Xizhou Ancient Town, Dali, Yunnan🇨🇳 Красивый сказочный город весной (4K UHD)

Xizhou Ancient Town (喜洲古镇), located just 18 kilometers north of Dali Ancient City (大理古城) in Yunnan Province (云南省), is a peaceful and culturally rich town known for its well-preserved Bai architecture, tranquil rice fields, and deeply rooted traditions. Nestled between Cangshan Mountain (苍山) and Erhai Lake (洱海), Xizhou offers a slower, more authentic glimpse into the heritage of the Bai people (白族), without the commercial buzz of larger tourist hubs. Once a prosperous merchant town during the Ming and Qing dynasties, Xizhou was home to many wealthy Bai families who built elegant courtyard mansions featuring whitewashed walls, black-tiled roofs, carved wooden eaves, and colorful frescoes. Many of these residences still stand today, beautifully preserved and open for visitors to explore. Walking through the town’s quiet alleys, you’ll pass old tea houses, ancestral halls, and shaded courtyards where daily life unfolds just as it has for generations. One of the highlights is the Yan Family Courtyard (严家大院), a grand example of traditional Bai residential design. Inside, you can see decorative tiles, painted beams, and learn about the town’s trading history along the Tea Horse Road (茶马古道). The space also hosts performances of Bai folk music and local customs, giving visitors a taste of the region’s unique identity. Xizhou is also famous for its vibrant　morning market, where locals gather at dawn to buy fresh produce, herbs, homemade tofu, and traditional snacks. It's a colorful and energetic scene — not touristy, but very real — and a great way to observe the daily rhythms of village life. Culinary traditions are strong here too. Xizhou baba (喜洲粑粑), a round, flaky flatbread stuffed with either sweet or savory fillings, is the town’s signature snack and is best enjoyed hot from the griddle, accompanied by a cup of fragrant Yunnan tea. Just outside the town, rice paddies stretch toward the horizon, changing colors with the seasons. You can rent a bicycle and ride along quiet country roads, passing water buffalo, ancient trees, and farmers tending to their crops with the backdrop of Cangshan’s peaks and Erhai’s shimmering waters on either side. What makes Xizhou special is its stillness and sense of continuity. While it welcomes travelers, it hasn’t turned itself into a showpiece. Life here remains deeply tied to tradition, agriculture, and the natural world. The smiles are genuine, the air is clean, and the stories are written not in neon signs, but in stone walls and sun-warmed courtyards. Xizhou Ancient Town (喜洲古镇) is a place to breathe, listen, and connect — a quiet corner of Yunnan where history lives not behind glass, but in every brick and every sunrise over the fields. 🗺️Interactive map https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?...
🎬Itinerary 00:00 Itinerary preview (行程预览) 00:34 Xizhou Ancient Town (喜州古镇) 11:41 Yan Family Courtyard (严家大院) 26:04 Xizhou Middle Street (喜州中街) 30:54 corner building (街角建筑) 31:25 Xizhou Lower Street (喜州下街) 41:12 Xizhou Side Street (喜州小巷) 46:28 Featured alley (特色巷道) 51:51 Xizhou Residential Street (喜州居民街) 55:06 Xizhou Vendor Street (喜州商贩街) 59:10 Leaving Xizhou (离开喜州) 1:07:43 local market (当地集市) Thanks for watching! Title, description and subtitle are automatically translated, so there may be errors All information related to my video is based on personal vague memory and may be inaccurate Prices may change according to seasons and other conditions If you like my video, please subscribe to my channel and press "like" button and share this video. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Community Instagram:   / wn.wang   #Dali#Yunnan#4k #walk #Subtitle 🎞️ Playlist 🇮🇳 India:    • Duck Travel India | Bharat | भारत   🇸🇬 Singapore:    • Duck Travel Singapore | 新加坡 | சிங்கப்பூர்   🇮🇩 Indonesia:    • Duck Travel Indonesia   🇲🇾 Malaysia:    • Duck Travel Malaysia | 马来西亚 | மலேசியா   🇹🇭 Thailand:    • Duck Travel Thailand | ราชอาณาจักรไทย   🇱🇦 Laos:    • Duck Travel Laos | ປະເທດລາວ   🇻🇳 Vietnam:    • Duck Travel Vietnam | Việt Nam   📌 Note: As of October 5, 2025, all content on this channel is licensed under the YouTube Standard License, and any reuse under previous CC terms is no longer authorized.