Because of work, lived in Dali for 3 years, love to play I will not let go of this opportunity, so 3 years, wandering through the streets of Dali, I think it is some understanding of Dali, today I come to recommend a few places, are I've been to think it's not bad attractions.
Dali Ancient City
Songsheng Temple Three Pagodas
Erh Sea
Shuanglang Ancient Town
Cangshan Mountain
Dali does not only have a lot of ancient cities, there are also beautiful scenery in Dali for 3 years, the Cangshan Mountain, Erhai wind and snow accompanied by the moon day and night, and still feel that the beauty of the shock, the attractions of the Dali I'm worthy of a look at this time, I hope to be able to help you some! I hope it will help you.
If you go to Yunnan and miss the ancient city of Dali, the trip is incomplete.
One, Dali Ancient City
Recommended reasons
Travel to Yunnan, of course, to come to Dali Ancient City, Dali Ancient City was built in the Ming Dynasty, so far there have been nearly 700 years of history, the overall preservation is good. Dali Old Town is located at the foot of the Cangshan Mountain with magnificent scenery, and the streets are very well thought out, with the valley as the road and the peaks as the houses, and the families raising flowers and running water, which makes you feel amazing everywhere you look. Here you can feel Dali's bright sunshine and light wind, you can also leisurely shopping, flowers and wine, or stop to listen to the song, to experience the literary slow life you are no longer just a hurried passer-by.
Suggested Playing Time
More than 3 hours
Ticket Price
Free
Opening Time
All Day Monday-Sunday
Location and Transportation
No.42, Yita Road, Dali City, Yunnan Province.
Taking a train to Dali, you can directly take bus No. 8 at Dali Railway Station, and the terminal is near the east gate of Dali Ancient City; taking a plane to Dali, you can take the airport bus to Cangshan Hotel, and then take bus No. 8 to the nearest "City Hospital" station;
Taking bus No. 4 from Xianguan, you can take buses departing from the bus company, and ending at the east gate of Dali Ancient City. Bus No. 4 from the bus company ends near the south gate of Dali Ancient City;
Some minibuses are available on Construction Road and Culture Road in Xianguan, with a 30-minute ride and a fare of about 50 yuan
Reservation Methods
Appointment is not necessary, but requires a health code, a trip code, a double-green code and a 24-hour nucleic acid-negative certificate
Introduction to Dali Ancient City
Dali Located in the western part of Yunnan Province, the ancient city is also known as Yeyu City and Purple City. Ancient city whose history can be traced back to the Tang Tianbao years, the Nanzhao king GeLuFeng built the city of YangThoMa, for its new capital. The ancient city was built in Ming Hongwu fifteen years (1382), covers an area of 3 square kilometers. Dali for the State Council on February 8, 1982 announced one of China's first 24 historical and cultural cities.
Dali Ancient City in the Tang and Song Dynasty more than 500 years of history is the center of Yunnan's political, economic and cultural, in the ancient city of the distribution of 14 municipal key cultural relics protection units, carrying Dali history and culture, religious culture, ethnic culture, is the core area of Dali tourism.
Two, Chongsheng Temple three towers
Recommended reasons
Three towers is considered a landmark of Dali, which is located in the Chongsheng Temple inside the former tower after the temple pattern is rare, the closer the tower the more you can feel the tower's imposing, the temple of the whole scene of the beauty of the mind-blowing, the temple door is beautifully carved, each into the art of surprise. The entire scenic area is a large Buddhist complex, the architectural style is also a local specialty, the reflection of the three towers is one of the most beautiful scenery in the scenic area, the three towers flawless reflection in the lake, towering over the landscape, perfect symmetry, which is really the peak of art, and likewise for the city to add a beautiful view.
Suggested Playing Time
1-3 hours
Ticket Price
The Three Pagodas Ticket:Adult Ticket: 75RMB
Half Ticket:Senior Citizens outside the province aged 60-70 years old, full-time undergraduate and below degree students
Free Ticket:Senior Citizens in Yunnan Province with relevant documents. Above 60 years old, the elderly outside the province with relevant documents above 70 years old, children under 1.2 meters tall, military personnel, people with disabilities, holders of the "Yunnan Province high-level talent green channel service card" personnel, he or she can bring their parents, spouses, children up to six people free admission.
