Cang Shan Dali

... my town exploration I run into Tony again (also a Zhongdian connection from N's Lodge). This is the 4th time that we met, first in Yubong, which I can't remeber but he told me he met me there, then in Zhongdian, next in Lijiang and then again in Dali. Tony is one of the sweetest, nicest and funniest Chinese guy I have met in 3 years in China. He is originally from Anhui province but lives and works in Shanghai ...

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... in the town, we headed offf on a couple of mountain bikes to see how far we could make it around the lake, which is very big by the way. The plan was to stop off at a number of lakeside towns that held bustling markets and to end up on the opposite side, about 40km away by sundown, to stay at a hostel we had seen advertised. We started early and rode off in the blistering heat up the lakeside road north. Although there were lovely views across to the lake, the road was ...

... The Dali Folk Festival itself will run from April 10 to April 16. Ethnic musicians, dancers and performers from all over the region will be involved in over 100 performances. The festival coincides with Dali's Third Moon Market (三月街), with scores of shops selling food, handicrafts, traditional Chinese medicines and more. A small clutch of booths also have their own little side shows.

... have a car. I can give you a lift." "Oh! Are you the guy who put up that notice?" "Yes, I'm looking for two people. How about it?" I hummed and haard for a few moments. It would conveniently solve a few travel hassles. I pushed the trekking venture to the back of my mind. "Em...er...I suppose I could go with you. When are you going?" "On Monday. First I go to Dali and spend a night there. Would you like to come?" "I've already been there and ...

... at our hostel we made the decision to turn around and head back south, passed Lijiang and Tiger Leaping Gorge, to a place called Dali. Although I really wanted to see Deqing, I was happy to split up the 15 hour journey back to Kunming with a 3-day stopover along the way. Day 8 - Dali - Friday, December 5th We were up and at the bus station by 8am Friday morning and on our way back to Lijiang. We had spent less than 24 hours in Shangri-la but tried our ...

... most shocking part of the night was watching a French middle-aged couple, reclined on the couch, smoking something that wasn't Tobacco, with their nine year old son entertaining himself beside them! I chatted away t him in French for a while and established that they're here on holidays.. for a year! Poor kid! It was a bit of a battle to get a taxi, not for us, but there was shouting by the barman down the phone anyways! Stefan carried Louise to the taxi, in the true bride and ...

... Israeli students call him) declares that I am definitely a kung-fu (rather than tai chi, which is the other learning option). He's observation is made while couple of the other female students are "helping" me to do a split while lying on my back. My legs are stretched up and out in the air. It is a, hum, strange pose. Shimmi's observation has something to do either with my flexibility, or with the anger and pain in my eyes. I think it's the latter. Shimmi is ...

... charge was a staggering Y121 (about 9 pounds). There is also a large temple complex behind the pagodas which LP described as "nearly makes up for it". As this is sort of China's version of the Taj Mahal, I went in and took some photo's of the Pagodas along with a few Chinese tour parties. Today is Monday so it's quieter than the weekend. The central pagoda is some 70m high and has 16 tiers whilst the other two are smaller and tapper slightly to one side. I ...

... from me as Pops prepared me well) is hoodies and jeans. Hm. I am tempted to go into the town and buy a Bai costume or some sort of tye-die smock. Very flattering. After the flower show we went to have lunch away from "foreigner street" - a traditional dumpling restaurant. We had vegetable dumplings, pork dumplings and "pork balls with some soups inside". You get your own little dish of raw spring onion and chilli powder and seeds into ...