Dali Shopping, China Travel Guide

400 km away from Kunming, Dali is a famous historical and cultural city in China with beautiful natural scenery and colorful ethnic minority group customs. It was built during the Ming Dynasty. There are well-preserved traditional houses of the Bai Ethnic Group people. Walking in the city, you will enjoy many historical relics, ancient buildings and rich minority customs, such as the "Foreigners Street", the ancient Yuxi School, tea houses, antique shops, Chinese and Western restaurants.

Shopping:

Daily consumer goods should be bought in Xiaguan rather than in Dali,since there are no big department stores in the ancient town. The Dali Shopping Center on Jianshe Lu offers the best shopping in Xiaguan.

On the other hand, a trip to Dali (Gucheng) without bringing back any local and ethnic souvenirs is a trip wasted! Small souvenir shops cluster in Dali Gucheng on Bo´ai Lu, Huguo Lu,and Fuxing Lu. The ancient town of Dali is filled with interesting and ethnic shops to explore.

Also, every March around the 15th to the 21st on the Bai lunar calendar, the Bai people celebrate their annual March Fair . The festival is not only a gathering of merchants selling exotic local arts and crafts, but also an opportunity to witness the culture of the local Bai peoples. Even if you are not able make a trip during the festival, the regular Bazaars in Shaping and Wase are similar opportunities to see a local market with its myriad unique shopping opportunities.

12 Days Shangri-la Featured Ethnic Culture Tour

Tour Code: PC13

Price from: USD 1726

Trip Overview:
This two weeks featured tour will lead you to the "Shangri-La", the hidden paradise described by James Hilton in his novel Lost Horizon. This is the pure land of the Three River Intersection (Nu River, Lancang River and Jinsha River). It is a Shangri-La with a rarely well-preserved natural ecology, with simply and unsophisticated traditional folkways in the world. Travelers can simultaneously see the splendid canyon, towering snow capped mountains, the broad prairie and stunning scenery.

7 Days Kunming,Dali & Lijiang Highlight Tour

Tour Code: CPLJ05

Price from: USD 1011

Trip Overview:
This tour will take you to discover the beauty of Kunming, Dali and Lijiang. And you will have the chance to visit Green Lake Park, Three pagodas, Erhai Lake, Lijiang Old City & Black Dragon Pool, etc. Well you can enjoy the splendid natural sights and also enter the old city to know the local people´s life!

10 Days China Cultural and Nature Tour

Tour Code: PC16

Price from: USD 1803

Trip Overview:
This ten-day featured tour leads you to the beautiful city of Guilin and Shangri-La in Yunnan Province where some of the China´s most beautiful Rivers flow through. Guangxi and Yunnan are arguably China´s most beautiful provinces, rich in nature and culture they are the homes of many ethnic minorities and languages. On the tour expect to see the huge canyons and towering snow-capped mountains of Yunnan as well as lush tropical forests in Guilin and avant-garde architecture in Hong Kong.