Xizhou Ancient Town

Basic Information

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Xizhou Town is a charming town with green hills and clear water, its tourism resources are unique and various. Within the territory, the main scenic plots are Xizhou Old Town, Yan Family Compound, Zhoucheng Village, Taoyuan Village, Yinfucheng’s House Baochengfu, Kelizhuang Mosque, Haishe (Tongue of Erhai Lake) Park, Shengyuan Temple.

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Xizhou was once a commercial center of Yunnan, and the birthplace of Bai's modern entrepreneurs. It has gained notoriety in modernity for its high concentration of preserved and restored traditional Bai architecture and protected heritage sites. We have designed some tour packages for you to choose from such as several days tour packages with Dali, Lijiang or other hot destinations of Yunnan Travel. Also, you can tailor-make your own private tour with our responsible and enthusiastic travel consultant.

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Its low latitude tempered by its high elevation, Dali has a mild subtropical highland climate with short, mild, dry winters and warm, rainy summers. Frost may occur in winter but the days still generally warm up to 15 °C (59 °F) or more. During summer, a majority of the days features some rainfall and daytime temperatures rise to 24 °C (75 °F). A great majority of the year's rainfall occurs from June to October.

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Xizhou Town is located in the north of Dali City, west of Cangshan Mountain and east of Erhai Lake.

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There are many festivals in Xizhou Town, most of which are relative to Buddhism and Taoism, a unique religion in China. The main inhabitants are Bai, Yi, Lishu, Naxi and Han people. Bai ethnic groups take up the dominant part of the whole population.

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We’ve offered you some travel tips about Xizhou. Hope these information could be useful for you.

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To help you have a better understanding about Xizhou, and plan a Xizhou tour easily, we have collected some very useful Xizhou tourist maps, including Xizhou attractions map, map of scenic spots around Xizhou, etc, all of which are downloadable and printable.

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As it is close to the Dali ancient town, a majority of tourists choose to return to the ancient town or head to the next attraction Shuanglang. The hostel with the best condition in the old town is Xilinyuan

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People who take a tour to Xizhou never forget to taste the food in Xizhou. As a city having various Chinese ethnic minorities, the local food is different from the one in other places. This article will take you into the local life to discover the stunning food in this Yunnan city. All the foods talked about below are the representatives of local food and the essence of local food culture.

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Ethnic Groups   

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When you step on Shuanglang, glorious landscapes, gorgeous sights will bring you a wonderful journey, and you can feel different ethnic minorities’ hospitality. Here are some photos of Xizhou Old Town, Yan Family Compound, Zhoucheng Village, Taoyuan Village, Yinfucheng’s House Baochengfu, Kelizhuang Mosque, Haishe (Tongue of Erhai Lake) Park, Shengyuan Temple, which taken by our tourists.

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Shopping in Xizhou is a must-do thing for tourists to this town. China's southern Yunnan province is well-known as a tourist destination for its subtropical landscapes and the mysterious legends of the local Bai nationality. Among the many handicrafts that the Bai people inherited from their forefathers, tie-dye fabrics, or coloring cloths, have been turned into one of the most profitable businesses.

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Below we list part of the schools for you to design your students education tours in Xizhou Town of Dali Prefecture.

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There are 13 villages in Xizhou Town: Xizhou Village(喜洲村), Sili Village(寺里村), Taoyuan Village(桃源村), Renli Village(仁里邑村), Yongxing Village(永兴村), Wenge Village(文阁村 ), Shangguan Village(上关村 ), Sha Village(沙村), Jinhe Village(金河村), Heaijiang Village(河矣江村), Qingdong Village(庆洞村), Zuoyi Village(作邑村), Zhoucheng Village(周城村).

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