Hongyuan Fitness Center-Dali

... big feast, open to everyone who happens to come by, of raw pork and all kinds of veggies, cooked, raw or pickled. The villagers told us that in the evening there will be a big cook-out and everyone is invited to join, for free. The women made some wickedly delicious potatoes which I will have to try one day. We continued to wander around and investigated someones garden when the owner came out smoking his bamboo pipe and invited us to come and sit ...

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... wasnt to keen, I dont think there were many days when it hard to cary 13 stone plus on its back, its was much more interestied in eating and if that became to much, standing perfectly still and trying to lick my foot, meanwhile xi's hourse wa bounding up the mountain as if there was noone on its back at all. My hourse was also scared of bags, things didnt look good, I was scared of my hourse and it was scared of me!

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Have you ever heard about Mt. Cangshan in Dali City in Yunnan Province? Flower enthusiasts or 'green thumbs' may be familiar with this mountain because of the beautiful azalea flowers grown here. Mt. Cangshan, also called Diancang Mountain, was once named Xiongcang Mountain and in ancient times was called Lingjiu Mountain. Mt. Cangshan ...

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... is amazing! If you are headed to Yunnan, make sure to see it. UPDATE: I finally conquered the internet here and we have a connection in Shangqing. The pictures and stories have been added. Remember to click on the thumbnail of the picture to get the full size and my comments on each picture. The blog covers the last week or two of my time in China.

... hotel, The Jade Emu Guesthouse in Old Dali. New Dali is just like pretty much the rest of China, and it's surprisingly big - but it's the Old Town that all of us foreigners want to go see, hence the glut of accommodation and restaurants that cater to foreign tourist needs. Our cabbie eventually manages to find our hotel, which is fairly new and not one he actually knew the location of despite having assured us otherwise, and somewhere along the way our cab fare doubled ...

... an atmosphere of the times when this place was the center of power in Yunnan.The ethnic minority that lives around lake Erhai, is the Bai people who number about 1.5 million! The "Jade Emu" is a new guesthouse, put up by Dave from "down under" and his charming chinese girlfriend! A wonderful place to relax a few days in Dali, the rooms are excellent value (I guess the best I ...

... into one of the many courtyards. The heating worked, and there was plenty of hot water! Dali is a beautiful city, with snow capped mountains on the one side and Er Hai lake on the other. The first day we just spent walking around and seeing what there was to see, getting Cherry over her stomach upset with the absolutely fantastic yoghurt one could buy on the street there in glass bottles for 5 yuan. It was thick ...

... pretty. The village also holds a celebration ceremony in its random sports hall. It was packed with Bai and very atmospheric. We watched thier traditional dances for a while but we had already seen them on their rehearsal from last nite and we still had our performance to plan! We had to perform in a welcome party in the leaders house to introduce oursaelves officially to the village. As you can imagine this isn't a very english tradition and ideas where short. In desperation ...