East Gate of Old Dali

The walls are not all there and have been highly restored but they still give a pretty good idea of what Old Dali was like. All four gates are still in use: East, West, North and South. Great naming conventions

National Holiday Week 2010 - Dali

October 25th 2010
Off to Dali After our final breakfast at the House of Tibet, our friendly bellman carted our bags to the edge of the pedestrian way and sent us on a cab ride to the bus station. We had bought tickets at the hotel but deciding what bus to get on was a bit of a challenge. Some friendly passengers looked at our tickets and pointed to one of the many buses available. To our relief, an attend ... read more

Asia » China » Yunnan » Dali

For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more

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