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Dali Bai
Nationality Autonomous Prefecture has one city and 11 counties
within its jurisdiction. Its prefectural capital is Dali City (
including Xiaguan city and Dali ancient city ). There are four scenic
areas in the Dali region, including the Cangshan Mountains, Erhai Lake,
Butterfly Spring and other historic relics ( in Dali City), Jizu
Mountain ( in Bingchuan County ), Shibao Mountain ( in Jianchuan County
) and Weibao Mountain ( in Weishan County ). Among those areas, Dali
City attracts the largest numbers of Chinese and foreign visitors. Dali
Ancient City is widely acknowledged as Backpackers Paradise in China.
Foreign visitors like to stay in Dali ancient city.
Some of them live
there for months or even years, to observe and study the fascinating
culture of Bai nationality. In the so - called Yangren Street
(foreigners street) in the heart of ancient city where is always full
of foreign visitors, there are several dozens of cafes, western style
restaurants, and clothes shops offering services to foreign guests. And
it seems that everyone of local Dali Bai peope in the Yangren Street is
a multilinguist!
Dali
is a famous national historic relic city and a national key scenic spot
area. There, visitors can enjoy many historic relics, beautiful natural
scenery and colorful nationality customs. Historic relics include the
Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple which are the symbol of the ancient
culture of Dali, the ruins of Tianhe City ( once the capital of the
Nanzhao Kingdom ), the Dehua Stele, the ruins of Yangjuhu City ( once
the capital of Dali Kingdom and later the new capital of Nanzhao
Kingdom ), the Stele commemorating the conquest of the first emperor of
the Yuan Dynasty over Yunnan and the Gantong Temple.
Scenic
spots
include the beautiful Erhai Lake, the expansive and lofty Cangshan
Mountains, and the charming Butterfly Spring. The newly - developed
jade belt tour in Cangshan Mountains extends over 20 kilometers. The
March Fair , held on every March 15 of the lunar calendar, the
Raoshanlin ( a kind of Bai dance ) , held on every April 23 of the
lunar calendar and the Butterfly Meeting , held on every April 15 of
the lunar calendar are rare opportunities for visitors to experience
the customs of Bai people.
With
natural picture - like veins,
marble of the Cangshan Mountains is of the best quality among all
marbles in the world and therefore makes the ideal souvenir.
Dali
is 370 kilometers from Kunming. To get there, visitors can find day or
night coaches at any big bus station in Kunming or just take a flight
from Kunming. The travel agencies in Kunming also arrange two nights
and one day tour from Kunming to Dali service.
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