Dali, Yunnan Province

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Dali (大理) is a city in Yunnan province in the south of the People\'s Republic of China, located on a fertile plateau between the Cangshan mountains to the west and Erhai lake to the east. It has traditionally been settled by Bai and Yi minority.
History
, U, I8 d* ~2 H4 nDali is the ancient capital of both the Bai kingdom Nanzhao, which flourished in the area during the 8th and 9th centuries, and the Kingdom of Dali, which reigned from 937-1253. Dali was also the center of the Panthay Rebellion from 1856 - 1863. Dali is also famous for the many types of marble it produces, which are used primarily in construction and for decorative objects. In fact, Dali is so famous for the stone that marble\'s name in Chinese is literally \"Dali Stone\" (Chinese 大理石 pinyin dali shi).
Geography
9 T" N& @& |# A; K: d  KDali lies in north-western Yunnan, 420 km from Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province. It is located on the shore of Erhai lake (1,972 m above sea level) at the foot of the Cangshan Mountain range at an averave height of 2,090 m. Towering over Dali is the Congshan mountain range with 19 peaks and a maximum hight of 4,122 m. Dali\'s climate is mild, with an average temperature of 24 C in the summer and 11 C in the winter. It does occasionally get cold in the winter nights, but the temperature rarely goes below zero. If you travel in winter, keep in mind that few hotels below 3*** rating have heating or air-conditioning in Yunnan, and warm clothing is imperative.
Tourism
Dali is one of Yunnan\'s most popular tourist destinations, both for its historic sites and its marijuana, which grows wild along the nearby mountains of Cangshan.
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; e* C% Y* \$ ?3 F3 V: b, s% p" FGuanyin Palace of Copper Rain (rebuilt in 1999)
( g$ r" a. ~/ I  I6 a& Q$ HJianji Great Bell of Nanzhao (recast in 1997)
Three Pagodas
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For tourists, a wide variety of hotels is available in Dali and most accept foreign guests. The average charge for a bed in a dormitory-style room is around Y30 per night for clean and well-maintained guesthouses, Y40 - 70 for a room without private bathroom, and hotel rooms with private bathroom normally start at around Y100 during the off-peak season. During the many local festivals with thousands of visitors from around Yunnan, hotel rates frequently skyrocket to 2 - 5 times these prices, so it is a good and very money-saving idea to check ahead whether there will be a festival during your stay. Most hotel rooms are cheaper if booked through a travel agent or one of the room touts who can be found at the bus station and in the city center. Note that you will need to bargain for everything, as initially quoted prices are almost always negotiable. For longer stays, you should get at least 20% discount, often more. If you can\'t find a reasonable hotel or don\'t speak Chinese, you can find a language school with English and German staff at www..dalichinesecollege.org, who also have 2** hotel rooms with private bathroom starting at Y80 - 120 available at most times.

Tours
Dali is a histric walled city with only around 70,000 residents, and is small enough to discover on foot or by bike. The most famous sight are the \"Three Pagodas\" dating back to the Tang Dynasty (10th century), some of the oldest standing structures in southern China. The tourist site around the Pagodas, including Chongsheng Temple, is pleasant, but also has an exceedingly high entry fee of Y65 - for comparison, the Forbidden City in Beijing has an entry fee of only Y20! The best time to visit is early in the morning, before Chinese tour groups arrive, and in the sunset, when the Pagodas look spectacular with Mt. Cangshan in the background.
Climbimg Mt. Cangshan on foot requires reasonably good condition and may take more than one day if you want to explore the temples on the mountain. There is no easily recognizable way to the top, however, many small roads go towards the mountain and you can continue along small paths up to around 3,200 m height, where you will meet a large number of tourists who cheated and took the recently installed lift (Y70 - 85 depending on time). Fortunately, few make their way on along the paths that lead as far as Xiaguan, from where you can return by bus (No. 4 or 6) to Dali.
$ z7 p; E, O1 ]% }7 gThe many amusement parks along the Erhai Lake shore in Xiaguan (a.k.a. Dali Shi) are probably not on the list of sights foreign tourists would like to enjoy, as most were constructed during the last decade and all feature thousands of group tours, which most Westerners prefer to avoid.
/ l6 h3 \3 q1 sThere used to be very cheap and somewhat older ferries on Erhai Lake, but regrettably many have now been replaced by modern tour boats, which can be surprisingly expensive. If you would like to make a trip to the island of Erhai Lake or go the the other shore, look out for travel agencies and ticket touts in Dali, who will often advertise in English and offer economic tours with older boats.
6 D8 e8 ]) Q& m6 hFurther destinations within a few driving hours from Dali are the historic town Lijiang, Zhongdian / Shangri-la, and the mainly Tibetan Deqin Prefecture. Please note that while close to Tibet, you can not legally travel to Tibet from Yunnan, even if you hanve a travel permit (in this case you\'ll normally need to fly from Chengdu).