A Visit to An Ancient Town of the Bai People in Yunnan, China!

This was our first day in Dali, Yunnan. We all got up around 8am in the morning. I did my bible reading while J. did his I hour game on his cell. I thank God that S. was able to share a verse about love with J. who was quite receptive about our sharing. I prayed that this would be a pattern of our travel, sharing a passage from the bible daily with our son whom we didn’t do our part in teaching them God’s words when they were children. God please forgive and help us. We went out for breakfast at a place close by the hotel and met a lady trying to sell us a day tour. Since we had a good experience with the Stone Forest tour, We bought this tour without much hesitation. ( 100 Y/ person) We jumped onto the bus seating another 20 tourists and joining them for this day trip. The traffic was painfully slow. Our bus tour guide gave us some excellent info about the Bai people, the inhabitants of the Yunnan region.

We were blown away by the beauty of the region and the ancient town of the Bai people. We only had about an hour to explore this old town. There were lotus flowers blooming in the lake which I have never seen before until now. The buildings were constructed in the style of the Bai people with the exterior walls of the houses decorated with their ethnic art work and paintings. I was surprised at the reasonable condition of these buildings as this town existed since a hundred years before Jesus was born. Our tour group had lunch at a local restaurant and while eating, the local vendors kept coming to our table trying to sell their goods such as local snacks, crafts and souvenirs . They kept asking our son who seemed to have gotten their attention.

After lunch, we were given an hour of free bike riding. Since S and I were having some problem with our balance, we told Y to go ahead and explore the area on his bike while we tested our bike riding skill in the nearby empty parking lot. Our legs seemed to have become so stiffed that I was having pain while stretching my legs on the pedal. It was a good opportunity to refresh ourselves on the bike riding activity.

After the biking activity, the tour bus took us to a place constructed in a style similar to the Greek style. It attracted a lot of tourists and has become a tourist attraction. But it started raining cats and dogs and we took shelter in a café half way up to the buildng therefore we didn’t see much.

On our way back to the city, we passed by Lake ERHAI. The scenery was breathtaking! With the majestic mountains as the backdrop, palm tress lining the roadways, it was beautiful! RT, Yunnan Region, China 08032023