20050702 CHINA - Da Li

 

 

20050702CHINA - Da Li

Came to Da Li, partly because it was in the midway to Li Jiang, and partly because of the depicts of Da Li Empire in 天龙八部. The foods are exotic, fresh and cheap! Cang Shan Mountain hiking is fun, you must be brave to climb on the half-meter width staircase to the Dragon-Eye Cave with sheer cliff exposed on one side, without any handrail. The round lake tour provides good opportunity to see the ordinary life. Da Li old town has lost its original ambience, replaced with the chaotic tourist scenes. The city wall remains sturdy.

 

Old city tourists area

Fresh exotic local food – the clamps, snails and the tiny crabs are collected from the stream

Church in Chinese ancient architecture

Er hai lake

On her left is sheer cliff, a real scary climb

Can you see me waving?

3 pagodas

Posing like serious man, in Yan Jia Da Yuan

Sha Ping market, my favourite dessert

Piglets for sales…  thinking of roast piglet? Delicious but cruel?

Wet market

What makes Mei Yin laughing loud?

Discarded boats in Shuang Lang

Kid with traditional dress

A view of the village

 

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