We first visited several scenic spots near Dali, and then went to Lijiang.

Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture is located in the west of central Yunnan Province, with an altitude of 2,090 meters, and the temperature difference between the four seasons is not large. There are abundant tourism resources, with scenic spots such as Cangshan Mountain, Erhai Lake, Huadian Spring, Dali Ancient City, and Chongsheng Temple Three Towers.

The first thing we went to was Erhai Park. Erhai Lake is named because it looks like a human ear. It is long and narrow in shape, 40 kilometers long from north to south, and has a water storage capacity of about 2.95 billion cubic meters. It is the second largest lake in Yunnan after Dianchi Lake. It has seven main functions: water supply, agricultural irrigation, power generation, climate regulation, fishery, shipping, and tourism.

Erhai Park is located at the southern end of Erhai Lake, covering an area of about 864 acres and a water area of 1,065 acres. The trees are lush, the air is fresh, and the pavilions echo each other.

Here, you can walk to the shore and get close to the Erhai Lake, or you can climb to the summit to have a bird's eye view of the Erhai Lake.

Erhai Park

While resting on the top of the mountain, my grandson posed in this position and asked me to take a photo of him.

We didn't stay in Erhai Park for a long time, and then we went to the "Three Towers". I felt that this was the symbol and symbol of Dali. I came here more than ten years ago, but I didn't go in. This time I visited the old place again, I must go in and have a look, at least take a photo.

The Three Pagodas, the full name of the "Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple", are less than 4 kilometers away from the ancient city of Dali. It was once the largest ancient temple in Dali's history. During the Fengyou period of Nanzhao (823 - 859 AD), there were thousands of temples. During the Dali Dynasty, it was a royal temple. It is one of the first batch of national-level key cultural relics protection units and a national AAAAA tourist attraction.

The three towers consist of three pavilions, one big, two small ones. The big tower is also known as the "Chihiro Tower". Local people call it the "Wenbi Tower". It has a height of 69.13 meters, a bottom of 9.9 meters, and a total of 16 levels. It is a typical dense eaves hollow square brick tower in Dali area. The north and south towers are both 10-level and 42.17 meters high. They are octagonal hollow brick towers with dense eaves.

Three towers stand on a tripod, with Chihiro Tower in the middle, and two small towers guarding the north and south. They are majestic and magnificent, showing the outstanding achievements of the ancient working people in architecture.

Three towers overlooking

My in-laws and I wanted to take a group photo, but there was no one around, but fortunately he was carrying a SLR. I don't know if the distance is too far or the angle is a little low and the person looks small. Maybe the three towers are too tall! Picture below:

Leaving the "Three Towers" and continuing north, passing the "starry sky and sea of flowers on the way." You can see an ocean of flowers from the roadside, colorful and diverse. There are many tourist buses, and many tourists come to watch and take photos.

Because it was difficult to park for a while, I asked my family to go down and have a look first. After a while, they came back. It turned out that they were charging! You are used to enjoying free for the elderly. Do you feel a bit of a loss to spend money on tickets?

Not far ahead is Xizhou Ancient Town. According to reports, Xizhou Ancient Town is like a huge museum of residential buildings, with hundreds of Bai houses with their own characteristics during the Ming, Qing and Republic of China periods. The almost perfect structure gives people a solemn and powerful yet yet lightweight and lucid beauty, simple and elegant yet free and easy.

Although we have already included it in the plan, there is still Shuhe Ancient Town ahead. Time is limited, so we decide which one looks better, so we can go around more.

We drove slowly through several alleys, with few cars and few people. Traveling by car is also good. You travel many places, but you don't tire your legs and feet. You just look around and around, and your eyes are always busy.

Butterfly Spring is the last stop in Dali. The scenery is beautiful and the spring water is clear. Every year, when the Butterfly Festival comes, thousands of butterflies fly from all directions and fly around the spring. The butterfly is as big as a palm and as small as a copper coin. Countless butterflies are also hooked on their feet and connected to their whiskers, and they hang from the big acacia tree to the water. Colorful and spectacular.

