Da Li has long been known as a land of moon by those who learn Mandarin Chinese in the city of Kunming; it is also characterized by civilization land with a lot natural scenery and diversified nationality culture. Along with the speeding up of the pace of second venture in Da Li tourism industry, the tourism economy in Da Li has been greatly improved, which has also contributed to the economic situation in Da Li.

Known as the historical and cultural city, the national scenic spots, the national nature reserve, China’s most charming city, China’s excellent tourist city, Cang Shan County national geological parks, as well as China‘s top ten tourism leisure city and one of China‘s top 10 pioneer city by those who study Mandarin Chinese in Kunming, Da Li has a tourism history of 30 years.

However, Chinese teachers from Chinese learning programs will show you that with the changing of tourism economy situation and increasing of tourists’ demands in tourism industry, Da Li has also been through the hardship of turning into a tourist transfer station from a tourist destination.

Just as you know in your HSK preparation program in China, Da Li Bai Autonomous Prefecture has paid much attention to the situation it faced. Based on its advantages and careful analyses, Da Li will also take the second venture in Da Li tourism industry as the best chance to develop itself. On the one hand, Da Li will speed up its restoration of some old tourist sites; on the other hand, Da Li will increase its investment in researching of new tourist products.

one-on-one Chinese learning programs will show you that in order to speed up the second venture in Da Li, the local government has made the tourist plans called “the three major tourist circles”, which include Erhai Tourist Circle, Da Li Tourist circle and Tibetan Tourist Circle. Da Li has also increase its investment in the constructing work of Erhai Landscape Road and the road will be finished at the end of 2011.

If you come to learn Chinese in Da Li, you should know that the total length of the Erhai Landscape Road is about 115 km, and the total investment of building the road is about 521.18 million Yuan. Erhai Landscape Road is a comprehensive project that combines transporting road, Erhai protection, pollution discharge, landscape and leisure. Erhai Landscape Road project can also be divided into two major parts, and they are the East Huanhai Ecological and Environmental Protection Road and the West Huanhai Ecological and Environmental Protection Road.

Driving along the Erbing Village while you volunteer in China, you will get to Xaimo Ziran Village. The beautiful and quiet villages can be seen when you look around, and you will also be attracted by green trees and blue lakes in the village.

There are also some young students and little kids playing and laughing near the amazing Erhai, and for those foreign students who study in China and love swimming, they can go and join in those local people. You can also find an art teacher sitting and painting there.

The east Huanhai ecological and environmental protection road is much wider than the West Huanhai Ecological and Environmental Protection Road. You can also discover the famous Tian Jing Attic near the road when you travel to Da Li while you study Chinese in the city of Kunming.

In order to bring convenience to those who love self-driving after they learn Mandarin in Yunnan province, local administration of Da Li has also planned to construct some camps around the East Huanhai Ecological and Environmental Protection Road and the West Huanhai Ecological and Environmental Protection Road.

Chinese teachers from Chinese schools where you learn Chinese in China tell you that the constructing of the East Huanhai Ecological and Environmental Protection Road and the West Huanhai Ecological and Environmental Protection Road will be finished soon. When finished, the Erhai Landscape Road will connect many famous tourist sites in Da Li, such as Nanzhao Ethnic Island, Tian Jing Attic, Xiao Pu Tuo and Jin Suo Island. By the end of 2012, you can drive to the city of Da Li by yourself. For those who love bicycling, they can also ride their bikes and tour around the beautiful Da Li.