In the afternoon, I returned to Dali from Ruili, more than 500 kilometers, and the entire journey took more than 5 hours at high speed. It was already night after arriving in Dali. Check into an inn near the ancient city of Dali and go for dinner.

Dali is a very inclusive city. As far as eating is concerned, major cuisines compete to compete, and various flavors take turns to capture your taste buds. So it is relatively easy to find an affordable restaurant. Life is to fill it with a meal of fireworks and a meal of food. Only then can home be like home, and Dali be like Dali.

In the ancient city of Dali, when night falls and the lights begin to turn on, it removes the tourists and hustle and bustle during the day. Countless light and shadow intertwined, colorful, illuminating the entire ancient city brilliantly.

Strolling in the ancient city of Dali at night, ancient buildings with flying eaves and crooked corners, red lanterns swaying in the wind, clean and tidy ancient bluestone streets, the sound of cheerful flowing water along the way, poetic enjoyment everywhere, shaking off the sadness and fatigue!

People come and go on the ancient streets, and people come and go in the shops set up side by side. All of this demonstrates the tolerance and enthusiasm of the ancient city of Dali.

Dali, a literary and artistic place, also has many specialty bookstores. Tea drinks and bookstores make people escape the worldly world as soon as they turn around.

Go into a store and find a few jewelry, either as a souvenir for yourself or as a gift to relatives and friends.

After some shops close, various stalls will appear one after another.

Maybe you will accidentally feel that the ancient city of Dali is both an imperial city and a Buddhist country. It has both the poetry of the wind and the moon, and the calmness of the Zen mind of clouds and water.

The ancient city under the night is completely a wonderful dream. The ancient buildings are shrouded in a halo, telling us the past and present of the ancient city. We strolled among them and enjoyed the romantic atmosphere of the ancient city.

There are many breakfasts in Dali, including rice noodles, noodles and steamed buns, but the favorite foods for locals in Dali are rice noodles and rice noodles. Ersi has hats with mixed sauce, stewed pork, and stewed pork. The "hat" in Dali dialect is actually the same as the "stewed" in other regions. There are also fried dough sticks, soy milk, and thin soy flour. A breakfast made with pea noodles is also very delicious. After having breakfast outside the south gate, we began to walk into the ancient city.

One kind of romance is waking up in the early morning in Dali, a city with a slow pace and slow life. Many people may have missed it because they are slow. There are many wonderful experiences. In the early morning of the ancient city of Dali, when the traffic is not large, if you walk on the street, you will feel very beautiful!

Entering the South Gate is considered entering the ancient city. There are not many people at the South Gate in the morning. At around 9 o'clock, many businesses have not yet opened for business. When the ground is wet, it turns out that they wash the stone road with water every morning, which looks relatively refreshing and clean.

Like other ancient cities across the country, shops on the street buy more local specialties and ethnic jewelry. However, the commercialization of the ancient city of Dali is not obvious. If you want to see slow-paced places, you can visit them, and the boss will not pay much attention to you, and no one will actively promote them. In the ancient city, if there is less commercialization, it will give people a much better feeling.

Dali steamed bait blocks and roasted milk fans are considered famous snacks in Dali. The steamed bait blocks are made of rice. After roasting, various sauces are added to taste better. Rufan is a cheese product that can be fried, roasted, or eaten raw. The methods are different and the feeling is different.

Walking slowly on Qingshiban Road, there are gurgling water running through the ancient city from west to east on the roadside. On both sides are rows of shops, each with its own characteristics, including restaurants, inns, ethnic groups, or traditions. These houses still retain their original appearance and full of charm. The flowing water is gurgling and the fragrance of flowers is faint. Bathed in the warm sun of early spring, I feel a different kind of comfortable mood.

Go straight north and you will see the landmark Wuhua Building in the ancient city of Dali from far away. The Wuhua Tower in Dali is second only to the ancient city building in Dali. The Jianchuan Bai wood carvings of the Wuhua Tower before it was destroyed were very precious.

Next to Wuhua Tower is a magnificent government building that is today's Dali City Museum. On the main entrance of the city museum is a gold plaque of the President's Military Forces and Marshal's Mansion.

The Dali City Museum was originally the Yamen of the Yunnan Provincial Governor. During the Xianfeng period, after the peasant uprising led by Du Wenxiu occupied the Dali Prefecture, the Marshal's Office was set up in the Governor's Mansion. Therefore, today's City Museum still hangs the plaque of "Grand Marshal of the President's Soldiers and Soldiers."

Every city has its own history, and the place to record this historical change is the city's museum. The scenery of Dali makes it easy for people to forget the glory and glory of this city.

Since the Nanzhao State, Dali has been the political, economic and cultural center of the entire Yunnan Province. Whether in the Nanzhao State or later Dali State, Dali has countless connections with the civilization of the Central Plains. This connection also affects Yunnan. Cultural development of this land.

Another thing you can't miss is the Confucian Temple in the ancient city of Dali. Is it necessary for the Confucianism to build a Confucian Temple in the southern Nanzhao State? After a century of historical vicissitudes, only the ancient building behind Dacheng Gate in the Confucian Temple is well preserved. Moreover, there are not many tourists here, and general tour groups do not go.

The sun has illuminated the sky, and a new day has begun. The ancient city has gradually become lively. Looking at the sky, I can hear the music of vendors playing "Dali Beautiful Scenery in March". In this winter day, Dali actually feels like spring.

This is Dali, a Dali where the seasons are like spring, with slow pace and slow life. People are moving around one after another in the city; people are starting to open the wooden doors of shops; and the ancient city has begun another day of bustling performances...

Every time I travel, I like to visit the local vegetable market. The local vegetable market is the annual ring of this place. The atmosphere of life, seasonal vegetables and fruits, and the noise of the earth are repeated year after year.

Vegetable markets in many places use local materials, as is the vegetable market in the ancient city of Dali. Because of the Erhai Lake, many villagers will plant, pick, and fish ingredients nearby to sell. They are the most authentic and freshest things. Three or four kinds of vegetables, each tied with straw into a few small handfuls, or small fish and shrimp that have just been caught, but the number is not large, just fresh.

Many of the vegetable markets here are seasonal vegetables, which are as fresh as the water; yellow spicy dices and fish with water plants, I don't know if they were fished from the Erhai Lake; coriander, grey cabbage, tree head vegetables, Chinese toon, freshly fruited papaya, green mulberry seeds and various fresh fruits. While watching, I wondered which method of steaming, frying, frying and cooking would make them more delicious. Unfortunately, I don't live in Dali and can only let my eyes taste the fresh ones.

Going here doesn't have to be shopping. It's okay to go in and see something new. The cultural customs of a place are usually concentrated here, making it very comfortable to stroll around.

When you come to the ancient city of Dali, put on comfortable flat shoes, look at the white walls and gray tiles, see the busy people of the ancient city, and get close to the soft heart of the ancient city. When you come to the ancient city of Dali, the so-called achievements and glory, the fame and wealth of the world, will all become a cloud of smoke. In the early morning of the ancient city of Dali, there are no noisy crowds or crowded shops, only the atmosphere of hot life.

Walk on the stone road of the ancient city in the morning and enjoy the slow time quietly.

Time is quiet and good, talk to you;
The flowing years of fine water are the same as you;
Prosperity is over, and you are old.