Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture

Old City gate

Night View of Dali Ancient Walled Downtown

The Three Pagodas of Chong Sheng Temple

Dali (Chinese: 大理; Pinyin: Dàlĭ; Bai: Darl•lit) is a city in Yunnan province in the south of the People's Republic of China, located on a fertile plateau between the Cangshan mountains to the west and Erhai lake to the east. It has traditionally been settled by Bai and Yi minority. It is also the capital of the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture (Chinese: Dàlǐ Báizú zìzhìzhōu 大理白族自治州; Bai: Darl•lit Baif•cuf zirl•zirl•zox). Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x728, 85 KB) Summary Author: Jian Qiu Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x728, 85 KB) Summary Author: Jian Qiu Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: 汉语拼音; Traditional Chinese: 漢語拼音; Hanyu Pinyin: , lit. ... Yunnan (Simplified Chinese: 云南; Traditional Chinese: 雲南; Hanyu pinyin: ) is a province of the Peoples Republic of China, located in the far southwestern corner of the country. ... Erhai Lake is a lake in the Chinese province of Yunnan. ... Bamileke languages (ISO 639 alpha-3, bai) Baccalaureus in Arte Ingeniaria Band Aid (band) BAI - Soviet early armoured car, predecessor of BA-6 Banco Africano de Investimentos, present in List of Angolan companies BAI the official name of ferry company Brittany Ferries This page concerning a three-letter acronym or... The Yi people (own name in the Cool Mountain dialect: ꆈꌠ, official transcription: Nuosu, IPA: [nɔ̄sÅ«]; Chinese: 彝族, Pinyin: Yìzú; the older name Lolo is now considered derogatory in China, though used officially in Vietnam as Lô Lô) are a modern ethnic group in China and Vietnam. ... Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture (simplified Chinese: 大理白族自治州; pinyin: Dàlǐ Báizú Zìzhìzhōu; Bai: Darl•lit Baif•cuf zirl•zirl•zox) is an autonomous prefecture of Yunnan. ...

History

Dali is the ancient capital of both the Bai kingdom Nanzhao, which flourished in the area during the 8th and 9th centuries, and the Kingdom of Dali, which reigned from 937-1253. Dali was also the center of the Panthay Rebellion from 1856 - 1863. Bamileke languages (ISO 639 alpha-3, bai) Baccalaureus in Arte Ingeniaria Band Aid (band) BAI - Soviet early armoured car, predecessor of BA-6 Banco Africano de Investimentos, present in List of Angolan companies BAI the official name of ferry company Brittany Ferries This page concerning a three-letter acronym or... Nanzhao (Traditional Chinese: 南詔, Simplified Chinese: 南诏, pinyin: Nánzhāo, Alternate spellings: Nanchao, Nan Chao) was a Bai kingdom that flourished in East Asia during the 8th and 9th centuries. ... 8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. ... 9 (nine) is the natural number following 8 and preceding 10. ... Dali (大理 pinyin: Dàlǐ) was a Bai kingdom centered in what is now Yunnan Province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Events Athelstan wins the Battle of Brunanburh September 21 - Magdeburg is now the capital of the Holy Roman Empire, after a Diet held by Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor Births Duke William IV of Aquitaine (d. ... For broader historical context, see 1250s and 13th century. ... The Panthay Rebellion (known in Chinese as the Du Wenxiu Qiyi 杜文秀起义 (1856 - 1873) was a separatist movement of the Hui people, Chinese Muslims, against the imperial Qing Dynasty in southwestern Yunnan Province, China. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar). ...

Dali is also famous for the many types of marble it produces, which are used primarily in construction and for decorative objects. In fact, Dali is so famous for the stone that the name of marble in Chinese is literally "Dali Stone" (Chinese 大理石 pinyin dali shi). Venus de Milo, front. ... Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: 汉语拼音; Traditional Chinese: 漢語拼音; Hanyu Pinyin: , lit. ...

Dali is now a major tourist destination, along with LiJiang, for tourists from both within and outside China.

Culture

• Third Month Fair (Sanyue Jie)

Sites of interest

Dali is one of Yunnan's most popular tourist destinations, both for its historic sites and the "Foreigners' Street" that features western-style food, music, and English-speaking business owners, making it popular among both western and Chinese tourists, who come to gawk at the foreigners.

• Dali museum
• Chong Sheng Temple
  • Guanyin Palace of Copper Rain (rebuilt in 1999)
  • Jianji Great Bell of Nanzhao (recast in 1997)
  • Three Pagodas
  • Surrealist Group

1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Three Pagodas is one of the famous places of interest in China. ...

Economy

• Marble (Dali Stone)
• Tea

Venus de Milo, front. ... Tea leaves in a gaiwan. ...

Transportation

• Freeway between Dali and Chuxiong
• Railway between Dali and Guangtong
• Dali Airport

See also

• Bai ethnic group
• Nanzhao

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External links

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Dali, Yunnan

• Dali Government site
• Dali in Google Map
• Dali Marble Artifact
• Dali News and Information Network
• Travel guide to Dali, Yunnan province from Wikitravel