Dali has abundant natural scenery which has allured many tourists from all over the world every day. The existing Dali Old Town (former Dali County), which was built during the Ming Dynasty (1368 --- 1644), boasts a magnificent city wall, ancient residential houses full of ethnical flavor, tranquil environment and blooming flowers in every windowsill and balcony. 19 peaks of Cangshan Mountain stand grandly while dark green Erhai Lake lies seductively. Butterfly Meet held in Butterfly Spring Park every year delivers to the distinctive Bai tradition. The cultural symbol of Dali City, Three Pagoda, can always be seen in any introduction materials of Dali. Huguo Lu in Dali Old City is now a place where foreign people gathered. A lot of restaurants, cafes, teahouses, and handicraft article shops add some exotic feelings to Dali City.
Most Bai people reside in Yunnan Province, others settle down in Guizhou, Sichuan and Hunan provinces. As an ancient ethnical group, Bai consists of many other nationalities from the past 3000 years, thus, Bai people are always open to outside cultures. The Bais have their own spoken language and use Chinese as their written language. In the past, the marriage of Bai people was arranged by parents just like Han people. But they would not live with their parents after their marriage if they had a younger brother. Parents lived with the youngest son or daughter and son-in-law if they had no son. Bai people are partial to tea that they drink a cup of tea soon after arising in the morning. Three Cups of Tea is the utmost etiquette to welcome guests. The first cup of tea is pure baked tea; the second will be added by some walnut seed, brown sugar and Rushan (a typical Yunnan snack which is made of milk and vinegar) and the third will be added by drops of honey and Chinese pepper.
Bai people like the color white very much. In the Dali region, men like to wear white coats with buttons down the front and white trousers, with colorful bags on the shoulder. Women prefer white clothing with blue trousers and embroidered shoes. Bai people believe in Buddhism as well as immortals, most of whom are legendary heroes. Esoteric Buddhism was introduced into Dali in late Tang Dynasty while after Yuan and Ming Dynasties, Zen Buddhism also spread in Dali. Thus, a lot of Buddhism temples scatter in Dali. March Street is a great festival of Bai people, which is held from March 15 to 20 (lunar calendar) to the west of Dali Old City. At that time, merchants from far or near will come to sell goods. Torch Festival, which is held every June 25, lunar calendar, is another big festival of Bai people. People hold torches and march in the files, thus a great harvest will come according to Bai people's belief.
As a well-known tourist site, Dali is convenient to get in and around. Flights from Kunming, Xishuangbannan, Guangzhou are available everyday. Trains and long-distance coaches can transfer passengers to Kunming, Lijiang, Zhongdian, etc easily. Buses, taxis and bicycles are good choices for visitors to get around Dali City for they are economic and flexible.
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