Slideshows Yunnan
Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture 大理白族自治州

An old cliff temple along the old trade route from Shunning 顺宁 to Menghua 蒙化, which Xu Xiake 徐霞客 visited almost 400 years ago.

Lingjiu Temple near Fengyu is said to date back to Nanzhao, but the current structures are from the Qing Dynasty

The annual Bai Raosanling is one of the wildest temple fairs in the province.

Some Bai from Heqing county 鹤庆县 at a festival near Liuhe 六合

A small Yi group in Heqing County with distinctive dress.

The wetlands in the quiet Fengyu Basin 凤羽坝子 are slowly being restored as a tourist attraction.

An old water-powered rice mill is still in operation near Fengyu 凤羽 in Eryuan county 洱源县.

Fishermen set out on Erhai during the short official fishing season.

The wetlands of Erhai are best preserved on the northern end of the lake.

When Xu Xiake, the Ming traveller, was on Chickenfoot Mountain in 1639, he stayed at Xitan Temple. The temple was destroyed during the Cultural Revolution and has not been rebuilt.

The "Eco-Corridor" created around Lake Erhai has transformed the lake into a major tourist destination.

Yang Ling 杨铃, a carpenter from Zhoucheng 周城 north of Dali, shows off his skills.