2022 CITM: Mt. Cangshan, Lake Erhai witness enduring love

First, meet; next, know each other; then, get acquainted; later, cherish each other; and finally fall in love.

July 6 saw Zhang Hui walking hand in hand with his girlfriend at the Longkan old wharf of the Erhai lakeside ecological corridor, west Yunnan’s Dali Bai autonomous prefecture. Zhang is a native of south China’s Shenzhen city, Longkan a destination frequented by lovers.

“With Mt. Cangshan and Lake Erhai in sight, I fell it romantic to show my affection to her,” said Zhang. Happiness on face, he was dipping into a unique romance in Dali.

At Longkan, lovers posing for wedding photos can be seen here and there.

"Blue sky, rosy clouds, lucid waters and green shore, these're right sights for us,” said a young pair. In great pleasure, they recorded their love in photos.

Longkan old wharf

Whenever breeze came in puffs, the Ottelia acuminata was waving in the lake. Thanks to the beautiful Erhai, more visitors have chosen to settle in Dali, and Pu Ying is one of them.

Erhai eco-corridor

“I’ve been in Dali for 2 years, and the eco-beauty made me stay,” said Pu, who often rides along the Erhai ecological corridor for health and happiness.

What’s more, Pu Ying has made friends with like-minded cyclists, enjoying the sights.

Longkan wharf

For Cho The Phyu, a Myanmar communicator with Yunnan International Communication Center for South and Southeast Asia, it was her first visit to Dali.

“Welcome to Dali! The 5G facility looks nice, and it seems that I’m touring a wonderland,” said Phyu, sitting on a sight-seeing car.

Riders at Erhai eco-corridor

Photo-taking and wedding are essential in a marriage. Dali is the right place for the merry-making occasions.

Mt. Cangshan and Lake Erhai have witnessed enduring love for generations.

And an increasingly number of people in love have chosen Dali for marital tours, photos or weddings.

With tourism increasingly fused into others, new business modes of "tourism plus photos" and "tourism plus weddings" have emerged.

So how to build up a sweet industrial chain? Dali has used new ideas and measures to tap the tourist market potential and enhance its industrial competitiveness. The prefecture released a love map, where 29 good sites for lovers to show their affection are identified. Featuring the typical Dali sights of wind, flower, snow and moon, the map is fundamental to growth of local wedding industry.