Dali County, Yunnan
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Dali 大理市 |
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.png) Locations of Dali City (pink) and Dali Prefecture (yellow) within Yunnan and China |
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 Dali
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| Coordinates: 25°36′N 100°16′E / 25.600°N 100.267°ECoordinates: 25°36′N 100°16′E / 25.600°N 100.267°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Autonomous prefecture | Dali |
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| • Total | 1,468 km2 (567 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,975 m (6,480 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 652,045 |
| • Density | 440/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 671003 |
| Area code(s) | 0872 |
| Climate | Cwb |
| Website | www.dali.gov.cn |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Dàlǐ Shì |
Dali City, formerly known as Tali, is the county-level seat of the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture in northwestern Yunnan. Dali City is administered through 12 township-level districts, two of which are also commonly referred to as Dali.
Xiaguan (下关镇) is the modern city centre and usually conflated with Dali City by virtue of being its seat. This town is the destination of most long-distance transportation heading to Dali and is sometimes referred to as Dali New Town (大理新镇) to avoid confusion.
Dali Town (大理镇) is another division of Dali City, located 10 km to the north of Xiaguan. This town, commonly referred to as Dali Old Town (大理古城) to distinguish it from the city seat in Xiaguan, is usually the Dali referred to in tourist publications. The old town is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Yunnan, known for its natural scenery, historical and cultural heritage, and vibrant nightlife.
The Dali area was formerly known as Jumie (苴咩, Jūmiē). The old town was the medieval capital of both the Bai kingdom Nanzhao (fl. 8th and 9th centuries) and the Kingdom of Dali (937–1253). That city was razed and its records burnt during its conquest by China's Mongolian Yuan Dynasty. The present old town was organized in the late 14th century under the Hongwu Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. The area became significantly Muslim (Hui) under the Yuan and Ming and was the center of the Panthay Rebellion against the Qing from 1856–1863. It was severely damaged during a massive earthquake in 1925.
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