The intangible cultural heritages of Dali, Yunnan Province include the Bai King Whip, the Yi Beat Song and the Yi Vegetable Jumping.
1, the white king whip
King Whip Dance, the Bai language called "take Wabe" "get and Ga", is the most characteristic of the Bai folk dance, the most widely spread a traditional dance, also known as the flower stick dance, Money Stick, Heroic Whip, Playing Lianzhang and so on. It has a long history, mainly circulating in Dali City and Eryuan, Jianchuan, Binchuan, Yunlong and other counties of the Bai people inhabited areas.In 2017, the Bai whip was announced by the People's Government of Yunnan Province, included in the list of the fourth batch of provincial intangible cultural heritage projects.
2, Yi beat song
Yi beat song, also known as the song, the Yi language, called "Aka", is a kind of singing and dancing collective dance, the style of strong, bright and fast, a move in one step to sixteen steps on the basis of the changes. 2008 June, the Yi beat song was announced by the State Council to be included in the second national intangible cultural heritage representative projects list. In June 2008, the State Council announced the inclusion of the Yi ethnic beat song in the second list of national non-material cultural heritage representative projects.
3, Yi jumping vegetables
Yi jumping vegetables, also known as "carry vegetables dance", is Nanjian County, the territory of the Yi folk to do banquets on the dishes, in order to honor the guests and increase the joy of the atmosphere jumped a customary ceremonial dance. By the introduction of vegetables and carry vegetables from the stove room to the table with the music beat, jumping the Yi unique dance steps, witty and humorous according to the "chess" type layout, a kind of melting dance, music, food and drink in one of the rituals of serving food. In June 2008, the Yi jumping dishes in Nanjian County were announced to be included in the list of representative items of the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage.
Specialties of Dali, Yunnan:
1. Broken Crisp Po Po
Xizhou Broken Crisp Po Po is one of the most popular snacks in the town of Xizhou, with two flavors: sweet and salty. The raw material is wheat flour, and it is made with two layers of charcoal fire, which will slowly bake the oil-baked poi in the pot until it is crispy. The outer skin is crispy and the inner part is soft, with distinct layers. There are many small stores in Xizhou town, with Deshenghe being one of the most famous. There are also some stalls and eateries in Dali Old Town where you can buy them.
2, milk fan
"Eighteen monsters of Yunnan" has a monster "milk made into a fan to sell", which is said to be the milk fan. Milk fan is actually a kind of cheese, made of milk, translucent, smooth and oily, flaky into a roll, eat a variety of ways, raw, dry, cold, grilled, fried to eat can be used with the cloud legs used for cooking, but also as a delicious wine dishes. It can be found everywhere in Dali, and its delicious flavor has long been y rooted in people's hearts.