Butterfly Spring
Twenty
four km. north of Dali, at the foot of Yunlong Peak
of Cangshan Mountain is the Butterfly Spring. Riding
along Yunnan-Tibetan highway towards the northwest,
you'll see a stone statue of butterflies on the roadside
denoting the site of the fountain. Turning westwards,
you'll find a huge marble arch with a horizontal inscription
of three Chinese characters Hu Die Quan, meaning Butterflies'Fountain.
Shaded under tall trees, the fountain
is a square pond of some 20 metres in circumference.
On the western wall of the pond is an inscription of"HUDIE
QUAN" (Butterfly Spring) written by Guo Moruo. An old
"butterfly tree" (accacia) spreads its boughs over the
pond. In late spring and early summer, when flowers
of all kinds are blooming, the tree puts forth fragrant
white and yellow flowers, attracting thousands of real
butterflies to gather on its leaves. Some hundred species
of butterflies, different in size and colour, flutter
around. Some of them, black and white in colour, can
be as large as a palm. Some of them are in the size
of a coin, having a bright golden colour. Some others
are silvery, pink or light green. They are sometimes
linked in the shape of a rainbow; sometimes they fly
in pairs or clusters. The most marvellous thing is that
they would sometimes join together one after another
and form a long coloured string hanging from the tree
branches right over the surface of water. It is really
a spectacle worth seeing.
In recent years, new structures
have been made, such as the Butterfly Tower, the Hexagonal
pavilion, the Octagonal Pavilion, the Crescent Pool
and the Tower Overlooking the Lake. On the 15th of the
fourth moon every year when the traditional Butterfly
Festival is due, people pour out there for relaxation
or excursion.
We offer flexible tailor-made
Kunming & Yunnan
tours to Dali Butterfly
Spring. We are always ready to customize a private tour
package for you. Just send us an email to get our travel
expert help planning your trip.
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Dali
Attractions
Three Pagodas
Dali Ancient
City
Erhai Lake
Cangshan
Mountain
Zhoucheng
Bai people
Jizu Mountain
Shibao
Mountain
Weibao
Mountain
Tie Dying
Cloth with Wax
Dali Tourist
Street
Pagoda
In Hongshengsi Temple
Remains Of
Taihe City
Gantong
Temple
Golden
Shuttle Islet
Erhai Park
Butterfly
Spring
Nanzhao
Stele
Stone Tablet
In Memory Of Kublai Khan's Conquest Of Yunnan |