Snake-bone Tower

Snake-bone Tower or Buddhist Picture Tower is on the east slope of Xieyang Peak of Cangshan Mountains, 11 kilometers south of ancient city of Dali, 800 meters right of the highway and three kilometers from Dali Citys proper. This hollow brick square tower is 30.7 meters high and has 13 eaves. Its architectural style is similar to that of the largest pagoda at Chongsheng Temple and was built in 836, the first year of the reign of the Tang Dynasty Emperor Kaicheng.

The 7-dragon-girl Pool

The 7-Dragon-Girl Pool is located on the Black Dragon Stream between the Dragon Spring and the Yuju Peak in the Cang Mountains of Dali, Yunnan Province. It become a rare scenic spot in the Cang Er Scenic Zone, due to its hanging rocks covering one on the another, its streams flowing into a waterfall and falling down into a pool. Going up along the streams, you can see the 7 Dragon-Girl Pools of the different natures lined one by one. The lowest one the No.1 Dragon-Girl Pool and the top one is the No.7 Dragon-Girl Pool. They are separated with an average distance between them of about 500 meters. While you are looking down from the top, you can hear the sound of the gushing springs which sounds like thunder, and you can enjoy a unique pleasure.

Butterfly Spring Park

Butterfly Spring is at the foot of Yunlong Peak in Cangshan Mountains, 30 kilometers north of the ancient city of Dali. The clean spring water squeezes its way out of sand and pebbles at the bottom of a 50-square-meter pond. The pond is circled by marble rails. Above the rail, there are three marble rocks. On them are three Chinese characters reading "Butterfly Spring" in famous modern writer Guo Moruo's calligraphy. Around the pond are tall trees. In summer, these trees blossom and attract flocks of butter flies, and hence are called "Butterfly Trees." In the middle of the fourth lunar month, the scene is particularly attractive, and the Butterfly Spring Festival is held on the 15th day of the fourth lunar month each year Butterfly Spring is a famous tourist attraction.

The Gantong Temple

The Gantong Temple, or Tangshan Temple, is on the southern slope of Shengying Peak in the Cangshan Mountains, five kilometers south of the ancient city of Dali. The temple faces Erhai Lake, with its back to the snow-covered Cangshan Mountains in the south. It was built in the early years of the State of Nanzhao (early ninth century). It is composed of the Main Court and the Great Hall to the west of the Court. To the left of the front of the Hall is a bronze bell weighing hundreds of kilograms and to the right there was originally a big drum with a diameter of nearly two meters. But the drum no longer survives. The temple is appreciated as the foremost in Southwest China for its quiet environment, imposing halls and numerous ceremonies.

The Divine Temple

The Divine Temple is located on Zhonghe Peak in the Cangshan Mountains to the west of Dali. It was where the Tang envoy Cui Zuoshi discussed forming an alliance with the King of Nanzhao, Yi Maoxun, in 794, the 10th year of the reign of the Tang Dynasty Emperor Zhengyuan after the Battle of Tianbao. The environment here is charming and beautiful. The main hall of the temple has a magnificent system of brackets and flying eaves.

(Source: cits.net)

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