Dali Notes

I don't know when a small city, Dali, began to become the "poetry and distance" that a large number of people yearn for.

No matter which way this reason is explained, if it is combined into one reason, it will still be the saying,"Dali is worth it!"

From enviing Dali's scenery to enviing Dali's life. I envy them for 365 days, spending time with the wind and snow every day, month, year after year. Life has become colorful and particularly interesting.

Let's count the 365 days, twelve months, and four seasons in Dali. What "romantic and snowy months" people have spent with!

In January, waiting for spring snow in Ximatan.

Dali in January is already in the alternating season of winter and spring, with a hint of spring, but more of it still smells of winter.

The snow on Cangshan has not yet melted, and the wind in Xiaguan is still biting. Only when the sun shines can there be a warm atmosphere, but the bright sun is a sign of the arrival of warm spring!

In January, people in Dali often collide with the snow on the top of Cangshan Mountain. Because the temperature in Cangshan Mountain at a high altitude is low, the snow has not yet melted, and sometimes new snow will fall.

Because the bright sunshine is everywhere, even Ximatan in Cangshan, which is more than 3,000 meters above sea level, because of the bright spring light, coupled with old snow and new snow, the "spring snow" in Ximatan is crystal clear and pure., making the snow scenery here even more outstanding!

In February, wait for the cherry blossoms to bloom in the streets and alleys of Dali.

In February, winter is not far away. Dali people have been looking forward to it for a year, and a city scenery line about "cherry blossoms" has been formed!

Although Dali does not lack flowers,"cherry blossoms" still have a place among all flowers, which proves its special nature.

Cherry blossoms in Dali in February are scattered in any corner of the streets and alleys, and pink trees are densely filled with branches.

When the cherry blossoms bloom, there are no leaves on the branches. The cherry blossoms one by one are like a magnified version of a bunch of "flowers". Each tree can be formed into a bundle independently. The powder is tender and tender, shining with gentle light, making it thrilling and unrestrained.

In March, I listened to legends in Tianlong Babu Film and Television City.

March in Dali is what the lyrics describe as "March is beautiful"!

How many people initially gained their understanding of Dali through songs, film and television works?

Following the good scenery in March, we will meet again with Dali Tianlong Babu Film and Television City and listen to the forgotten legend of "Tianlong Babu".

Walk on the streets of Tianlong Babu Film and Television City, shuttle through every small alley, and experience the antique style of Dali's market in the Song Dynasty.

Walk into the "Dali Palace" and experience the majestic power left by the dynasties that have disappeared in the long river of history.

Go to the "Duan's Xiu Building" to experience the unique atmosphere of Miss Duan's family throwing a hydrangea for a bride, and find the "martial arts legends" hidden here!

In April, wait for the butterflies to come by the Butterfly Spring.

In April in Dali, flying elves welcomed the Butterfly Spring, and the butterfly once again kept its promise.

A long time ago, butterflies were the exclusive image of April in Dali Butterfly Spring. Every April, people will always remember the grand festival related to butterflies held next to Butterfly Spring, which symbolizes love.

The tradition of singing and dancing during Dali festivals is indispensable at any time, and any festival is no exception.

In April, during the grand festival related to butterflies held next to Butterfly Spring, young men and women played Bai musical instruments, danced around Sanling, and sang songs while waiting for the butterflies to come.

The loud singing echoed beside the Butterfly Spring and spread throughout Lover Lake. The small boat on the lake slowly swung from the center of the lake to the shore.

In May, wait for the cangshan rhododendrons to bloom in Ximatan.

Since the first rain of summer, people have turned waiting for cangshan rhododendrons into a major event that requires constant attention.

Rhododendron is the most unique and amazing scenery on Wuyue Cangshan in Dali!

Cangshan is Dali's treasure house of plant genes. The flowers growing here are not like those grown in greenhouses. They are soft and powerful. Among them, flowers led by rhododendrons are typical representatives.

Although the rhododendrons seem weak, the rhododendrons in Cangshan, which grow tenaciously from the ice and snow, already have the pride of plum blossoms that "bloom alone in the cold". This may be the reason why people wait for it to bloom year after year.

When the rhododendrons in Ximatan are not eye-catching or conspicuous, but when they bloom, their beauty is known to the world.

The little bit of yellow, white, and powder in the trees seem to have their own pride. It has the tenacity of plum blossoms, the coolness of lotus flowers, and the elegance of orchids. It is not rich but particularly eye-catching.

In June, I felt the rain in Cangshan.

Dali has completely entered the rainy season in June, and the light rain in Cangshan is exciting.

Dali's rainy season seems to have changed little. Except for the vegetation becoming greener, the flowers blooming more brightly, and the Cangshan Mountain has disappeared, nothing else seems to have changed.

Only the phenomenon that Cangshan has disappeared has made many people want to spy on the truth. The arrival of the rainy season has also brought summer heat. People who are familiar with Dali know that Cangshan is a summer resort at this time.

When the emergence of the Cangshan Gantong Cableway coincided with the other two ideas, Cangshan became a destination for feeling cool and seeking the truth, and the obsession with listening to the rain seemed to have become a passing thing.

Cangshan has a pattering light rain and a taste of misty and rainy Jiangnan.

The rain that senses the cableway is large and small, but it can be long and unexpected. Clear skies and pouring rain switch randomly.

In the rainy mountains, the air is filled with the fragrance of grass, and the streams are gurgling, which is a intoxicating picture of the years in the mountains.

In July, enjoy rhododendrons in Jizu Mountain.

