A famous traveller Arthur Miranda used to say that, "Once a traveller comes to Dali, he never wants to leave." In his book which listed his top 50 "must-see" places he put Dali at number 3.

Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture in western Yunnan province covers an area of nearly 30,000 square kilometres. Its 13 ethnic groups include the Bai, Yi, Hui, Miao and Naxi ethnic minorities, and all who come here are impressed and amazed at how peacefully and happily they live together. Dali was the capital of the Nanzhao Kingdom during the Tang Dynasty and of the Dali Kingdom during the Song Dynasty. For thousands of years it has been a gateway to cultural, commercial and trade exchanges between China and the South-eastern and South Asian region.

The south-western Silk Road and the Tea-Horse Path once met at Dali, and so it was from there that Sichuan Shu brocade and Yunnan Pu'er Tea were exported to India and Afghanistan. Since that time Dali has maintained its reputation as an "ancient capital at the crossroads of Asian culture."

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