Opening time
7:30-18:30 (all day; stopping time: 18:00 (Monday to Sunday, December 1-February 28
07:00-18:30 (all day; stopping time: 18:00 (Monday to Sunday, June 1-August 31
Location and Transportation
Location and Transportation
Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. p>Dali City, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, under the Cangshan Yingle Peak,
1, special line: Dali city (Xiaguan by the Three Pagodas special line (starting station: Dali Railway Station directly to the Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple Scenic Area;
2, public transportation: 19, C10 Road Circle Line to the Three Pagodas Park (bus stop, walk to get off;
3, from the old city of Dali on foot, it will take about half an hour.
Reservation Methods
Tourists can book tickets through the "Tour Yunnan App". Tourists who visit on the same day must book tickets before 16:00 on the same day, and can only book tickets for the next day after 16:00.
During the epidemic, a 24-hour negative nucleic acid certificate is required, and tourists need to wear masks and check health codes and trip cards for touring.
Shongsheng Temple Three Pagodas Introduction
Shongsheng Temple Three Pagodas Cultural Tourism Zone covers an area of 1,000 acres, Chongsheng Temple is a royal temple during the period of the Dali Kingdom, the first in the history of Dali the most magnificent scale of the ancient temple, is located in the northern suburbs of the ancient city of Dali, the foothills of Cangshan Mountain East Slope, is the collection of Cang'er landscape, cultural relics and monuments, Buddhist culture, recreation and vacation as one of the domestic famous tourist attractions, the State Council is the first batch of the announcement of the national key cultural relics protection units, is a national key cultural relics protection units. It is the first national key cultural relics protection unit announced by the State Council, and is a national key scenic spot.
Three, Erhai
Recommended reasons
Blue sky, sunshine, seagulls, red cedar trees, if you are the first time to travel to Dali, be sure to come to Dali to see the sunrise on the Erhai, and blow the wind of the Erhai. The photos simply can't capture the beauty of the Erhai! The reality is a million times more beautiful than the photos, and you'll love feeding the seagulls! They are really cute! It is recommended to go there in fall and winter, the seagulls that have flown more than 2,000 kilometers from Siberia, the red sequoia trees that grow in the Erhai Sea, are as beautiful as an oil painting.
Suggested playing time
More than 3 hours
Admission price
Free
Opening time
All day
Location and Transportation
Erh Sea, Dali City, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, you can go to the Erhai Sea on foot from the old town of Dali; take bus No. 11 at the Dragon Hill Market Station It can be reached by getting off the bus; take a taxi or a horse cart.
Reservation method
No need to reserve tickets, but during the epidemic period Erhai sea ring epidemic prevention policy 24 hours nucleic acid + health code green code.
Erh Sea introduction
Erh Sea, the ancient name of Kunming Pond, Er River, Ye Yu Ze and so on. It is located in Dali City, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province. The general area of the lake is about 246 square kilometers (a said 251 square kilometers, water storage capacity of about 2.95 billion cubic meters, a long and narrow shape, starting from the south end of Eryuan County in the north, and ending at Xiaguan of Dali City in the south, with a length of 40 kilometers in the north and south, it is the second largest lake in Yunnan after Dianchi, and the 7th largest freshwater lake in China. Erhai was formed at the end of the Ice Age, the cause of which is mainly sedimentation and erosion, is a plateau tectonic subsidence lakes, elevation 1972 meters. Dali "wind, flower, snow and moon" one of the four famous scenery, the shape of the ear, is formed by the collapse of the West Erhe plateau lakes.
Four, Shuanglang Ancient Town
Recommended reasons
Talking about Dali, have to say Shuanglang Ancient Town, which is also tourists to Dali travel must be card place. Except for Dali Old Town, Shuanglang Ancient Town should be the biggest ancient town here. In Shuanglang you can see very much food, very beautiful scenery, and a beautiful island, where you can take very many beautiful photos. It is said that the scenery of Dali is in Cang'er, and the scenery of Cang'er is in Shuanglang, come to Shuanglang to see the sunset and evening sunshine, full of happiness.