Photo source: Li Wenhai

The rhododendrons in Jizu Mountain, Binchuan, Dali are another beauty in the world.

The rhododendrons in Jizu Mountain bloom particularly late. Even compared with Cangshan Rhododendron, they bloom nearly two months later than Cangshan Rhododendron. They are both alpine rhododendrons. Cangshan and Jizu Mountain have a higher altitude, but Jizu Mountain The rhododendrons still bloom behind Cangshan Rhododendron, which I have to say is a magical thing.

Photo source: Li Wenhai

The rhododendrons in Jizu Mountain are scattered in dots and strips, like elves in the mountains and forests. They are hidden in dense forests and are particularly eye-catching as long as they bloom.

Photo source: Li Wenhai

The rhododendrons in Jizu Mountain are famous in their rare colors. White, pink, red, and yellow are all regular colors. In addition to these colors, there are also rare purple rhododendrons.

The richly colored rhododendrons add a lot of fireworks and gentleness to Jizu Mountain, which is wandering outside the red dust, making people feel no sense of distance.

Photo source: Li Wenhai

In August, wait for the lotus to bloom beside the West Lake in Eryuan.

Eryuan West Lake in August is the most beautiful month of the year, because the continuous rainy season moistens it and makes the color here stronger.

The West Lake is full of water, and the water greens the lotus ponds and reed swamps, and blooms the lotus flowers, giving the green sea an eye-catching spot of red and white.

Waterbirds hover low, small wooden boats slide slowly in the river, and tall reed swamps hide the houses surrounded by lake water. This is probably the countryside's wild scenery!

In September, wait for the "Sky Moon" by the Erhai Lake, on Nanzhao Style Island or on Shuanglang.

Photo source: Tourism Dali

The "Moon" in Dali is one of the four scenic spots, and in my opinion it is also the most romantic scenery.

The sky moon in Dali refers specifically to the "Erhai Moon". The moon appears every month until the night of the full moon, but the moonlight in the Mid-Autumn Festival will make people intoxicated, especially the moonlight around the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Photo source: Tourism Dali

Taking a cruise ship to the Erhai Lake at night during the Mid-Autumn Festival has also become a romantic thing.

Autumn in Dali is sunny and dry, and the moon at night has no shelter, making it clearer and brighter, like a lamp breaking the darkness and bringing clarity.

Photo source: Tourism Dali

The hazy moonlight is scattered on the Erhai Lake, shining brightly and amazingly beautiful.

On the edge of the Erhai Lake, on Nanzhao Style Island, Shuanglang Town, which has a romantic atmosphere, will maximize the charm of the Erhai Moon, allowing people to be exposed to the moonlight and feel the gentleness of the "Sky Moon".

October rice sea lining the tower shadow

In October, look back at the three pagodas of Chongsheng Temple in a sea of golden rice.

October in Dali is the rice harvest season. The bright golden color belongs to this time period alone. Dali is wrapped in golden yellow, and the brilliance of autumn is everywhere.

I thought that autumn in Dali had nothing to do with the three pagodas of Chongsheng Temple, but when I saw the three pagodas standing in the distance in a golden field, I suddenly realized that autumn in Dali could be integrated with the three pagodas.

Most of the colors of the Three Towers and Chongsheng Temple belong to the yellow system. Without the sharp contrast, the beauty of Dali loses its offensive nature.

Whether you are standing in the rice fields and looking at the three pagodas of Chongsheng Temple, or standing at the highest point of Chongsheng Temple and looking at the wilderness, the complementary colors are unforgettable, and a complex feeling arises spontaneously.

In November, I took a cruise ship in Dali to find colorful clouds.

The clouds in Dali are another kind of beauty beyond the wind, flowers, snow and moon, and they are a scenery that you will never get tired of seeing in the sky.

The clouds in Dali are ever-changing in all seasons!

Summer clouds roll like surging white waves on the top of Cangshan Mountain.

Clouds in autumn and winter are extremely rich in shapes and colors, sometimes floating in the air flexibly; sometimes colorful fill the entire sky, sometimes like soft ribbons hanging across the mountainside of Cangshan Mountain; sometimes they stand high on the top of Cangshan Mountain, far away from the Erhai Lake.

The clouds in Dali appear and disappear, changing in a myriad ways, accompanied by Erhai Lake, Cangshan Mountain, and cruise ships to show the gentleness and elegance of the clouds.

In December, wait for the first snow in Cangshan Mountain in Ximatan.

The first snow in Dali either falls in December or is delayed until January. It will be late, but it will not arrive.

In the whole of Dali, Cangshan was the first to receive the snow signal. Maybe it is the place closest to the sky in the whole of Dali, and the communication is relatively smooth.

The snowy Xima Tan in Cangshan is a fairyland on earth and a sacred land of ice and snow. Although the Xima Tan is all white, it has different levels of white.

When the snow first fell, the sky had not cleared yet, so there was a little gray in the white, and the fog was unclear.

When the snow stops, the fog dissipates, a clear and clear blue sky appears, and the sun spreads in any corner covered with snow. At this time, the snow becomes transparent and crystal clear, like a pure white fairy tale world.

The snow washed away the traces that previously belonged to Ximatan, allowing the scenery of Ximatan to "clear" again, and allowing people to recognize this place again.

There is no flaw in Dali in my eyes. Dali is a city living in a fairy tale castle. For twelve months and 365 days a year, people are accompanied by beautiful scenery!

If you are looking for a habitat for your soul, go to Dali!

If you want to find a happy life with two people and three meals all year round, then you still have to go to Dali!

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