City: Dali, Yunnan
Remarks: Day 6, Three Pagodas
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| 聚影池 reflection pond reflecting the image of the Three Pagodas |
If you have had enough with the old towns in Yunnan, the Three Pagodas is a nice place to get away from the bustling life in town. The Three Pagodas is near the Dali Old Town and is visible from the Dali Old Town. It took us around 30 minutes to walk from the Dali Old Town to the Three Pagodas, which was a bit longer than what we had expected, but one can always take the bus, trishaw or taxi there.
The Three Pagodas is a tranquil park with little tourists, suitable to those who are not interested in praying and burning incense. Entrance fee is RMB120/person, RMB60 for students. The Three Pagodas, as its name implies, comprises three independent pagodas made by brick and covered with white mud. The pagodas are beautiful and balanced, and uncommon in the ancient Buddhist architecture in China. The three pagodas form a symmetric triangle with one of the pagoda leans toward one side.
We should have stayed in the park for around 2-3 hours. Though we were very tired when we left the Three Pagodas, we found it expensive to take a trishaw. The driver asked for RMB10, and that was only a trishaw! He had asked for way too much and we just did not like being overcharged. So we, irrationally, decided to walk from the Three Pagodas back to Dali Old Town, and the driver followed us half the journey, for like 15 minutes! I guess the driver could hardly understand why these people were so stubborn. Obviously were tired to dead, but still, refused to pay 10 bucks for the ride. As soon as the driver gave up, we stopped at the nearby bus station and took a bus back to Dali Old Town (RMB1 per person). We were way to tired to continue walk back!!
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