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Romance in Dali

**🔥 Why is Dali all the rage on social media?** ✔️ Erhai Lake glass boat floating photos|✔️ Xizhou rice paddy field comic filter ✔️ Fairy-tale homestays at the foot of Cangshan Mountain|✔️ RMB 20 per person to eat your fill at the Ancient City Night Market --- **📸 5 must-visit fairy-tale scenes** 1️⃣ **Panxi Village S-bend** 🌅 Recommended arrival time: 7:00! Enjoy the coastline in the morning mist, rent a bicycle (RMB 15/day) and take photos like those in Someday or One Day 📍 Navigation: Erduo Homestay (photo spot on the second-floor terrace) 2️⃣ **Xizhou Ancient Town** 🌾 After taking photos at the Corner Building, head straight to the yellow-walled rice fields! Golden in September/green in April, paired with the rice field viewing spot of "Zhou Coffee" is absolutely beautiful 🍜 Must-eat: Fuxing Posu Baba (savory + rose sauce combo) 3️⃣ **Shuanglang Fu Shi Seaview Restaurant** 💎 Yang Yang's photo spot! Minimum spend of RMB 68 to get a sparkling sea view blockbuster, the light is softest during afternoon tea 4️⃣ **Zhemo Mountain** 🚗 Chartered car for 1.5 hours to reach "Dali City of Philharmonic", take photos of the city night scene + windmill silhouette when the lights are on after 18:30 5️⃣ **Dali Bed Sheet Factory Art Zone** 🎨 Weekend limited art market! Find handmade tie-dye, listen to Bai grandmothers sing folk songs (30% cheaper than the ancient city shops) --- **🍜 Local's secret food map** ▪️ **North Gate Vegetable Market** ⏰ Before 8:00: Xidou powder + fried dough sticks, RMB 3/bowl of rose jelly ▪️ **Wase Caixiangyuan** 🐟 Quick-fried kidney slices + chopped pepper fish head! RMB 40 per person for this twenty-year-old shop ▪️ **Late Night Canteen** 🍢 Barbecue stalls in the alleys of Renmin Road, secret roasted milk fan with condensed milk --- **🚗 Transportation anti-scam guide** ✅ It is recommended to charter a car around Erhai Lake (RMB 300/day), which is more worry-free than renting a car ❌ Don't believe the villagers who "take you shortcuts"! Go to Luwo Mountain and directly navigate to "Luwo Mountain Ruins" ⚠️ To watch the sunrise at Longkan Pier, arrive before 6:00, and take a taxi to "Sunshine Convenience Store" --- **🏠 Stay in a homestay in the scenery** 💫 **Haidong District**: Mingyue Songjian (180° suspended sea view terrace) 💰 Save money and choose: Dali Ancient City "Mao San Homestay", RMB 80+ per person, you can overlook Cangshan Mountain from the top floor --- **📅 Avoid crowded itinerary** DAY1: West Erhai Lake Line 7:00 Panxi Village → 10:00 Lang Bridge → 13:00 Xizhou → 17:00 Zhoucheng Tie-dye Experience DAY2: East Erhai Lake Line 10:00 Shuanglang → 15:00 Wase Pier → 18:00 Zhemo Mountain DAY3: Dali Ancient City + Niche Play 9:00 North Gate Vegetable Market → 11:00 Jizhao Nunnery for vegetarian food → 16:00 Bed Sheet Factory Taobao --- **💡 Must-see Tips Before the Trip** ▪️ Sun protection! Dali's ultraviolet rays can peel your skin in 1 day ▪️ March Street Market (2nd/9th day of each lunar month) is half the price of the ancient city ▪️ If you want to take ethnic portrait photos, just rent clothes (RMB 80/day) and take them yourself for a more natural look --- **✨ Copywriting weapon** "In Dali, even the wind is free—— It blows through the snow of the nineteen peaks of Cangshan Mountain, Brushing the ripples of Erhai Lake at five in the morning, Finally stopping at your fingertips holding a coffee cup." 👉 Click to save this "Dali Relaxation Guide" and go on a romantic date this summer!
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Posted: Apr 9, 2025
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