Dali Travel Guide

Dali (Chinese: 大理; Hanyu Pinyin: Dàlĭ; Bai: Darl•lit; Hani: Dafli) is a city in Yunnan province in the south 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 the Bai and Yi minorities. It is also the capital of the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture (Chinese: Dàlǐ Báizú zìzhìzhōu 大理白族自治州; Bai: Darl•lit Baif•cuf zirl•zirl•zox). 

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, who come to gawk at the foreigners. There are also multiple "coffee shops", such as those in Amsterdam, where foreigners smoke marijuana that grows in the hills surrounding the town. This has caused some tourists to have an extended stay in this beautiful old town.

History: The capital of Nanzhao State; the political, cultural and economical center of Yunnan in the ancient history

Climatic Features: sub-tropical monsoon climate with annual frost-free of 230 days, and sunlight of 2276.6 hours, not much difference between 4 reasons

Average Temperature: 15.1C
Rainfall: annual rainfall of 1078.9mm

Mountains: Western Hills

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