Suggested Playing Time
More than 1 Day
Admission Price
Free
Opening Time
All Day
Location and Transportation
It is located at S314 (Huanhai East Road, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province.
1, Dali Bus Passenger Transportation North Station-Shuanglang Passenger Transportation Center;
2, Dali Ancient City Ticket Center-Shuanglang Ancient Town;
3, Dali Ancient City Passenger Transportation Station-Shuanglang.
For details of the passenger schedule, please contact each passenger station.
Reservation Methods
No ticket is needed, but during the epidemic, a 24-hour nucleic acid certificate is required to enter the Shuanglang scenic area. If you don't have one, go to the nearby nucleic acid point and do the nucleic acid before entering. Guys remember to make arrangements in advance!
Shuanglang Ancient Town Introduction
Shuanglang Town is located in the northeastern part of Dali City, the northeastern shore of the Erhai Sea, east of Binchuan, south of the town of digging color, west of the Erhai Sea, north of the town of Shangguan. Shuanglang north of the Luo maki curve, south of the lotus curve, before the golden shuttle, jade a few two islands surrounded in the double curve between, and therefore named Shuanglang. Shuanglang, known as "Dali scenery in the Cang'er, Cang'er scenery in the Shuanglang" reputation.
Five, Cangshan
Recommended
Wind and snow, Cangshan Erhai, to Dali only to see the Erhai not to climb Cangshan is not complete. Cangshan is not a mountain, there are nineteen peaks and eighteen streams. Cangshan's snow, Cangshan's clouds, Cangshan's mountains and waters are beautiful, if it is the Cangshan in May-June, the mountains of various colors of alpine azalea sea, especially beautiful. Even if the flowering period has passed, only wildflowers everywhere, but if the weather is good, you can still enjoy the magnificent Cangshan Mountain scenery, you can take the cable car to ride in the clouds, to be able to clearly see the vegetation on the mountain, the winter of Cangshan Mountain is also very beautiful, the top of the mountain snow-capped, spectacular.
Recommended length of visit
More than 3 hours
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Free tickets:1.2m (children not included)
Opening hours
08:30-16:00 (all day (January 1-December 31 Monday-Sunday
Location and transportation
South of Qiliqiao Sentong Road, Dali Town, Dali City, Yunnan Province, by the Three Pagodas Special Line to Dali Town No. 2 Middle School and walk more than 2,000 meters to arrive; take the No. 4 bus to Dali Town No. 2 Middle School and walk more than 2,000 meters to arrive.
Reservation method
Download and enter the "tour Yunnan" APP to book tickets, enter the scenic area need 24h nucleic acid report to be able to and health code, trip card.
Cangshan introduction
Cangshan, also known as Dancang Mountain, is the main peak of the southern end of the Yunling Mountain Range, east of the Erhai Sea, west of the Heihui River, consists of nineteen majestic peaks from the north to the south of the composition, from the north of Eryuan Dengchuan, the south to the Xiaguan Tiansheng Bridge. These peaks, the altitude are generally above 3,500 meters, more than 4,000 meters, there are seven, the highest Malong Peak as high as 4,122 meters, the top of the snow-capped, silver, crystal white in the sunlight, spectacular, known as the "hot days of red snow can not be", known as "Cangshan Snow". "
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Recently, the situation is more complicated, the epidemic prevention policy may be one or two days a change, before the trip, be sure to determine the information, in the "State Council client" small program to check the risk level, preventive and control measures, and before departure to the starting point of the report.
Yunnan Lijiang and a few other places recently need 24 hours of nucleic acid, double green code + 24 hours of negative nucleic acid can travel normally.
Going to Cangshan Mountain, you should bring high-calorie snacks, drinking water, umbrellas, and, if necessary, oxygen cylinders and cold-proof clothing. The temperature difference between the bottom of the mountain and the top of the mountain is large, it is recommended to wear long pants, jackets, hats, sneakers, and keep warm.
Oxygen cylinders can not get on the plane and train, Kunming and other urban areas oxygen cylinders cheap, but to consider the subsequent transportation problems.
Dali tour does not need to follow the group _ free travel is perfectly fine!
Don't buy the fruits with strange colors on the roadside, they are processed and dyed, not tasty and unhealthy.
