Dali 大理, Yunnan Province

Andrew · August 11th, 2009, 03:45 PM

今年的复活节我去过大理市。大理很老很漂亮的城市，所以我照了很多照片！我请你们看看我的照片，希望你们喜欢。
Ok, my Chinese is not that great. I need to practice more so please feel free to make any comments in Chinese and I'll try to respond in Chinese also!
For anyone who doesn't understand, I just said that I went to Dali in Easter this year.
It's a beautiful old city so I took loads of photos which I would like to post here, I hope you enjoy.

When I first arrived in Dali, I expected to see only old buildings like in the tourist photos but was surprised to find that the place I arrived was not old at all. This was Xiaguan, a new city built just south of Dali old town, I was pleased to find that it is also a very nice place, a well planned and smart city.

My first few shots are therefore of Xiaguan, not Dali old town; they will come later.
Starting with my favourite view of Xaguan, I think this is beautiful with the bright orange/red rooves, white walls and the mountains behind. Notice the wind turbines on top of the mountain.
To me this view looks more like southern Europe than my previous experience of China. It's not what I expected to be my first impressions of Dali, but I was not dissappointed!

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Smart new buildings:
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***7freedom7*** · August 11th, 2009, 03:51 PM

期待更多的照片

Andrew · August 11th, 2009, 03:58 PM

This however, is what I had come to see - the old city of Dali, with it's ancient city walls and beautiful traditional architecture. Again, I was not disappointed.

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Of course, I'm not going to show you all my photos at once otherwise this thread wouldn't last very long, so I'm going to post just a few photos at a time to keep you coming back for more!

Andrew · August 11th, 2009, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 7freedom7

期待更多的照片

Haha! 很快！谢谢

***big-dog*** · August 11th, 2009, 04:28 PM

great thread, andrew. We need more threads like this focusing on characteristic medium/small cities.

HKG · August 12th, 2009, 04:08 AM

Well done!

Andrew · August 14th, 2009, 02:09 PM

Ok, it's been a couple of days since I started this thread so I guess it's time for a few more pics:

Firstly some more of the old city:
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Andrew · August 14th, 2009, 02:13 PM

And now, a couple more of Xiaguan:

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Hidden Dragon · August 14th, 2009, 03:22 PM

A pleasant small city! Thank you!

Andrew · August 18th, 2009, 02:38 PM

A few more

Some of the wildlife:

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I'm not sure the little boy is very happy there:
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This, believe it or not, is a middle school in the old city. Easily one of the most beautiful schools I have seen in one of the most beautiful settings. Apparently it's one of the best in the area and standards are very high.
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More photos to come later.

Andrew · August 24th, 2009, 05:01 PM

Ok here are some more photos from Xiaguan, the new town built just south of old Dali. As I said before, I think it's actually quite a nice place; modern and quite developed, but not too big. I hope it does not keep growing too much, I think it has reached about the right size now and I don't want to see it become a big ugly polluted city.

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Ohno · August 24th, 2009, 05:23 PM

大理看上去很休闲的城市。很不错哦。

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The little panda is cute!

chris2009 · September 2nd, 2009, 07:02 AM

very nice photos, andrew. thanks for sharing this!
I am chinese, but never been to Dali....i am located at east part of china.

***big-dog*** · September 2nd, 2009, 07:53 AM

I've never been there either. It's my next tourist destination.

fajarmuhasan · September 2nd, 2009, 11:03 AM

On wuxia series 'Tian Long Ba Bu' mention the name of city Taily or Dali. Is the city on wuxia series similar with this city?

***big-dog*** · September 2nd, 2009, 11:59 AM

yes, it is

it was an ancient country of Dali.

Andrew · September 25th, 2009, 02:28 AM

Ok, it's been a while since I added some pics to this thread. Here are some more:

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What follows are a few photos of Dali old city's beautiful old Catholic church

Entrance gate:
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Church:
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Now for some photos of the old city's other main church (protestant):
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Still plenty more pics to come of the old city of Dali

***big-dog*** · September 25th, 2009, 08:24 AM

those are very unique Chinese style churches. great you can capture the essence of this small ancient city.

