Sites of Interest
Dali is one of Yunnan's most popular tourist destinations, both for its historic sites and the "Foreigners' Street" that features western-style food, music, and English-speaking business owners, making it popular among both western and Chinese tourists.
- Dali museum
- Chong Sheng Temple
- Guanyin Palace of Copper Rain (rebuilt in 1999)
- Jianji Great Bell of Nanzhao (recast in 1997)
- Three Pagodas
- Butterfly Spring
- Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils film city
- Shaxi, Yunnan: a historical town in Jianchuan County on the ancient tea route
- Shuang lang: on the opposite side of the lake, a small fishing village where the guesthouse owners of Dali come to take a break of the busy life in Dali.
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