Attractions: Shaxi Ancient Town, Sea Tongue Wetland
Meal: Not included
Hotel: Overnight in Shaxi Ancient Town
Today we will go to Shaxi ancient town, 139 kilometers (3 hours drive) away from Dali and 107 kilometers away from Lijiang (2 hours and 45 minutes drive). After breakfast we leave for our first stop, Sea Tongue wetland, to leave our footprints with Cang Shan Mountain and Erhai Lake. Then we will head to Shaxi old town. Shaxi old town is an important trading hub on the Yunnan-Tibet Tea Horse Road, which was included in the protection list of 101 endangered sites in 2001 by the WMF.
Shaxi is also an ancient town which has integrated business and Buddhist culture. It is an ancient residential area dominated by the architectural style of the Bai people. This ancient city preserves rich historical and cultural relics and displays Bai folk customs and architectural art. The ancient city retains the original Bai customs and daily life style, and visitors can feel the strong ethnic flavor.