Because we had all been here before, we simply didn't go in. We just took a few photos at the entrance of the scenic area.

Play from Erhai Park and head north all the way. There is only more than 100 kilometers from Huadi Spring to Lijiang. We arrived in Lijiang at 5:30 p.m. The altitude is 2,390 meters. The weather forecast is 6 to 22 degrees, which is a bit cool.

In the evening, they went to the Ancient City of Lijiang, which was very close, only a little more than 2 kilometers.

The ancient city of Lijiang, also known as "Dayan Town", was built in the late Song Dynasty and early Yuan Dynasties (late 13th century AD). It is located on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, covering an area of 7.279 square kilometers.

The streets in the ancient city of Lijiang are built around mountains and rivers and paved with red breccia. There are scenic spots such as Sifang Street, Mufu, Wufenglou, Black Dragon Pool, and Wenchang Palace. There are more tourists at night, the lights are bright and the excitement is very lively.

There are also many places to visit in Lijiang. On the morning of the 16th, we went to Shuhe Ancient Town.

Shuhe Ancient Town, known as "Shaowu" in Naxi language, means "village under the peak", was one of the earliest settlements of Naxi ancestors in Lijiang Bazi. It is an important market town well preserved on the ancient tea-horse road. It is also a living specimen of the Naxi ancestors 'transition from farming civilization to commercial civilization, and a model for market town construction formed by opening up to the outside world and horse gang activities.

Shuhe Ancient Town is a scenic spot with standardized management and no cars are allowed. There is a large parking lot opposite.

There are not many tourists, the streets are clean and tidy, and the buildings are simple and orderly. Some shops sell local specialties, such as jewelry, silverware, and yellow dragon jade. Since ancient times, there has been a saying that "jade originated in Yunnan"; there are also shops that sell food, most of which are local specialties, such as crossing the bridge rice noodles, local chicken rice noodles, Yunnan Arabica coffee, etc. Tofu with steamed pulp is free of charge if it is not delicious; yak meat, dried beef, and flower cakes are free of postage nationwide.

Shuhe Ancient Town has certain historical and cultural connotations. It was first opened in the Tang Dynasty on the ancient tea-horse road, running from southern Yunnan to Lhasa, Xizang via Lijiang. After more than a thousand years of operation and development in the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, economic and cultural exchanges among people of all ethnic groups along the route have been promoted. Shuhe is a well-preserved station in Lijiang Dam. In 1997, it was listed as an important part of the "World Cultural Heritage" of Lijiang Ancient City.

There are many skilled craftsmen who make leather, and it is also an important fur distribution center. It has become a famous "cobbler village" in the junction area of Yunnan, Sichuan and Tibet, producing leather shoes, leather goods, hemp thread, ironware, bamboo ware, etc.

There is a Tea Horse Ancient Road Museum in the town. It is the first museum in China to study and display the history and culture of the Tea Horse Ancient Road. It is also the first professional institution in Lijiang City engaged in the research, promotion and promotion of Pu 'er tea culture.

It systematically introduces the starting time, route and major historical events of the ancient tea-horse road. The building of the museum was originally part of the "Shuhe Yuan" of Mu's Tusi more than 400 years ago. The "Dajue Palace Murals" were works by Ma Xiaoxian, a famous painter in the south of the Yangtze River. They have been preserved to this day. The brushwork is refined and the techniques are superb, retaining the Tang Dynasty style.

Small pot rice is really amazing! Juezai rice also brings some small crispy rice from a small bowl to eating directly in the pot. It is really delicious. I haven't eaten such delicious rice for a long time. It is really wonderful. I must recommend and support it! There is also steampot chicken, which is really fresh. Eat a small pot of rice, and then drink the steampot chicken soup ~ It's a perfect match. It's delicious in the world. Then take the chicken meat dipped in red oil and the red oil soup with boneless chicken feet ~ Great, sisters, Lijiang's must-miss food!

I have visited many places in Dali and Lijiang, with many and colorful projects. There is another place that may be more attractive-the Yulong Snow Mountain and Blue Moon Valley. Keep your spirits up and go next time!