Zhoucheng Village

Zhoucheng Village is the largest and the farthest northern village of Dali City. The village has 7,571 inhabitants of 1,470 families. The entire village is in a square shape with row upon row of houses. The Yunnan Tibetan highway stretches across the village. Situated at the foot of Cangshan Mountain, the village is not far from the Butterflies' Fountain and Erhai Lake. Recently, a peasants' cultural centre has been set up, including a movie theatre, a basketball ground, a kindergarten, a reading room, a library, a TV room, a ping-pong room and a reception room, greatly enriching the peasants' cultural life during their spare time. Hardicraft and commerce here are constantly developed. The patterns of hand-made tie-dyed cloth in particular are pure and beautiful. Clothes of this material sell well abroad. The yearly Torchlight Festival of the Yis and the Bais fascinates tourists and visitors by their distinctive national features, magnificent scope and vivid atmosphere.