- Erhai Lake Scenic Area
Erhai Lake, known as Yeyu Lake in ancient times, is situated to the east of Dali. A plateau lake, it is 42 kilometers long and 3.5-7.5 kilometers wide. It is 150 kilometers in circumference and covers...
- Cangshan Mountains Scenic Area
The Cangshan Mountains or Diancang Mountains are in the western part of Dali. They stretch 50 kilometers from south to north. The mountains have 19 towering peaks. The highest peak is 4,092 meters abo...
- Erhai Park
Erhai Park or Tuanshan Hill Park is one kilometer east of Xiaguan, Dali City. It borders mirror-like Erhai Lake in the north and is located at the foot of the Cangshan Mountains. It is a good place fo...
- Butterfly Spring Park
Butterfly Spring is at the foot of Yunlong Peak in Cangshan Mountains, 30 kilometers north of the ancient city of Dali. The clean spring water squeezes its way out of sand and pebbles at the bottom of...
- The 7-dragon-girl Pool in the Cang Mountains of Dali
The 7-Dragon-Girl Pool is located on the Black Dragon Stream between the Dragon Spring and the Yuju Peak in the Cang Mountains of Dali, Yunnan Province. It become a rare scenic spot in the Cang Er Sce...
- Dragon Boat Racing
Dragon Boat Racing is one of the favorite sports of the Bai minority people living around Erhai Lake. Initiated in the time of the State of Nanzhao, during the Tang Dynasty, the races are held at the ...
- The Three Capitals Tour
The three Capitals Tour was developed during the State of Nanzhao. At first, it was a Buddhist rite of the Bai ethnic group. Later, it developed into a spring outing. The Three Capitals refers to the ...
- Snake-bone Tower
Snake-bone Tower or Buddhist Picture Tower is on the east slope of Xieyang Peak of Cangshan Mountains, 11 kilometers south of ancient city of Dali, 800 meters right of the highway and three kilometers...
- Houses of Bai Ethnic Group
Houses of Bai Ethnic Group are made of earth and timber. The rooms are arranged along the east-west axis, and the front and rear yards are built along the south-north axis. The main gate is at the nor...
- The Cultural City of Nanzhao
The Cultural City of Nanzhao is one kilometer to the southwest of the ancient city of Dali. This is a replica of a typical historical and cultural scene. Based on historical data and local history, so...
- The Dragon-eye Cave
The Dragon-eye Cave is on Piyu Cliff, located on the southern slope of Longquan Peak in the Cangshan Mountains, to the west of the ancient city of Dali. The towering cliff is like a rampant blue drago...
- The Horse-washing Pond in the Cangshan Mountains
The Horse-washing Pond lies between the Yuju and Zhonghe peaks in the Cangshan Mountains. It is 4,000 meters above sea level and is a high-latitude drift pond of the Quaternary Period. A legend says w...
- The Qingbi Stream in the Cang Mountains
The Qingbi Stream is also named as the Green basin Water. The Qingbi Stream is located between the Shenying Peak and the Malong Peak of the Cang Mountains, which are located in...
- The Mirror Pavilion
The Mirror Pavilion is at the southern end of Mount Yuan on the east bank of Erhai Lake. It borders the ancient Luoquan Temple. The pavilion faces water on three sides and faces Jinsuo (Golden Shuttle...
- The Dragon-tail City
The Dragon-tail City was the southern gateway to the states of Nanzhao and Dali, on the northern reaches of the Erhe River in Xiaguan, Dali. According to the book history of Yunnan Province, Dragon-ta...
- The Grotto of the General
The Grotto of the General, or the Temple of the General, is two kilometers northwest of Xiaguan, near Dali. It was built during the Ming Dynasty and occupies 0.67 hectare. It is composed of the Gate T...
- Tomb of Du Wenxiu
The Tomb of Du Wenxiu is located in the eastern part of Xiadui Village, five kilometers southeast of Dali. Du Wenxiu was born in 1823, and died at the age of 49 in 1872. Du was a commander of a peasan...
- The Dehua Stele in Nanzhao
The Dehua Stele in Nanzhao is at the foot of Fading Peak of Cangshan Mountains in the middle of Dali and Xiaguan and is six kilometers from Xiaguan City proper. It faces Erhai Lake, with its back to t...
- Mansion of Du Wenxiu
The mansion of Du Wenxiu is also known as the Forbidden City. It is inside the South Gate of ancient city of Dali. The mansion was built on the site of the former residence of the provincial military ...
- The Pingyunnan Stele of Emperor Yuanshizu
The Pingyunnan Stele of the Emperor Yuanshizu is in the center of March Street Square in the western part of the ancient City of Dayushi, at the foot of Zhonghe Peak in Cangshan Mountains. The stele w...