Erh Sea ecological corridor does not allow external vehicles to enter, can only ride bicycles or take the corridor within the sightseeing car
Dali travel, what can not miss the niche attractions?
Traveling to Dali is not necessarily about going to places like the Cangshan Mountains and Erhai, or the Old Town of Dali, because there are too many people, and there's more people watching than scenery. Locals actually love to go to the most or niche attractions, suggest you hurry to collect.
1, the Mo Shan
2, King Kong City
3, the ancient town
4, Huadianba
5, Lihua Stream
These places are not necessarily the most famous, but they also represent a special flavor of Dali it, Dali is rich, Dali is multi-faceted, Dali is unique.
One, the Mo Shan
If you favor a romantic atmosphere, go to the Dali Love City of the Mo Shan drive can be directly to the top of the mountain, overlooking the mountains and the sea in the mingling of the Guangsha, ten million indulged in the sunset after the sun's rays of the siren's night. Whether overlooking the whole of Dali or watching the sunrise and sunset here are extremely beautiful, if you are lucky enough, you can see the rainbow.
Route: Remember not to press the navigation will go the wrong way, be sure not to directly search the "mountain", the local driver to go on this route: G Nanjian Road - G215 - almost to the hanging grass when the mountain turned to the right side of the X084 county road on the mountain, from the clouds of the realm of the observatory 8km. there are two swing not far away from each other. We also went to the top of the mountain, the highest 24 wind turbines there, and then back to Lingyun realm and wait for the sunset.
Charges: the mountain will be charged 10 yuan per car cleaning fee, along the road up the mountain all the way through the two net red camping card point, if too much trouble can be in the second camping site camping, but we recommend is in the top of the walk (do not go to the top of the mountain, the view will be more open.
Two, King Kong City
There is a more secretive place to go is King Kong City, only ten minutes away from the ancient city, is the site of the capital of the ancient Nanzhao Kingdom, no admission fee, climb to the top of the mountain sky, you can have the widest angle of the panoramic view of Dali. From here you can also hike to Feng Yang an ancient village on the ancient tea-horse road. Before Liu Yifei and Li Xian shooting live for a long time, alpine meadows, cattle and sheep everywhere, horses galloping, completely original environment, extremely healing.
Route: drive up the mountain, there is a fire checkpoint on the road, there will be a gatekeeper moncler registration number license plate information, and then continue to drive up to the mountain road circling up, stopping the car at an intersection, continue to climb the mountain along the stone road. Play a historical monument to harvest a section of the rippling history and culture of the ancient city, namely into the heart and eye.
Fee: No admission fee.
Raiders:
1, walking in pairs along the wall of the ancient city of King Kong hiking tour round, you can from different angles of the Erhai and Cangshan Mountain views Oh, by the way, you can also visit the Crane Temple historical monuments.
2, go to play the best choice of sunny afternoons, with the necessary drinking water and a little supplemental energy items, do a good job related to sunscreen ready to go;
3, the ruins of the city of King Kong drive can only be reached at the bottom of the mountain, on the top of the summit need to hike Oh, play about 2 hours long.
Three, the ancient town
Dali humanities rich, deep many ancient and exquisite ancient towns, Xizhou ancient town and Shaxi ancient town as a representative of the rice fields and wheat waves is Xizhou's foreign labels, but do not miss the ""three rooms and a light wall"" of the exquisite old Bai mansions. Shaxi, a favorite of my heart. Restoration has allowed this last bazaar on the Ancient Tea Horse Road to remain as it was hundreds of years ago, with the grand old theater standing majestically on Shideng Street, and the mottled old houses and exquisite window panes recording the affluence and splendor of the ancient town that it once was.
While the hustle and bustle of the ancient tea-horse market has long been hidden in the river of history, time capriciously stops fading in Shaxi, bringing immense peace and tranquility. Dali is not suitable for hasty card, you should slow down and carefully feel, whether you like romantic outdoor or humanities and arts, you can find a suitable place to go.
Raiders:
1, like riding friends, it is recommended that must rent a small donkey or bicycle riding tour of the ancient city of the river around the Erhai, the rent is generally in the 60-100 yuan, to haggle, yo, you will certainly feel not false.
