Kunming - Dali

4th day – afternoon - Dali



We started our journey to Dali just after lunch by coach. The whole journey took about 4 ½ hours. “Xiao He” did not follow us to Dali. Without him the whole journey was so quiet and boring. Everybody missed him a lot.

Dali in northwest Yunnan is a famous historical and cultural city of China and a national scenic zone. Dali is a major habitat for the ethnic Bai people, whose folkways are at once time-honoured and distinctive. The ancient city of Dali was first built during the early Ming; today only two city gate-towers are still there. The dwellings of the Bai people, however, are in perfect condition. The Bai is a tribe that loves flowers and likes white colour.

Traditional Chinese Medicine Whole Sale Market

27 October 2007
4th day – morning


We went to the Traditional Chinese Medicine Whole Sale Market after breakfast this morning. A lot of our tour members bought the Tian Qi (田七). I was not interest in the Tian Qi, I bought 500 gm of Dang Gui ( 当归) which I like for RMB123, a tube of Yunnan toothpaste which was strongly recommended by the local tour guide for RMB20 and 500 gm of Rose tea leaves that May said is good for beauty for RMB50.

To my dispppointment, the businessmen in China never changed, when I was back home, I found that the Dang Gui were only sticks of the branches, I was being cheated.