Study of the Three Pagodas and the cultural relics that have been excavated at the site provides significant data for exploring the history, religion, and art of the area. Today, travellers can also visit the Three Pagodas at night, when they are illuminated providing a fantastic scene.

Known for their resilience, the Three Pagodas have survived a few severe earthquakes. The local government nonetheless makes great efforts to ensure the pagodas remain as strong today as when they were first built.

Travelling some 27 kilometres south of Dali we come to a popular beauty spot known locally as the "Butterfly Spring". Situated at the foot of Mount Shenmo, the spring rises to form a square shaped pool that is shaded by the dense foliage that lines its banks. The pool is some 50 square meters overall and above it is an ancient tree which continues to grow though it is lying on the ground. This is the famous "Butterfly Tree", so called because in the short interval when spring turns to summer; its fragrant blossoms attract thousands of butterflies.

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