Kenwen · October 6th, 2009, 11:16 AM

very nice thread, Dali was once the capital of a country, I hope it will keep prosper and regain its former glory. Plz post it to the cityscape thread

RyukyuRhymer · October 7th, 2009, 12:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kenwen

very nice thread, Dali was once the capital of a country, I hope it will keep prosper and regain its former glory. Plz post it to the cityscape thread

yes, the Kingdom of Dali 大理國. I wonder how history would change had not a traitor open the door to the Mongols that allowed them in. The Mongols had a hard time penetrating Dali's defense until they had assistance from the traitor.

August 11th, 2009, 03:45 PM	#1
Andrew Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Cardiff/Newcastle Posts: 3,487 Likes (Received): 7	Dali 大理, Yunnan Province 今年的复活节我去过大理市。大理很老很漂亮的城市，所以我照了很多照片！我请你们看看我的照片，希望你们喜欢。 Ok, my Chinese is not that great. I need to practice more so please feel free to make any comments in Chinese and I'll try to respond in Chinese also! For anyone who doesn't understand, I just said that I went to Dali in Easter this year. It's a beautiful old city so I took loads of photos which I would like to post here, I hope you enjoy. When I first arrived in Dali, I expected to see only old buildings like in the tourist photos but was surprised to find that the place I arrived was not old at all. This was Xiaguan, a new city built just south of Dali old town, I was pleased to find that it is also a very nice place, a well planned and smart city. My first few shots are therefore of Xiaguan, not Dali old town; they will come later. Starting with my favourite view of Xaguan, I think this is beautiful with the bright orange/red rooves, white walls and the mountains behind. Notice the wind turbines on top of the mountain. To me this view looks more like southern Europe than my previous experience of China. It's not what I expected to be my first impressions of Dali, but I was not dissappointed! image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr Smart new buildings: image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr __________________ My Photo Threads: Newport ~ 'Downtown' Cardiff ~ Cardiff Queen Street ~ Cardiff Demolition ~ Cardiff Waterfronts <> Dali (大理) China ~ Fenghuang (凤凰) China ~ Xi'an (西安) China

August 11th, 2009, 03:51 PM	#2
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August 11th, 2009, 03:58 PM	#3
Andrew Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Cardiff/Newcastle Posts: 3,487 Likes (Received): 7	This however, is what I had come to see - the old city of Dali, with it's ancient city walls and beautiful traditional architecture. Again, I was not disappointed. image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr Of course, I'm not going to show you all my photos at once otherwise this thread wouldn't last very long, so I'm going to post just a few photos at a time to keep you coming back for more! __________________ My Photo Threads: Newport ~ 'Downtown' Cardiff ~ Cardiff Queen Street ~ Cardiff Demolition ~ Cardiff Waterfronts <> Dali (大理) China ~ Fenghuang (凤凰) China ~ Xi'an (西安) China

August 12th, 2009, 04:08 AM	#6
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August 14th, 2009, 02:09 PM	#7
Andrew Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Cardiff/Newcastle Posts: 3,487 Likes (Received): 7	Ok, it's been a couple of days since I started this thread so I guess it's time for a few more pics: Firstly some more of the old city: image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr __________________ My Photo Threads: Newport ~ 'Downtown' Cardiff ~ Cardiff Queen Street ~ Cardiff Demolition ~ Cardiff Waterfronts <> Dali (大理) China ~ Fenghuang (凤凰) China ~ Xi'an (西安) China

August 11th, 2009, 04:28 PM	#5
*big-dog* Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 10,743 Likes (Received): 424	great thread, andrew. We need more threads like this focusing on characteristic medium/small cities.