2, you can try the local specialties - Xizhou broken crispy poop, yellow, fragrant, crispy and crunchy.
Four, Huadianba
Located in the Cangshan Mountain nineteen peaks of the northernmost Yunong, Canglang between the two peaks, between spring and summer, the mountains of horse cherry blossoms across more than 20 miles, converging into a sea of flowers, interspersed with white bean flowers, peony flowers, etc., colorful, magnificent and charming. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there have been Li Yuanyang, Yang Shiyun and other literati visited Huadianba, have chanted poems.
Ticket Information: Tickets are 30 RMB.
Opening hours: all day.
Route: There are two routes from Xizhou to Huadianba, one from Zhoucheng, westward to the foot of Canglangfeng Mountain, then along the Qigu Mountain plate road to Xiaohuaba, and then arrive at the center of Huadianba, which will take about 6 hours; and one from Xizhou town, westward to Honggui Mountain of Wutai Peak, then climb to the top of the mountain, and then travel northward to the pass, and then arrive at the center of Huadianba by flat road, which will also take 6 hours.
V. Pear Blossom Stream
Pear Blossom Stream is located in a quiet village at the end of Chibi Lake, backed by a large mountain, in front of the sparkling Chibi Lake, quiet and quaint. In March, white pear blossoms like snow, the largest pear trees have hundreds of years of patches of pear and persimmon trees, covering the entire village, like a paradise. Pear Blossom Creek has tens of thousands of pear trees, of which more than 300 hundred years old pear trees, every March, "thousands of trees, thousands of trees pear blossom", flowers like snow, visitors like weaving.
Address: Yongshang Township, Xinjin County, Chengdu City (between Liyuan Village, Ma'an Village and Wenfeng Village, Dengshuang Township.
By car: take a bus from Xinnanmen Bus Station, Shiyang Bus, Chengbei Bus Center Station, and Cha Dianzi Bus Center in Chengdu to Xinjin, and transfer to a cab or bus No. 522 at Xinjin Bus Station.
Opening time: open all day
Ticket information: free admission.
Recommended experience: In Lihua River, you can experience the infinite fun of the "Search for Flower Genie" series of activities, you can experience the authentic Xinjin river food delicacies of Wuhe Fish Farm and Fat Big Sister's Fish Farm, you can experience the simple lodging of Sansheng Shanshe and Leiyuan Yashu, and you can experience the pleasure and comfort of going into the nature and feeling the countryside. comfort.
tip:
1, Xizhou ancient town is not highly commercialized, prices are generally affordable to consumers, so you can rest assured that the purchase.
2, bring your own garbage bags, garbage must be taken away.
3, you can prepare their own meals, you can also choose the local farmhouse, delicious, characteristic, but the price is a little expensive ah.
4, it is recommended to play on their own, if it is with the group, the time is still too rush, and can not fully feel the local customs and traditions.
What are some good tips for traveling to Dali, Yunnan?
If you love traveling, in this life, you must find a chance to go to Dali once. You will be able to feel the wind in the lower pass, the flowers in the upper pass, the snow on the Cangshan Mountain, and the moon on the Erhai Sea.
Before you leave, remember to book a bed and breakfast in Shuanglang Ancient Town, which is known as the first town of the Canghai Scenery, and you will be able to see the Erhai Sea when you open the door. So you can enjoy the beauty of being surrounded by mountains on three sides and facing the sea on the other side.
When you enter the room, push open the door, "facing the sea, spring flowers" like mood, will appear in front of your eyes, get up in the morning, is a good mood.
When you come to Dali, you must go to the Erhai Sea, because nature has left the most exquisite side of the Erhai Sea. And riding around the Erhai is the most ideal way to enjoy the Erhai where the mountains are as colorful as emerald and the water is as bright as a heavenly mirror.
Then, go for a stroll around Dali's Xizhou to really feel the flavor of the Bai people, who are famous for their tie-dyeing, and be sure to hit up the local experience store when you're in Xizhou.
And then go to the corner building, and the literary paradigm of the yellow walls of the Xilingyuan, take a picture, leave your happy smile, the legendary Netflix attractions, the wind blowing in the wheat waves, but also to leave your swept body.
