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Friday, July 6, 2007

Up close look at the north gate Old Dali city wall lookout tower

The north gate tower appears to be used for storage of local paintings, marble and woodcraft

View into Old Dali

View from the north gate lookout tower

The tops of the Three Pagodas are in the distance

Zoom in on the Three Pagodas

View outside Old Dali from the north gate lookout tower

One of the few backhoe equipment we saw in China because most work is done by hand

Shoe repairman kept wanting to clean my sneakers

Working hard or hardly working?

Popular photo spot

View outside Old Dali from the south city wall

View of remaining city wall and Lake Erhai in the distance

View into Old Dali from the south city wall

View towards Lake Erhai from the south gate lookout tower

View outside Old Dali from the south gate lookout tower

View inside Old Dali

View towards the lookout tower in the center of Old Dali

View from south gate lookout tower along the city wall towards the Lone Pagoda and Cangshan Mountains

After leaving the lookout tower, we proceeded to walk along the Old Dali city wall with a view of Cangshan Mountains and Lone Pagoda

The Lone Pagoda from the Old Dali city wall

View back towards the south gate lookout tower and Lake Erhai in the distance

An earthquake in 1929 destroyed most of the city wall and in 1985 the gate lookout towers were repaired

House construction is mostly by hand with a rebar concrete frame filled in with bricks

A newly developed area in Old Dali

Nice flowing water through the new development

New development continues

Entertainment gazebo in the new development

New storefronts are not occupied yet

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