Yunnan: Dali Shuanglang

Shuanglang, a shinning pearl lost by the God near Erhai Lake in Yunnan Province, is a village which is about 7 kilometers long encircling Erhai. Time will be suspended like migratory birds in there. Generations of Bai people, one minority peoples in China, live in this arcadia far away from the madding crowd. It is the artists who make Shuanglang known by people outside there. Their arrival makes Shuanglang more fantastic and unique.

Shuanglang was originally named Shuanlang. Later in the Xianfeng reign of Qing Dynasty, Yuji Island and Xiaojinsuo Island were just like two mandarin duck, separating Erhai Lake into a natural harbour, therefore, Shuanlang was renamed as Shuanglang(“shuang” means “two”).

The life in Shuanglang is simple and slow but full of different kinds of emotional appeals.

In the morning, you might be waken up by the cat meowing. Open the windows, and breath a gulp of fresh air taken by Erhai Lake, drink a cup of herbal tea and then start a brand new day with all your energy and live it happily.