Find the old city within the lake basin
Old city & basin
Use the Three Pagodas complex to connect Dali’s landscape image with its Buddhist history. Look at the relationship between the older pagodas and the larger temple precinct, then choose how far uphill your group wants to continue. The visit rewards a slower look at proportion and setting rather than collecting only the familiar frontal image. Pair it with an old-town meal or short lake stop; it need not become an entire mountain day.

Use the Three Pagodas complex to connect Dali’s landscape image with its Buddhist history. Look at the relationship between the older pagodas and the larger temple precinct, then choose how far uphill your group wants to continue. The visit rewards a slower look at proportion and setting rather than collecting only the familiar frontal image. Pair it with an old-town meal or short lake stop; it need not become an entire mountain day.
daily: 07:30–18:30
Dalizhen Santa Park
Open the exact place on AMap ↗Old city & basin

A lake breeze, village edges and the freedom to stop.