Dali: Wind, flowers, snow, moon, blue mountains, Erhai Lake

Xiaguan wind, Shangguan flowers, Cangshan snow, and Erhai moon are Dali's "wind, flowers, snow, and moon." Four days and three nights, between Cangshan and Erhai Lake, you can understand Yunnan's most lazy romance.

Cycling around Erhai Lake is a must-do course. Starting from Dali Ancient City, head north along the ecological corridor, with Cangshan Mountain on the left and Erhai Lake on the right. You can't be bothered to mess up your hair when the wind blows. Visit Xizhou to see Bai ethnic dwellings and eat a freshly baked, broken crispy ba.

Shuanglang is the jewel of Erhai Lake, with white walls and red eaves on Yuji Island peeking into the water. Find a seaside guesthouse, do nothing, spend the whole afternoon daydreaming, watching clouds gather and disperse over the snowy peaks of Cangshan.

Climbing Cang Mountain by cable car, Ximatan stands atop the mountain like a piece of jade. The mountain valleys are cool, and in July there is still lingering snow, forming two seasons with the bright sun below.

At night, the ancient town of Dali is even more flavorful than during the day. The bars on Foreigners' Street, folk songs on Renmin Road, the fireworks of roadside barbecues, mixed with the breeze of Erhai Lake, lazily make one forget tomorrow.

The romance of Dali allows you to do nothing. When you learn to spend an afternoon sitting with a cloud by Erhai Lake, you'll understand why so many people regard this place as their spiritual home.