Popular Dali Attractions
Dali was once the capital of the kingdoms of Nanzhao (738-937) and Dali (937-1254). A tour of Dali will provide the visitor with much to see and admire from great mountains to beautiful lakes and grottoes, from traditional arts and crafts to ethnic buildings, from ancient towns to ethnic villages - Dali is a city that combines the historic and ethnic flavor in its own unique way.
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Bai Three Course Tea
The Bai tea ceremony, Three Course Tea, is most popular among the Bai in the Dali area and is a common sight at festivals and marriages. It is both a cultural ceremony and method of honoring guests. The ceremony is often described in Mandarin as, 'Yiku, ertian, sanhuiwei' (First is bitter, second is sweet, and third brings aftertastes).The first course is pure baked tea which tastes bitter .It starts with baking the tea...
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Xiaguan Hot Springs
Xiaguan Hot Springs located at Dali Xiaguan 3 km west of West Er River Canyon, formerly known as Dali "De Sheng Guan", also known as "Tang Zi Pu".The hot spring water gushes from crack in rock, with the flow of 200 tons per day. The water temperature is 76 ℃, contains more than ten kinds of minerals. There is good water quality, can smooth skin after bath, and have a certain effect on skin diseases...
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Shaxi Old Town
Located in the southeastern part of the Three Parallel Rivers in Yunnan Protected Areas, the Shaxi Old Town has (aka Shaxi Ancient Village) a long history that can be traced back to the the Spring and Autumn and the Warring States Periods (770BC -221BC).Shaxi has agreeable climate, beautiful natural scenery and rich natural resources, which make it a place where the temperature is never too high or too low, and the water...
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Shibaoshan Mountain
The Shibaoshan Scenic Area is located 25km southwest of Jianchuan County in the northwest section of the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. Shibaoshan, also known as Shanbao Mountain, is the southern branch of the LaoJun Mountain range.Shibao Mountain is located in the midst of a picturesque landscape, with a broad view consisting of row upon row of mountain peaks, tranquil valleys, dense green forest...
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Chongsheng Temple
Chongsheng Temple is located one kilometer in north of the Ancient City of Dali in Yunnan Province, on the shore of Erhai Lake. Chongsheng Temple is famous for the Three Pagodas, which also known as "Dali Three Pagodas"; it is one of China's famous pagodas, and was listed as national key cultural relics protection units in 1961.Chongsheng Temple is located in the south of the Xuefeng Phoenix Mountain, created...
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Erhai Lake
2 km east of Dali with an altitude of 1972 meters above sea level, Erhai Lake is a beautiful highland lake of Yunnan Province and one of the seven biggest largest fresh water lakes in China. As it shapes like an ear, it named Erhai. Erhai Lake has an area of 250 square kilometers, with 40 km long from south to north, 7-9 km wide from east to west. Its circumference reaches 116 km, with an average depth of 11 m and the...
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Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils Film City
The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils Film City in Dali, Yunnan is a provincial tourism resort and also the shooting base for the TV drama Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils. The artificial Chinese ancient city was originally built to accommodate the shooting of the television series Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils. It is cost 110 million RMB to construct the city. The whole film city covers an area size of about 115 acres. The park was opened...
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Zhoucheng Town
Located about 23 kilometers away from the north of the Ancient City of Dali, Zhoucheng Town is the home of tie-dyeing. It is About 5km further north from Xizhou, a town renowned for its batik cloth – you can buy it cheaper here than in Dali.Zhoucheng Town is the biggest town of Bai people in Dali. There are more than 1,500 Bai families live altogether in the Town, where you can see typical houses of Bai people with...