Slideshows Yunnan · Dali
Dali City 大理市

Fishermen set out on Erhai during the short official fishing season.

The wetlands of Erhai are best preserved on the northern end of the lake.

The "Eco-Corridor" created around Lake Erhai has transformed the lake into a major tourist destination.

Yang Ling 杨铃, a carpenter from Zhoucheng 周城 north of Dali, shows off his skills.

The archery competition is an integral part of the Dali Third Month Fair.

The horse races at the Third Month Fair, made famous in the movie Five Golden Flowers 五朵金花, are getting ever more professional.

A forest fire burning on the eastern side of Erhai during the dry season in 2024.

A blacksmith in Fengyi's Jiangxi village 凤仪江西村 still makes farmtools by hand. In the village once most households were blacksmiths, today only a handful remain.

Zhang Ruilong 张瑞龙, 7th generation generation Jiama master, demonstrates the art of making "Jiama" 甲马, woodcut prints used in rituals.

On the eastern side of Erhai, in Zhangyu village 长育, is one of the most beautiful Wenchang temples, with work by painter-sculptor Li Yunyi 李云义.

Every year on the 23rd day of the 7th month, Gusheng village honours the Benzhu and the Dragon King 龙王.

Since fishing has been banned on Erhai, fishing boats are rusting away on its shore.