Butterfly Spring, located in Dali City, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province.
Located on the west side of National Highway 214 in Dali, under the nineteen peaks of Dancang Mountain of the Hengduan Mountain Range - Yunlang Peak, set between the Cangshan Mountain and Erhai Sea, it covers an area of 210,100 square meters. Butterfly Spring is more than fifty square meters in circumference and six meters deep. The spring pool is surrounded by marble railings, Butterfly Spring on the west wall of the marble, engraved with Guo Moruo inscription "Butterfly Spring" three big words. Pool side of the butterfly tree, like a green dragon lying on the spring pool.
Butterfly Spring to spring, butterflies, trees, "three great" known in the world, every year at the turn of spring and summer, especially on April 15 of the lunar calendar on the occasion of the Butterfly Society, thousands of butterflies gathered in the spring, fluttering in the sky. The water of the Butterfly Spring soaks through the sand from the rock crevices, and the water quality is fresh and clean, and once it comes out of the ground, it converges into a pool. Butterfly Spring run out of the spring, and in recent years by the park manager to accumulate in three pools than a pool of water in the pool, the largest pool of about 10 acres. Butterfly Spring from the past a pool, into four pools.
Scenic Spots
1, Stone Pavilion
A stone pavilion with strong architectural characteristics of the Dali Bai people, is a typical expression of the Dali Bai architecture, the entire stone pavilion with Dali local green stone construction, the center of the "Butterfly Spring". The three words "Butterfly Spring" in the center are inscribed by Guo Moruo, a contemporary literary figure. The eaves of the stone pagoda are carved with four small animals, which is one of the totems worshipped by the Dali Bai people, the Wah Cat.
2, five dragon pool in the Bai area, there must be water, there must be water, there must be dragons. Butterfly Spring side of the five springs from the dragon head gushing down, forming a five-dragon spit, splashing waves of the scene, below the five small pools, splashing, spring water transparent and clear, forming a "clear spring and stone flow" of the five-dragon pool scenery.
3, Lover's Lake
Lover's Lake covers an area of six thousand square meters, the entire lake like a large colorful butterflies, fluttering in the flowers and willows. Lover's Lake is a pool of water accumulated from the stream flowing out of the Butterfly Spring, and the water quality is clear and transparent.
Refer to Baidu Encyclopedia - Butterfly Spring for more information