Travel Notes of Dali　Beside Cangshan Erhai Lake

This was an unplanned journey. We were still in a long-distance relationship at the time, and Brother Jiao came to Nanning from Beijing to visit me during the holidays. We ate roasted pig at Mingshi Garden and planned to go to Detian Waterfall the next day. Brother Qiang called and asked to go to Dali together.

The next day, Brother Qiang and his family drove from Beihai to Mingshi Pastoral to pick us up. In fact, it can’t be reached from Mingshi Tianyuan to Dali by car in one day, so we stayed one night in Kunming. When you wake up in the morning, the warm light of the ancient city shines into the room.

When we loaded up the car and set off, Chen Shiyuan was only 3 years old.

Arrive in Dali at noon. The golden rice fields, blue sky and white clouds suddenly made half of the fatigue of driving for a day and a half disappear.

The traffic jam was unimaginable, so we drove into Caicun on the west bank of Erhai Lake in the afternoon. During the holidays, it was difficult to book a room, and it was even more difficult to book a sea-view room. I finally drove the car to the hotel and settled in.

"Other People's Rooms"

Brother Jiao was still vigorous and ran desperately to the lake by himself, even though there was no road there.

After settling in, we went shopping separately with Brother Qiang and his family. They were traveling as a family, and we were just the two of us. After a little sunbathing, I bought a hat, rented an electric car, and wandered in the fields between Cangshan Mountain and Erhai Lake.

Of course we refuse silk scarves.

I read an article before that said that Dali’s specialty is clouds, and that’s right.

The sun shines into the sky, and the sunflowers look at you.

I have always felt that the fields between Cangshan Mountain and Erhai Lake are the most comfortable place in Dali, especially in the evening.

Riding an electric bike with some glitches until nightfall.

The working people return home at sunset.

The second time I came to the ancient city of Dali, apart from the historical factors, I didn’t seem to have much interest in everything in the ancient city.

Only here, I stopped for a long time.

If you live in Caicun in the west, you can see the sunrise from the terrace of the inn.

The Erhai Lake is sparkling in the morning.

Gentle feet radiate light.

It is comfortable to stay at Erhai Lake in the morning.

"Classic Dali Tourist Photos"

We just sat like this, not saying anything, and it was wonderful.

In the direction of Shuanglang, there are many ripe rice fields, all golden. Brother Qiang who carefully took photos of Qi Xin.

Here’s another shot of Brother Qiang carefully taking photos.

The weather has turned cloudy and we have reached the double corridor.

I've never been a fan of fried food, but this thing is actually delicious.

A photo frames three modes of transportation around Erhai Lake. Cycling around Erhai Lake was once something I wanted to do, but after cycling around Qinghai Lake, I met Brother Jiao, who couldn’t ride.

Starting from Mingshi Pastoral, Chen Shiyuan kept asking us where we were going. I told him we were going to Mars. Now he has no memory of ever going to Mars, nor does he know that he has been to Dali. From then on, Brother Jiao became good friends with Chen Shiyuan.