Dali Attractions Zhoucheng TownDali Attractions,Dali Popular Tourists Attractions Guide
Zhoucheng Town is the largest and the most northern village of Dali City. The Town has 7,571 inhabitants of 1,470 families. The entire Town is in a square shape with row upon row of houses. The Yunnan Tibetan highway stretches across the Town.
Situated at the foot of Cangshan Mountain, the Zhoucheng Town is not far from the Butterflies' Fountain and Erhai Lake. Recently, a peasants' cultural centre has been set up. Handicraft and commerce here are constantly developing. The patterns of hand-made tie-dyed cloth, in particular, are pure and beautiful. Clothes of this material sell well. The yearly Torchlight Festival of the Yi and the Bai visitors with distinctive national feature, magnificent scope, and vivid atmosphere.
Zhoucheng and Xizhou are places that those who are interested in Chinese traditional folk culture must visit. These two places have the most typical and deepest cultural characteristics of the Bai nationality. Zhoucheng Village lies near Butterfly Spring, 30 kilometers (19 miles) north of Dali on the main road, ruled by Xizhou Town. It is the biggest natural village of Dali, and is "the Hometown of Tie-Dying".
