Dali
Dali is a city in Yunnan Province in China famous for its old town and handicrafts. Wikivoyage
Population 660,300 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in China
Visas and entry What your passport needs for China
Daylight 10 h 33 in Dec, dark by 16:30 · 13 h 44 in Jun
- January: 10 h 42 of daylight
- February: 11 h 17 of daylight
- March: 11 h 59 of daylight
- April: 12 h 45 of daylight
- May: 13 h 23 of daylight
- June: 13 h 44 of daylight
- July: 13 h 36 of daylight
- August: 13 h 04 of daylight
- September: 12 h 20 of daylight
- October: 11 h 35 of daylight
- November: 10 h 54 of daylight
- December: 10 h 33 of daylight
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide- Dali Catholic Church Attraction · 810 m
- Dali Museum Museum · 980 m
- Dali Rural Film History Museum Museum · 230 m
- General Jiang’s Ancestral Hall Museum · 340 m
- Yang Jie's Former Residence Monument · 580 m
- 大理非物质文化遗产博物馆 Museum · 350 m
- Dali Confucian Temple Attraction · 550 m
- Dali Ancient City Theme park · 620 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 17 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.