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Butterfly Spring 蝴蝶泉Húdié Quán
4A scenic area · Dali, Yunnan
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Dali
- Region
- Yunnan
- Type
- Nature
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area
About Butterfly Spring
A clear, square spring pool edged with marble at the foot of the Cangshan range, about 27 km north of Dali Old Town. It is famous for accounts of butterflies gathering over the water in spring, recorded by the Ming traveller Xu Xiake, although such swarms are now rarely seen. The spring is the centrepiece of a landscaped park and a common stop on trips around Erhai Lake.
How to get to Butterfly Spring
About 27 km north of Dali Old Town, roughly 40 minutes by road.
Nearby
- Dali Old Town & Erhai Lake 大理古城与洱海 20 km
Bai courtyards, old stone gates and lakeside bike rides beneath the Cangshan peaks - Shaxi Ancient Town 沙溪古镇 50 km
A caravan town on the old Tea Horse Road, with a village market every Friday
Also within 20 km: Deyuan City Ruins 德源古城遗址 (10 km), West Lake (Eryuan) 洱源西湖 (10 km).
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