Introduction of a boat trip to Erhai Lake in Dali

A panoramic tour of Erhai Lake by boat in Dali is recommended, starting at 8: 00-9: 00 am and ending at 12: 30- 13: 00 am.

The route is: Xiaguan Pier (Erhai Park entrance)-Xiaoputuo (20 minutes)-Nanzhao Fengqing Island (1 hour)-butterfly spring Pier (Taoyuan Pier). If it starts at 13: 00- 13: 30 in the afternoon, it ends at 17: 00- 17: 30. The route is: butterfly spring Wharf (Taoyuan Wharf)-Nanzhao Fengqing Island (1 hour)-Shuanglang Ancient Town (20 minutes)-Longkan Wharf in Dali Ancient City.

Erhai Lake belongs to the Lancang River Basin and is the upstream source of Xi River, a tributary of Yangbi River. This lake flows from Xi 'er River to Xiaguan, Dali, and flows westward into Yangbi River. Erhai Lake has seven functions: water supply, agricultural irrigation, power generation, climate regulation, fishery, shipping and tourism. Cangshan is like a screen in the west of Erhai Lake and faces Yushan in the east, with a beautiful space environment.

Coastal scenic spots

1, Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple

Located in the northwest of Dali ancient city 1 km at the foot of Leying Peak in Cangshan Mountain, it was originally a part of Chongsheng Temple. The temple has long been destroyed, leaving only three pagodas. Three brick towers stand at the foot of Cangshan Mountain and the shore of Erhai Lake, imposing. This big tower is square and hollow. It was built in the Tang Dynasty and is called Chihiro Tower. Its shape is similar to the Little Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi 'an, with a height of 69.13m and a building height of *** 16. It's a building with dense eaves.

The South Tower and the North Tower are 70 meters away from the Great Tower, built in the Song Dynasty, and are octagonal hollow brick towers with dense eaves, both of which are 42. 19 meters high and each has 10 floors. 1978- 1980 After large-scale maintenance, more than 680 important cultural relics in Nanzhao Dali were found when cleaning the tower foundation and tower top.

2. Butterfly spring

Located at the foot of Cangshan Yunnong Peak, 24 kilometers north of Dali ancient city, the spring water produces sand and gathers into a pond of more than 20 square meters. The spring water is green and clear, surrounded by marble railings and green trees. An ancient double-scented tree lies across the spring surface and is reflected in the water, swaying and changing endlessly.

Every year in April of the lunar calendar, butterflies gather at the spring and dance, and some of them are hung on trees end to end, forming the wonders of butterfly spring. There are also butterfly museum, sea pavilion, butterfly monument, Xu Xiake stone statue and so on.

3. Nanzhao Dehua Monument

It is located in a stone pavilion with the architectural style of Tang Dynasty in the ruins of Taihe City, Dali City. The monument is 4.02 meters high and 0.60 meters thick. Engraved on both sides, the text is more than 3,800 words, and the inscription 1 0,300 words, totaling 5 1 0,000 words. Describe the early history of Nanzhao and its relationship with the Tang Dynasty, and elaborate the cause and process of the Tianbao War. The article is tactfully moving, flowery in rhetoric and vigorous in brushwork, with the brushwork of Li Beihai (Li Yong).

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Erhai Lake