Xu Xiake (1586 - 1641) was China's first travel blogger. During the third lunar month in 1639 he travelled through Dali and recorded his experiences in his diary, posthumously published as 徐霞客游记. Is it still possible to retrace Xu's steps on the Dali plain?

Yunlong's famous bridges.

Mountain area north of Erhai.
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Yangmei Festival | 01 May |
| Benzhu Worship | 13 May |
| Mouding March Fair | 14 May |
| Yi Costume Festival | 14 May |
| Master Earth | 14 May |
| Baimakou Village Festival | 14 May |
| Donghuangdadi Birthday | 14 May |
| Beggars' Convention | 14 May |
| Rice Transplanting | 15 May |
| Benzhu Worship | 15 May |
| New Moon Ritual | 17 May |
| Damo Temple Fair | 17 May |
| Kunming | 昆明 |
|---|---|
| Tuanjie | 团结 |
| Dali | 大理 |
|---|---|
| Duomei | 朵美 |
| Nanxin | 南新 |
| Junhua | 均化 |
| Yangcen | 羊岑 |
| Niujie | 牛街 |
| Shuixie | 水泄 |
| Maidi | 脉地 |
| Gudi | 古底 |
| Yinqiao | 银桥 |
| Liuhe | 六合 |
| Heqing | 鹤庆县 |
| Taiyi | 太邑彝族乡 |
| Qiaohou | 乔后 |
| Daying | 大营 |
| Gonglang | 公郎镇 |
| 太和社区 | |
| 前所 | |
| Midian | 米甸镇 |
| 云南驿村 | |
| 西庄 | |
| Qiaodian | 乔甸镇 |
| 寅街村 | |
| 鲁庄 |
| Xishuangbanna | 西双版纳 |
|---|---|
| Xiding | 西定哈尼族乡 |
| Honghe | 红河 |
|---|---|
| Dianwei | 甸尾乡 |
| Majie | 马街 |
| Heping | 和平乡 |
| Lvchun | 绿春县 |
| Nanke | 南科 |
| Xinjie | 新街 |
| Jinping | 金平苗族瑶族傣族自治县 |
| Baixian | 白显 |
| Mengqiao | 勐桥乡 |
| Wenshan | 文山 |
|---|---|
| Pingzhai | 平寨乡 |
| Banggu | 蚌谷乡 |
| Muyang | 木央镇 |
| Nanping (Majie) | 南屏镇 (马街) |
| Baoshan | 保山市 |
|---|---|
| Xiaopingtian | 小平田 |
| Wama | 瓦马彝族白族乡 |
| Tengchong | 腾冲县 |
| Zhaotong | 昭通 |
|---|---|
| Shuanghe | 双河 |
| Diqing | 迪庆 |
|---|---|
| Zhonglu | 中路 |