Is Kunming near Dali or Lijiang?

In fact, Kunming is close to Dali and Lijiang, but closer to Dali.

Kunming is close to Dali Club. In fact, the three cities are on the same route, and the route from east to west is Kunming-Dali-Lijiang. It is more convenient to go to Dali, which is closer to the road, and then to Lijiang. The whole journey from Kunming to Dali is about 300 kilometers, and that from Kunming to Lijiang is about 500 kilometers.

It takes about 5-6 hours from Kunming to Dali by train, and about 2 hours from Dali to Lijiang. At present, there are direct trains and buses from Kunming to Dali and Lijiang, and you can choose your transportation freely according to your needs.

So if you travel to Yunnan, you can go to go to dali first and then Lijiang. Dali and Lijiang are both famous tourist destinations, which are well worth visiting.

Famous scenic spots in Dali:

1, Erhai Lake

Erhai Lake was called Kunming Pool, Hull River and Ye Yuze in ancient times. Erhai Lake, named after its human ear shape, is located in Dali City, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province.

It is the second largest lake in Yunnan after Dianchi Lake and the seventh largest freshwater lake in China. Erhai Lake was formed at the end of the Ice Age, and its main reason was settlement and erosion. It belongs to plateau tectonic rift lake, with an altitude of1972m.

2. Butterfly spring

Dali butterfly spring Park is located among the green trees under Yunnong Peak in Cangshan Mountain. This park is famous as "butterfly spring". Butterfly spring is a square pool. The spring is as clear as a mirror, the bottom of the spring emerges, and the edge of the spring is covered with shade. A tall and old tree stands by the spring. This is the "butterfly tree".

At the turn of spring and summer every year, especially in April 15, butterfly trees attract butterflies with their fragrance. A large number of butterflies gather in spring and fly all over the sky. The strangest thing is that thousands of colorful butterflies mate with each other and hang upside down on butterfly trees, forming countless lines and hanging down to the water, which is spectacular.