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| Two old chinese towns in Yun'nan Province, China.Which one is preserved better? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
roundtraveller lee shope Post Count: 1 Msg: #1 1534 days ago, September 21st 2005 | Next month, i am going to china, and will spend two days in Yun'nan provinve, a little bit short a time,so, I can only choose one between Li'Jiang and Da'Li. Any suggestions? BTW, is there any phone rental agencies availble in China?I want to rent one. | Thanks [Edited: 02:13 - roundtraveller - Grammmer mistake] david668811 david simith Post Count: 2 Msg: #2 1534 days ago, September 21st 2005 | i suggest you also go to guilin, china as well, which is just about one hour flight from Da'Li, its scenery is matchless, you can log on our website to have a look, we can also arrange around china tour. | <snip> <snip> [Edited: 00:57 - Jo Trouble - url and contact details removed. For advertising on TravelBlog see http://www.travelblog.org/advertising.html] thornbird Terresa Leo Post Count: 1 Msg: #3 1533 days ago, September 21st 2005 | Go to Li'Jiang! Forget Da'Li. I do think Da'Li is just the copy of Li'Jiang. Li'Jiang is a absolute chinese town that has escaped the bulldozers, with watermeanders throughout the whole town. Also, you can buy incredible arts and crafts in shops there, all very odd and interesting.As for the phone rent, i would suggest you one agency I once used,www.tourfone.com, just order on line, and you will get the phone in your hotel, also the price is not as high as US phone rental companies.So, not bad! | [Edited: 23:49 - thornbird - grammer mistake] deleted_92303 deleted_92303 Post Count: 6 Msg: #4 441 days ago, September 18th 2008 | Sure Lijiang is far more better than Dali. | the most attractive points in Lijiang" Lijiang Ols Town, Lijiang Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Tiger Leaping Gorge Naxi Orchestral and dance Black Dragon Pool <snip> [Edited: 13:45 - Mell - Removed promotion.] sxg Tony Post Count: 39 Msg: #5 435 days ago, September 24th 2008 | I would agree that Lijiang is the better preserved town. It is a World Heritage site, but I was also very impressed with Dali. If you must choose one, I guess it would have to be Lijiang, but I liked the quietness of Dali also. Yunnan Province is just beautiful! Yes, Guilin is wonderful also. If you end up in Lijiang, do stay mostly in the Old Town. It is the most charming part. Visit the places listed above my post. Everything is easily walkable and you can see it all in the two days. Enjoy! |  NicholasFindley Nick Findley Post Count: 5 Msg: #6 429 days ago, September 30th 2008 | Lijiang is awesome. Dali is good but compared to Lijiang no where near as good. Lijiang is in the World Heritage site and now there is a new tax for everyone who stays there, very annoying. Some hostels charge and some don't. | P.s. check ahead if the Black Dragon Pool actually has water in it. Otherwise it is really dissapointing. sxg Tony Post Count: 39 Msg: #7 429 days ago, September 30th 2008 | Black Dragon Pool might not have water in it? Why? We are planning on going back soon? Black Dragon Pool os awesome with the view of the mountain in the background! The view from the highest point in the Old City is also. | NicholasFindley Nick Findley Post Count: 5 Msg: #8 429 days ago, September 30th 2008 | my friends went and said there was no water in it because it had dried up, so they advised us not to go because it was a big dissapointment but this was in the month of july, so there might be water in it now come october. |  SF Girl C.F. Post Count: 12 Msg: #9 427 days ago, October 2nd 2008 | I really enjoyed both Dali and Lijiang. I thought Dali was quite charming: Dali: Take Two! | http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/China/Yunnan/Dali/blog-214494.html  candyxue Xue Fei Post Count: 2 Msg: #10 425 days ago, October 4th 2008 | I have been to both of them. In my oppinion, Lijiang is more popular than Dali.Undoubtedly,Nov. is really the best season in the whole year to visit Lijiang. You would see the top of Yulong snow-mountain when you stand in the city, blue sky, white snow mountain,gorgeous! Dali has a long history, and the scenery is good either. Cangshan, Erhai, Three Towers in Chongsheng Trmple are the famous scenic spots. Dali and Lijiang both have the same characteristics, they all have an ancient town in the city, you would relax yourself and buy some souvenirs and special products there.But the ancient town in Lijiang is larger and more popular than Dali, more and more foreigners like there. | So, that is my experience, I'm sorry about saying which is the best place to visit, because I like both! [Edited: 11:25 - candyxue ]  aspiringnomad Jason Post Count: 66 Msg: #11 401 days ago, October 28th 2008 | Lijiang is better preserved and more aesthetically beautiful, but is it more authentic? | Going Live in China  Mell Mell Post Count: 14078 Msg: #12 399 days ago, October 30th 2008 | Moderator comment: I deleted one post. Please avoid posting SPAM. Mel | Rishon Rishon Zhu Post Count: 15 Msg: #13 398 days ago, October 31st 2008 | Lijiang is better than Dali to some extent | deleted_92303 deleted_92303 Post Count: 6 Msg: #14 393 days ago, November 5th 2008 | Ok, Lijiang is famous for the Naxi ethnic culture and Lijiang Old Town. Lijiang Old Town is best reserved by the goverment, you can enjoy Naxi people life in the old town,but in Dali, the Dali Old Town is not worthy to visit. Some torist skip Dali and Kunming, and they take much time in Lijiang and Shangri La, Tiger Leaping Gorge. | sxg Tony Post Count: 39 Msg: #15 387 days ago, November 11th 2008 | We liked both. The most memorable thing we did was go cormorant fishing in Dali. We thought it might be a scam for tourists, but it turned out to be wonderful! They were just a family that was making a little money by taking people out. We loved Lijiang also. We tried to find the quieter streets and less traveled areas in both. | sotonblue John Hazlewood Post Count: 10 Msg: #16 387 days ago, November 11th 2008 | Is it easy to get on a tour of Tiger Leaping Gorge from Lijiang? Or is it well marked enough and quite touristy so it would be easy to hike alone? | Rishon Rishon Zhu Post Count: 15 Msg: #17 386 days ago, November 12th 2008 | I personally prefer the environmentally-friendly area, rather than Dali or Kunming | chinaclimber climbdali Post Count: 1 Msg: #18 51 days ago, October 13th 2009 | There is now comparison between LiJiang and Dali. LiJiang is a giant shopping mall, which exists solely for the benefit of tourism, and is completely devoid of all character. Dali, in contrast, is a "real" town, with world-class outdoor activities. You can hike the cangshan mountains, kayak in erhai lake, and now <snip>rock climb with a club that just set up in dali. | [Edited: 06:34 - Mell ] Number of Users: 13 | Number of Posts: 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
