Family's Dali Adventure: Exploring Yunnan's Ancient Town and Erhai Lake

My Parents' First Time in Dali, Yunnan!

Destination:ChinaProvince:YunnanCity:Dali
My Parents' First Time in Dali, Yunnan!
The Journey Of Jake2025-02-0721 min

In this video I part ways with Emerson and pick up my parents in Dali! We explore the historic Three Pagodas, Xizhou village, Erhai lake and Dali Ancient Town. I actually started this road trip in July 2024 and finished in September 2024 and now finally have some time to finish editing them all. Yes, they're a little bit old but I hope you enjoy them all the same! We explore the historic Three Pagodas, Xizhou village, Erhai lake and Dali Ancient Town.

--- The Journey Of Jake
February 7, 2025, Winter in China

Video Chapters

  1. 0:00Intro
  2. 1:06The hotel
  3. 3:14Dali’s history
  4. 4:15Plan for the day
  5. 5:37First Impressions of the Car
  6. 6:14The Three Pagodas
  7. 9:31Dad goes into the Import Business
  8. 10:20Xizhou Town
  9. 10:37Trying Baba 粑粑
  10. 12:28Bai Tie dye
  11. 13:48Drone shots of Xizhou
  12. 15:23Mum and Dad getting the hang bargaining
  13. 16:35Trying Dali Flower Pastry
  14. 17:14Hitting some traffic
  15. 20:13Dali Ancient Town

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Family's Dali Adventure: Exploring Yunnan's Ancient Town and Erhai Lake

In this video I part ways with Emerson and pick up my parents in Dali! We explore the historic Three Pagodas, Xizhou village, Erhai lake and Dali Ancient Town. I actually started this road trip in July 2024 and finished in September 2024 and now finally have some time to finish editing them all....

Attractions in this video: Three Pagodas, Erhai Lake, Xizhou Village, Dali Ancient Town