August 14th, 2009, 02:13 PM	#8
Andrew Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Cardiff/Newcastle Posts: 3,487 Likes (Received): 7	And now, a couple more of Xiaguan: image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr __________________ My Photo Threads: Newport ~ 'Downtown' Cardiff ~ Cardiff Queen Street ~ Cardiff Demolition ~ Cardiff Waterfronts <> Dali (大理) China ~ Fenghuang (凤凰) China ~ Xi'an (西安) China

August 14th, 2009, 03:22 PM	#9
Hidden Dragon Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,414 Likes (Received): 36	A pleasant small city! Thank you!

August 18th, 2009, 02:38 PM	#10
Andrew Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Cardiff/Newcastle Posts: 3,487 Likes (Received): 7	A few more Some of the wildlife: image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr I'm not sure the little boy is very happy there: image hosted on flickr This, believe it or not, is a middle school in the old city. Easily one of the most beautiful schools I have seen in one of the most beautiful settings. Apparently it's one of the best in the area and standards are very high. image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr More photos to come later. __________________ My Photo Threads: Newport ~ 'Downtown' Cardiff ~ Cardiff Queen Street ~ Cardiff Demolition ~ Cardiff Waterfronts <> Dali (大理) China ~ Fenghuang (凤凰) China ~ Xi'an (西安) China

August 24th, 2009, 05:01 PM	#11
Andrew Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Cardiff/Newcastle Posts: 3,487 Likes (Received): 7	Ok here are some more photos from Xiaguan, the new town built just south of old Dali. As I said before, I think it's actually quite a nice place; modern and quite developed, but not too big. I hope it does not keep growing too much, I think it has reached about the right size now and I don't want to see it become a big ugly polluted city. image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr __________________ My Photo Threads: Newport ~ 'Downtown' Cardiff ~ Cardiff Queen Street ~ Cardiff Demolition ~ Cardiff Waterfronts <> Dali (大理) China ~ Fenghuang (凤凰) China ~ Xi'an (西安) China

August 24th, 2009, 05:23 PM	#12
Ohno Ethnic minority of China Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: summer palace of Beijing Posts: 982 Likes (Received): 0	大理看上去很休闲的城市。很不错哦。 image hosted on flickr The little panda is cute!

September 2nd, 2009, 07:02 AM	#13
chris2009 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 4 Likes (Received): 0	very nice photos, andrew. thanks for sharing this! I am chinese, but never been to Dali....i am located at east part of china.

September 2nd, 2009, 07:53 AM	#14
*big-dog* Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 10,743 Likes (Received): 424	I've never been there either. It's my next tourist destination.

September 2nd, 2009, 11:03 AM	#15
fajarmuhasan Final Fantasy Mania Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 6,047 Likes (Received): 52	On wuxia series 'Tian Long Ba Bu' mention the name of city Taily or Dali. Is the city on wuxia series similar with this city?

September 2nd, 2009, 11:59 AM	#16
*big-dog* Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 10,743 Likes (Received): 424	yes, it is it was an ancient country of Dali.

September 25th, 2009, 02:28 AM	#17
Andrew Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Cardiff/Newcastle Posts: 3,487 Likes (Received): 7	Ok, it's been a while since I added some pics to this thread. Here are some more: image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr What follows are a few photos of Dali old city's beautiful old Catholic church Entrance gate: image hosted on flickr Church: image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr Now for some photos of the old city's other main church (protestant): image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr Still plenty more pics to come of the old city of Dali __________________ My Photo Threads: Newport ~ 'Downtown' Cardiff ~ Cardiff Queen Street ~ Cardiff Demolition ~ Cardiff Waterfronts <> Dali (大理) China ~ Fenghuang (凤凰) China ~ Xi'an (西安) China

September 25th, 2009, 08:24 AM	#18
*big-dog* Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 10,743 Likes (Received): 424	those are very unique Chinese style churches. great you can capture the essence of this small ancient city.

October 6th, 2009, 11:16 AM	#19
Kenwen Mosher "K" Join Date: May 2005 Location: DOngguan Posts: 1,278 Likes (Received): 3	very nice thread, Dali was once the capital of a country, I hope it will keep prosper and regain its former glory. Plz post it to the cityscape thread

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