Dali ancient city

Dali is 2025m above sea level. The weather is very dry and semi desert like. some of my group even got nose bleed due to the super dry weather.





This is taken in front of the city gate:



This city gate wall is 2000 years old.


This is how the old ancient town looks like. I love that crystal clear river



Dali's people are very talented with handicrafts and metal works like doing silver things







Another part of the ancient city with lots of local handicrafts like scarfs, gloves, tea shops , silverware.




Most of the folks in Dali are Bai ethnic group with their distinctive white colour house









Our Dali local tour guide ( Siaw Ping) who is also the Bai ethnic group so her dress is white in colour too.



This is where we eat our lunch at one of the Bai's ethnic village:



Very antique stool with fine craftworks:





Our lunch:



The rich cheesey taste keropok