Compared with Dali, I recommend visiting Shiping Ancient Town to bask in the sun in winter.

Shiping tofu may be more famous than the city itself. But when I arrived at the ancient city of Shiping, I found that 🛕The ancient buildings in the ancient city are well preserved. The degree of commercialization is much less than that of Jianshui, and there are basically no tourists. ☺️The residents in the ancient city are still locals and are very friendly. Will take the initiative to say hello and smile, The experience is particularly good. No wonder this place was in the Ming Dynasty During this year's Spring Festival, the temperature here is still around 10-23 degrees. It is one of the options for reverse travel during the Spring Festival. - ♦️Transportation: 🚗You can drive from Kunming. It takes about 3 hours to get there by highway at 237km. You can also take the train to Jianshui (49km from Shiping) Then take the shuttle bus to arrive. - ♦️Due to the small number of tourists, Accommodation near the ancient city is very cheap. You can find accommodation in Dali for more than 300 yuan for 100-150 yuan. The grilled tofu is very cheap all over the street. Various barbecues and cold rice rolls are also delicious. - ♦️Attractions in the ancient city: ⛩️Shiping Confucian Temple, 🛤️Shiping Railway Station, an ancient French building, There are still narrow-gauge tourist trains running to and from Jianshui. (Very slow, tickets start from 114, but it attracts railway enthusiasts) 🏛️Shiping No.1 Middle School (exterior) built in Mingge, 🏠Yuan Jiagu’s former residence. ⛩️Guangyin Temple, the carvings are very exquisite. 🏛️These attractions in Shiping are still free! - ♦️Self-driving attractions outside the ancient city: ⛩️Zhengying Ancient Village was built in the Ming Dynasty and is densely populated with ancient buildings. ⛩️Come to Heting and you can climb up to see Yilong Lake 🌊Yilon Lake, cycling and running around the lake is very comfortable