Lastly, provide a sunrise in Cangxi Village and a sunset in Cangshan Mountain. Look at the scenery, take pictures, in this wide world, will let you completely decompression at the same time, find the long lost self, renewed vigor.
2, Zhuhai Miaowan Island
Summer is coming, if you like the sea, if you want to find a place where you can escape.
So, there is a small island here in Guangdong, where there is the sea, beach, blue sky, white clouds and small mountains are still undeveloped, the landscape is ecological, such a small island, you will come?
Miaowan Island, located in the southeast of Zhuhai. It is one of the furthest islands from the coastline in Zhuhai's Wanshan Archipelago, which is also one of the most beautiful islands in Guangdong, beautiful enough to rival the Maldives.
The sea water on Miaowan Island is so clear that you can see the fine sand, conch and floating seaweed on the bottom of the sea at a glance.
The color of the water on Miaowan Island is very blue, from near to far, showing from turquoise to blue blue levels is enough to describe the aesthetic.
The sand on Miaowan Island is white, so white that it glows and will make you want to walk all the way along the coastline.
The island style of Miaowan Island is unique, with rich sea resources and rare red coral groups, you can have rich programs and fresh seafood while on a lazy vacation. Catch sea urchins, see jellyfish, snorkeling, barbecue at your choice.
Miaowan Island is small, with only a curved beach, a small village and a pier. When you set foot on the island, you have the illusion of being isolated from the rest of the world.
While some people have been visiting the island in recent years, it is still undeveloped and retains its most pristine aspect.
ps: Although Miaowan Island is very beautiful and ecological, but also because of the undeveloped, the transportation here is not very convenient, you need to charter a boat back and forth, and the price is not cheap, the island does not have electricity during the day, and there is only a bed and breakfast, so Miaowan Island is relatively suitable for those who want to get away from the world of decompression or outdoor players.
3, Pingtan, Fuzhou
Believe many friends, must have heard of the legendary "blue tears" and "fluorescent sea". It's like a mirage, but also like a fantastic spectacle.
If summer is the season to see the sea, the same blue sky is very pure, endless sea, why choose to come to Pingtan, Fuzhou?
It must be for the chance encounter with the blue tears that are romantic to the extreme.
In June and July every year, Pingtan "blue tears" appear more frequently in the season, in the clear night, the sea blowing southwest or northeast wind, if you walk on the beach, then there is a high probability that you will encounter enough to let you be amazed by the blue tears of a lifetime.
Blue tears, a kind of glowing fluorescent microorganisms in the sea, and the fluorescent sea is the sea's luminous algae by the role of external forces, resulting in a chemical reaction luminescence.
While Pingtan Island in Fuzhou has become a popular tourist attraction in recent years because of its blue tears, there are other places in Pingtan where you can relax.
If you choose to come to Pingtan Island in the summer, you can ride around the most beautiful island highway called "Kenting" during the day, blowing the sea breeze and enjoying the comfort brought by the beautiful scenery along the way, and then go to the Yangtze River Ao windmill field in the afternoon to wait for a sunset, and at night go to the Longwangtou Sea Fish Square to meet with the fluorescence of the sea with the blue romance.
4, the Forbidden City in Beijing
Have you ever wanted to go to the Forbidden City in Beijing to see a snow?
See a snow related to the red wall.
It is said that a night of snow, Xi'an into Chang'an, Nanjing for the Jinling, Beijing into Beiping, and the sky of flying snowflakes, so that the Forbidden City of the Forbidden City in seconds.
The snowy Beijing, so that the red walls, golden tiles, flying eaves and corners of the Forbidden City, more graceful and distant.
When the jeweled buildings, bronze lions and beasts of the spine of the above are full of snowflakes, standing quietly under the red wall, looking at the branches of the old trees, welcome to the air floating plum blossom dark fragrance, associated with the palace walls inside and outside, the ancient scene of the people today. Can not help but let you feel: 600 years of the Forbidden City has not changed.
Friends who want to enjoy the snow in the Forbidden City must pay close attention to the weather forecast, and it is best to book tickets online three days in advance. Avoid the Monday closing time, the Forbidden City opens at 8:30 a.m., remember to be early, so that you may be able to capture the empty snow scene.