk snack in Dali, Yunnan. It is made from cooked rice pressed into blocks, usually round pancakes. Roast over coals and then slather with sauce and vegetable puree. Rice fragrant sauce fragrant is a popular food in Yunnan.

Braised pork with carved plums

Mei plums are a traditional delicacy of the Bai people in Dali, Yunnan. It is picked from green plums in spring. Local girls carve patterns on it, gently press it into chrysanthemum-shaped, zigzag-shaped plum cakes, put them in a basin of water, sprinkle a little salt to remove the sour taste of the plums, then put them in a sand pot and soak them with good brown sugar and honey. months. When the plum pancakes are golden brown, they are ready to be eaten out of the jar. The meat is multi-layered pork belly, alternately fat and lean, steamed with carved plums for about 4 hours. The meat is rich in aroma, fat but not greasy, and delicious.

Barber's shredded pork

Braised pork bait is one of Yunnan's famous snacks. It has the characteristics of fragrant flavor, stewed meat and glutinous rice, thick but not greasy juice, mellow and delicious taste, and moist bait.

Dengchuan Milk Fan

Rufan is a kind of cheese consumed by Bai people and other ethnic groups in northwest Yunnan. It is made of milk, milky white, flaky, rolled, shaped like a folding fan, hence the name. It can be eaten raw, dried or fried. It is a good dish for drinking, and you can also use ingredients such as cloud legs to cook. After being chopped, it can also be added to the second sweet tea among the three teas for drinking.

Things to note

Best travel time

"Dali has good scenery in March" means that March of the lunar calendar is the best time of the year in Dali . The "Jade Belt Cloud" winding around the waist of Cangshan Mountain like a white jade belt and the "Wang Mi Cloud" on the Erhai Sea mostly appear in this season. Many festivals and grand activities of the Bai people are also concentrated in March every year. If you visit at this time, you will feel the rich ethnic customs.

In fact, Dali has a low-latitude plateau monsoon climate, with no obvious seasonal changes, small annual temperature differences, no obvious severe winters and heat, moderate cold and heat, and spring-like weather all year round. It’s almost a year-round destination.

It should be noted that after every rain at the turn of summer and autumn, the temperature drops rapidly. There is a local saying that "a rain makes an autumn". Therefore, when traveling to Dali at that time, it is best to bring some autumn clothes to prevent catching a cold.

Pay attention to Bai customs

Don’t use a spoon to dig a big hole in Zhenzi when eating, which means not to quarrel with food and treat others equally;

When eating Don't drop the grains of rice;

When visiting as guests, father and son cannot sit at the same table, and men and women cannot sit at the same table;

After eating, chopsticks should be placed on the side where you have finished eating, and cannot be thrown away, which means Thank you host for your hospitality.

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