In 738 AD the Nanzhao Kingdom was established with Dali as its capital and covered a large area of Yunnan and northern Burma and parts of Sichuan and Guizhou. The kingdom survived almost 200 years, after several decades of chaos the Kingdom of Dali emerged in 937.
Erhai Lake and the wind power 洱海生活, 风力和太阳能是重要能源
People by the fishing village, washing dirt off vegetables before selling them in the market 洱海人家，市场早上一场，下午五六点一场，卖菜前菜民现在湖里把菜洗干净;
I've only seen this blue outside Beijing 晴空•春耕.
Dali Old Town is between Cangshan mountain and Erhai lake, known for its traditional architecture, minority cultures, embroidery and weeds (once, but no longer).
Spring festival performance in the town square, people watching, girls waiting 去双廊的路上经过马久邑村，正逢广场春节演出，围观村民，等待上台的舞者。
Local houses, new year traditions 白族民居, 春节习俗 - 长香和春联;
Embroidery& Indigo 古老的刺绣和近代扎染
The market - we missed the major market dates this time
One of the Bai delicacy was pig face sashimi 生猪头肉是白族特色菜之一，午餐看见每桌都有个拼盘，我也误点了，其实很新鲜很好吃，蘸酱把所有生肉味道都掩盖了，只是心理作用还是感觉怪怪.
This is the town where I saw kids running down a narrow street paved with large stones, dark clouds floating from nearby mountains, towards a 5-metre high ancient city wall, and I thought at that time, how beautiful. Reminds me of my childhood, that probably was my first travel, exact 10 years ago. I believe that is Yuanfen/Kama/destiny. 一些人，一些事，一些地方，注定你会遇到，似曾相识，有归属感，这就是缘分.
Shaxi, along the tea road 茶马古道上的沙溪