Dali, the Star Destination for Chinese Tourists to Visit

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When the plane starts the approach maneuver, and is losing altitude, one wonders where the hell it will be able to land. What you see below is a jungle of picachos; whites in winter, greens the rest of the year. It is the Cangshan Mountains, some of whose peaks exceed 4,000 meters. But yes, the plane finally finds a plain between the mountains and Lake Erhai, “pure jade between mountains.” The airport is about 30 kilometers from Dali, the secret…